New York games of chance bonds.
From $100.
The bond behind a New York games-of-chance license — the casino-night and Las Vegas-night events charities run, and the suppliers who equip them. The penal sum is set by the Gaming Commission; premiums start at $100, on a soft credit pull that never touches your score.
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How much does a New York games of chance bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
The application is short and the underwriting is light — a soft pull, not a financial-statement marathon. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your organization details, the penal sum from your license paperwork, and an effective date — that is the application. We run a soft credit pull that never affects your score.
Reviewed & issued
Light underwriting on a soft pull — no financial statements for the amounts most games-of-chance licenses carry. The executed bond is generated once you pay.
File with your license
Submit the executed bond with your games-of-chance license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed whenever the obligee insists on one.
What it is and who needs it.
What the games-of-chance bond actually covers
New York lets charitable and nonprofit organizations run licensed games of chance — casino nights, Las Vegas nights, raffles, and bell-jar tickets — under General Municipal Law Article 9-A. The license is administered by the New York State Gaming Commission’s Division of Charitable Gaming, with local clerks issuing many of the permits.
A surety bond can be required as a condition of that license. The bond runs to the People of the State of New York and guarantees the licensee handles the proceeds properly and complies with the rules governing the games — that prize money and net proceeds go where the law says they must.
The requirement can attach to the organization conducting the games or to a licensed supplier or manufacturer of games-of-chance equipment. The penal sum is set by the Gaming Commission for your license class — enter whatever figure your paperwork states and your exact price appears at the application, starting at $100.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with your license. Submit the executed bond with your games-of-chance license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed whenever the obligee insists on one.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, one soft pull.
Submit the application with your penal sum — we run a soft credit pull that never affects your score, then issue the executed bond ready to file.
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Games of chance bond, issued today.
Soft pull only, premiums from $100. File with your games-of-chance license the same day.