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Can I offer contests that involve both skill and chance in New York? What are the requirements?

Based on the documents provided, it is possible to offer contests that involve both skill and chance in New York. However, there are certain requirements that must be met.

Requirements for Offering Contests Involving Skill and Chance

  1. License: A license is required to conduct games of chance in New York [2.1]. The license application must include the name and address of the applicant, the names and addresses of its officers, the place or places where, the date or dates and the time or times when the applicant intends to conduct games under the license applied for, the amount of rent to be paid or other consideration to be given directly or indirectly for each licensed period for use of the premises of an authorized games of chance lessor, all other items of expense intended to be incurred or paid in connection with the holding, operating and conducting of such games of chance and the names and addresses of the persons to whom, and the purposes for which, they are to be paid, the purposes to which the entire net proceeds of such games are to be devoted and in what manner, and the name of each single type of game of chance to be conducted under the license applied for and the number of merchandise wheels and raffles, if any, to be operated [2.1].
  2. Prohibited Persons: No person who is directly or indirectly connected with the manufacture, sale or distribution of games of chance equipment or supplies, or such person’s agents or employees, shall conduct, participate, advise or assist in the conduct of games of chance, or render any service to anyone conducting, participating or assisting in the conduct of games of chance, or prepare any form pertaining to games of chance [1.1].
  3. Sales to Licensed Organizations: No licensed games of chance supplier, its duly authorized agents, salespersons or representatives, shall, during the term of such license, sell or distribute games of chance supplies, devices or equipment in the State of New York to other than an organization licensed to conduct games of chance or licensed authorized games of chance lessors [1.6].
  4. Interest in Another Games of Chance Premises Prohibited: No organization shall be eligible to receive or be issued a license as a games of chance lessor if such organization shall have any interest, direct or indirect, in other premises for which an authorized games of chance lessor’s license has been issued [1.7].
  5. Net Proceeds: The purposes to which the entire net proceeds of such games are to be devoted and in what manner must be stated in the license application [2.1].

Conclusion

To offer contests that involve both skill and chance in New York, a license is required [2.1]. No prohibited persons [1.1] can be involved in the conduct of the games, and sales of games of chance supplies, devices or equipment must be made only to licensed organizations [1.6]. The organization offering the contests cannot have any interest in other premises for which an authorized games of chance lessor’s license has been issued [1.7]. The purposes to which the entire net proceeds of such games are to be devoted and in what manner must be stated in the license application [2.1].

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Jurisdiction

New York