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Senate Bill S7801

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Increases the cap on the total raffle prize amount permissible for a license period

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2009-S7801 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11065
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §189, Gen Muni L

2009-S7801 - Summary

Increases the cap on the total raffle prize amount permissible for a license period.

2009-S7801 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7801 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7801

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  STACHOWSKI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Racing,  Gaming  and
  Wagering

AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to eliminating
  the cap on the total raffle prize amount  permissible  for  a  license
  period

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 6 and 8 of section 189 of the general  munici-
pal law, subdivision 6 as amended by chapter 337 of the laws of 1998 and
subdivision 8 as amended by chapter 550 of the laws of 1994, are amended
to read as follows:
  6.  No authorized organization shall award a series of prizes consist-
ing of cash or of merchandise with an aggregate value in excess  of  ten
thousand dollars during the successive operations of any one merchandise
wheel,  and  three  thousand dollars during the successive operations of
any bell jar, coin board, or merchandise board.  [No  series  of  prizes
awarded by raffle shall have an aggregate value in excess of one hundred
thousand  dollars.] For coin boards and merchandise boards, the value of
a prize shall be determined by its cost to the  authorized  organization
or, if donated, its fair market value.
  8.  Except  for merchandise wheels and raffles, no series of prizes on
any one occasion shall aggregate more than four hundred dollars when the
licensed authorized organization conducts five single types of games  of
chance  during  any  one  license period. Except for merchandise wheels,
raffles and bell jars, no series of prizes on  any  one  occasion  shall
aggregate  more  than  five hundred dollars when the licensed authorized
organization conducts less than five single types of  games  of  chance,
exclusive  of  merchandise wheels, raffles and bell jars, during any one
license period. [No authorized organization shall award by raffle prizes
with an aggregate value in excess of one hundred thousand dollars during
any one license period.]
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16911-04-0

2009-S7801A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11065
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §189, Gen Muni L

2009-S7801A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the cap on the total raffle prize amount permissible for a license period.

2009-S7801A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7801A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7801--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  STACHOWSKI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Racing,  Gaming  and
  Wagering  --  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to increasing the
  cap on the total raffle prize amount permissible for a license period

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

  Section  1. Subdivisions 6 and 8 of section 189 of the general munici-
pal law, subdivision 6 as amended by chapter 337 of the laws of 1998 and
subdivision 8 as amended by chapter 550 of the laws of 1994, are amended
to read as follows:
  6. No authorized organization shall award a series of prizes  consist-
ing  of  cash or of merchandise with an aggregate value in excess of ten
thousand dollars during the successive operations of any one merchandise
wheel, and three thousand dollars during the  successive  operations  of
any  bell  jar,  coin  board,  or merchandise board. No series of prizes
awarded by raffle shall have an aggregate value in excess of [one]  FIVE
hundred  thousand dollars.   For coin boards and merchandise boards, the
value of a prize shall be determined  by  its  cost  to  the  authorized
organization or, if donated, its fair market value.
  8.  Except  for merchandise wheels and raffles, no series of prizes on
any one occasion shall aggregate more than four hundred dollars when the
licensed authorized organization conducts five single types of games  of
chance  during  any  one  license period. Except for merchandise wheels,
raffles and bell jars, no series of prizes on  any  one  occasion  shall
aggregate  more  than  five hundred dollars when the licensed authorized
organization conducts less than five single types of  games  of  chance,
exclusive  of  merchandise wheels, raffles and bell jars, during any one
license period. No authorized organization shall award by raffle  prizes
with an aggregate value in excess of [one] FIVE hundred thousand dollars
during any one license period.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16911-05-0

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