NY State Senate Bill 2011-S7796

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Jun 19, 2012	referred to rules

2011-S7796 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10054
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Gambling
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S3962, A2271
2015-2016: A879
2017-2018: A3075
2019-2020: A3477

2011-S7796 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the legislative task force on responsible gaming to develop policies and procedures that foster responsible gaming practices by gaming facilities in New York state.

2011-S7796 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S7796

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
in relation to establishing the legislative task force on
responsible gaming

PURPOSE:
To promote responsible gaming and mitigate risks and
consequences associated with problem gambling

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This legislation will establish the
New York State Legislative Task Force on responsible gaming which
will provide recommendations to the New York State Gaming commission
and each Division on issues related to the prevention and treatment
of problem gambling

JUSTIFICATION:
The recently enacted 2012-2013 New
York State budget
amended the state Constitution to allow for non-tribal casino gaming
in New York and also included provisions to merge the Division of
Lottery and the Racing and wagering Board creating the New York State
Gaming Commission.

The Commission will be comprised of an Executive Director and seven
members that must have no less than five years administrative
experience in public or business administration and one or more
qualifications in the following areas: (1) significant service as a
certified public accountant; (2) knowledge of corporate finance and
securities; (3) professional experience in gaming regulation
administration or management; and (4) experience in fields of
criminal investigation, law, or law enforcement.

While New York State appears to have the necessary structure in place
to ensure casino gaming will be properly regulated, be profitable
financially, and maintain integrity and fairness with all gaming
activity, there remains no internal controls to make certain that
gaming policies which promote responsible gaming practices exist.
This bill will establish a legislative task force on responsible
gaming. This task force will provide the knowledge and expertise to
assist the New York State Gaming Commission and its divisions to
develop policies and procedures that foster responsible gaming
practices by gaming facilities and mitigate the risks or consequences
associated with problem gambling.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Undetermined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2011-S7796 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7796

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 19, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT in relation to establishing the legislative task force on respon-
  sible gaming

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Legislative findings. a. The legislature hereby finds that
the recently enacted 2012-2013 New York state budget amended  the  state
constitution  to allow for non-tribal casino gaming in New York. It also
included provisions to create a New York state gaming commission,  as  a
result  of the merger between the division of lottery and the racing and
wagering board. The commission is charged with oversight of the division
of lottery, the division of charitable gaming, the division  of  gaming,
and the division of horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering. This legisla-
tive action consolidated the state's gaming regulatory functions under a
single oversight body.
  b.  The legislature further finds that the development of policies and
procedures that foster responsible gaming practices by gaming facilities
licensed  or enfranchised by the New York state gaming commission or its
divisions is necessary to mitigate the risks or consequences  associated
with  problem  gambling. The legislature concludes that this can be best
accomplished by the creation of a task force on responsible gaming.
  S 2. Legislative task force on responsible gaming.  A legislative task
force on responsible gaming is hereby established to:
  (a) Identify policies and programs that mitigate the risks and  conse-
quences  associated  with  compulsive  gambling  and promote responsible
gaming practices for all gaming activities authorized in New York state.
  (b) Recommend policies and procedures to be promulgated in regulations
by the New York state gaming commission  and  its  divisions  to  ensure
responsible  gaming  in  all facilities licensed or enfranchised by such
commission or divisions.
  (c) Recommend a structure by which all responsible gaming  regulations
promulgated  by  the  commission  or  its  divisions  shall be enforced,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15685-05-2

S. 7796                             2

including but not limited to  penalties  for  violations  of  regulatory
standards and corrective action.
  (d)  Identifying  methods  to measure effectiveness of any responsible
gaming procedures implemented.
  (e) Identify and recommend provisions necessary to ensure  responsible
gaming  practices  to  be  included  in enabling legislation authorizing
casino style gaming facilities in New York state.
  S 3. Composition. The task force  shall  consist  of  eleven  members.
Task  force  members  appointed  or designated shall have experience and
expertise in one or more of the following areas:
  1) the prevention of problem gambling;
  2) the treatment of problem gambling;
  3) administration of problem gambling programs within a gaming facili-
ty.
  The task force shall consist of eleven  members  to  be  appointed  as
follows: two members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one
member  to  be  appointed  by  the  minority leader of the assembly, two
members to be appointed by the temporary president of  the  senate,  and
one  member  to  be  appointed by the minority leader of the senate. The
task force shall also include the commissioner of the office of alcohol-
ism and substance abuse services or his or her designee,  the  executive
director of the New York state gaming commission or his or her designee,
the  director  of  the  division  of lottery or his or her designee, the
director of the division of gaming or his or her designee, the  director
of  the  division of horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering or his or her
designee. The chair shall be designated by a simple majority vote of all
members of the task force.
  S 4. Compensation. Members shall receive  no  compensation  for  their
services  but shall be reimbursed for their expenses actually and neces-
sarily incurred in the performance of any of their duties.
  S 5. Report. The task force shall create a final report regarding  all
findings  and  recommendations  to  be  delivered upon completion of all
objectives described herein, but in no  event  later  than  February  1,
2013,  to  the  governor,  the speaker of the assembly and the temporary
president of the senate. At the completion of all duties described here-
in the legislative task force shall be dissolved.
  S 6. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S7796

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

2011-S7796 (ACTIVE) - Details

2011-S7796 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2011-S7796 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7796 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

2011-S7796 (ACTIVE) - Details

2011-S7796 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2011-S7796 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7796 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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