§ 189. Restrictions upon conduct of games of chance. The conduct of\ngames of chance authorized by local law or ordinance shall be subject to\nthe following restrictions irrespective of whether the restrictions are\ncontained in such local law or ordinance, but nothing herein shall be\nconstrued to prevent the inclusion within such local law or ordinance of\nother provisions imposing additional restrictions upon the conduct of\nsuch games:\n 1. No person, firm, partnership, corporation or organization, other\nthan a licensee under the provisions of section one hundred ninety-one\nof this article, shall conduct such game or shall lease or otherwise\nmake available for conducting games of chance premises for any\nconsideration whatsoever, direct or indirect.\n 2. No game of chance shall be held, operated or conducted on or within\nany leased premises if rental under such lease is to be paid, wholly or\npartly, on the basis of a percentage of the receipts or net profits\nderived from the operation of such game.\n * 3. No authorized organization licensed under the provisions of this\narticle shall purchase, lease, or receive any supplies or equipment\nspecifically designed or adapted for use in the conduct of games of\nchance from other than a supplier licensed by the board or from another\nauthorized organization. Lease terms and conditions shall be subject to\nrules and regulations promulgated by the board. The provisions of this\narticle shall not be construed to authorize or permit an authorized\norganization to engage in the business of leasing games of chance,\nsupplies, or equipment. Furthermore, no organization shall purchase bell\njar tickets, or deals of bell jar tickets from any other person or\norganization other than those specifically authorized under sections one\nhundred ninety-five-n and one hundred ninety-five-o of this article.\n * NB Effective until December 19, 2026\n * 3. No authorized organization licensed under the provisions of this\narticle shall purchase, lease, or receive any supplies or equipment\nspecifically designed or adapted for use in the conduct of games of\nchance from other than a supplier licensed by the commission or from\nanother authorized organization. Lease terms and conditions shall be\nsubject to rules and regulations promulgated by the commission. The\nprovisions of this article shall not be construed to authorize or permit\nan authorized organization to engage in the business of leasing games of\nchance, supplies, or equipment. Furthermore, no organization shall\npurchase bell jar tickets or deals of bell jar tickets, or purchase,\nlease or utilize any electronic bell jar vending machine, from any other\nperson or organization other than those specifically authorized under\nsections one hundred ninety-five-n and one hundred ninety-five-o of this\narticle.\n * NB Effective December 19, 2026\n 4. The entire net proceeds of any game of chance shall be exclusively\ndevoted to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted to conduct\nthe same and the net proceeds of any rental derived therefrom shall be\nexclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the authorized games of\nchance lessor.\n 5. (a) No single prize awarded by games of chance other than raffle\nshall exceed the sum or value of three hundred dollars, except that for\nmerchandise wheels, no single prize shall exceed the sum or value of two\nhundred fifty dollars, and for bell jar, no single prize shall exceed\nthe sum or value of one thousand dollars.\n (b) No single prize awarded by raffle shall exceed the sum or value of\nthree hundred thousand dollars.\n (c) No single wager shall exceed six dollars and for bell jars, coin\nboards or merchandise boards, no single prize shall exceed one thousand\ndollars, provided, however, that such limitation shall not apply to the\namount of money or value paid by the participant in a raffle in return\nfor a ticket or other receipt.\n (d) For coin boards and merchandise boar
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