Section 195-K. Unlawful games of chance

1.  Any  person, association,
  corporation or organization holding, operating, or conducting a game  or
  games  of  chance  is  guilty  of  a misdemeanor, except when operating,
  holding or conducting:
    (a) In accordance  with  a  valid  license  issued  pursuant  to  this
  article;
    (b)  On  behalf  of a bona fide organization of persons sixty years of
  age or over, commonly referred to as senior  citizens,  solely  for  the
  purpose  of  amusement  and  recreation  of  its  members  where (i) the
  organization has applied for and received an identification number  from
  the  board,  (ii)  no player or other person furnishes anything of value
  for the opportunity to participate, (iii) the prizes awarded  or  to  be
  awarded are nominal, (iv) no person other than a bona fide active member
  of the organization participates in the conduct of the games, and (v) no
  person is paid for conducting or assisting in the conduct of the game or
  games; or
    (c) A raffle pursuant to section one hundred ninety-a of this article.
    2.  The  provisions  of this section shall apply to all municipalities
  within this state, including those municipalities where this article  is
  inoperative.