2015 New York Laws
GMU - General Municipal
Article 9-A - (General Municipal) LOCAL OPTION FOR CONDUCT OF GAMES OF CHANCE BY CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS
188 - Local laws and ordinances.

 188. Local laws and ordinances. 1. The common council or other local
  legislative  body  of  any  municipality  may,  either  by  local law or
  ordinance,  provide  that  it  shall  be  lawful  for   any   authorized
  organization, upon obtaining a license therefor as hereinafter provided,
  to  conduct  games  of  chance  within  the  territorial  limits of such
  municipality, subject to the provisions of such local law or  ordinance,
  the  provisions  of  this  article,  and the provisions set forth by the
  board.
2. No such local law or ordinance shall become operative or  effective
  unless  and  until  it  shall  have  been  approved by a majority of the
  electors voting on a proposition  submitted  at  a  general  or  special
  election  held  within  such  municipality who are qualified to vote for
  officers of such municipality.
3.  The  time,  method  and  manner  of  submission,  preparation  and
  provision  of ballots and ballot labels, balloting by voting machine and
  conducting the election, canvassing the result and making and filing the
  returns and all other procedure with reference to the submission of  and
  action  upon  any  proposition for the approval of any such local law or
  ordinance shall be the same as in the case of any other  proposition  to
  be  submitted  to  the  electors  of  such  municipality at a general or
  special election in such municipality, as provided by law.