The Board of Supervisors of the County of Seneca hereby finds
that, when unregulated by the State of New York or a political
subdivision thereof, games of chance and gambling were, have been
and are the subject of exploitation by professional gamblers,
promoters, and commercial interests. It is hereby declared to be
the policy of the County of Seneca that all phases of the
supervision, licensing and regulation of games of chance and of
the conduct of games of chance and/or gambling, should be closely
controlled and that the laws and regulations pertaining thereto
should be strictly construed and rigidly enforced; that the
conduct of the game and all attendant activities should be so
regulated and adequate controls so instituted as to discourage
commercialization of gambling in all its forms, including the
rental or use of commercial premises for games of chance, and to
ensure a maximum availability of the net proceeds of games of
chance exclusively for application to the worthy causes and
undertakings specified in Article 9-A of the General Municipal
Law; that the only justification for games of chance is to foster
and support such worthy causes and undertakings, and that the
mandate of section nine of article one of the state constitution,
as amended, should be carried out by rigid regulations to prevent
commercialized gambling, prevent participation by criminal and
other undesirable elements and prevent the diversion of funds
from the purposes herein authorized. It is further declared the
policy of this County that unregulated or unlawful gambling or
gaming presents a threat to the protection, order, conduct,
safety, health and well-being of persons or property within the
County of Seneca.
The County Attorney is hereby authorized and
empowered, on behalf of the County of Seneca, to bring
an action to obtain injunctive relief restraining the
continued maintenance of a public nuisance, and for
such other and further relief as may be just and
proper, together with the costs of said action.
Margaret Li Seneca County Clerk to the Board of Supervisors
Steven Getman Seneca County Attorney
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