Assembly Bill A5716

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the premises on which games of chance may be conducted

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A5716 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §189, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6243
2011-2012: A6693
2013-2014: A3989
2015-2016: A4891

2017-A5716 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the premises on which games of chance may be conducted.

2017-A5716 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5716
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CURRAN, FINCH -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Racing and Wagering
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  games  of
   chance
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 13 of section 189 of the general municipal law,
 as amended by chapter 252 of the laws of 1998, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   13. No game of chance shall be conducted on other than the premises of
 an  authorized  organization  or  an  authorized games of chance lessor.
 Nothing herein shall prohibit the sale of raffle tickets to  the  public
 outside  the  premises  of  an  authorized organization or an authorized
 games of chance lessor; or in municipalities which have passed  a  local
 law,  ordinance  or  resolution  in accordance with sections one hundred
 eighty-seven and one hundred eighty-eight of this article approving  the
 conduct  of  games of chance that are located in the county in which the
 municipality issuing the license is located and in  the  counties  which
 are  contiguous  to  the  county  in  which the municipality issuing the
 raffle license is located, provided those municipalities have authorized
 the licensee, in writing,  to  sell  such  raffle  tickets  therein  and
 provided,  however,  that  no  sale of raffle tickets shall be made more
 than one hundred eighty days prior to the date scheduled for  the  occa-
 sion  at  which  the  raffle will be conducted. The winner of any single
 prize in a raffle shall not be required to be present at the  time  such
 raffle  is conducted. PREMISES MAY INCLUDE ANY VENUE USED TO CONDUCT THE
 CUSTOMARY AND LAWFUL ACTIVITIES OF THE AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08532-01-7

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