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Assembly Bill A8980

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the game of poker at the Belmont Park racetrack and one off-track betting simulcast facility per county

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2009-A8980 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Gambling

2009-A8980 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the game of poker at the Belmont Park racetrack and one off-track betting simulcast facility per county; establishes fees and percentages of collection; state racing and wagering board shall be the oversight board for poker wagering in the state.

2009-A8980 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A8980 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8980

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ALESSI -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Racing and Wagering

AN  ACT  authorizing the game of poker at the Belmont Park racetrack and
  one off-track betting simulcast facility per county

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

  Section  1.  Game of poker. 1. The game of poker shall be permitted at
the Belmont Park racetrack and all off-track betting  simulcast  facili-
ties not to exceed one per county.
  2.  For  purposes  of  this act, the game of poker is a game of skill,
played in accordance with the house rules as established by an organiza-
tion authorized by the state racing and wagering board and  approved  by
the  state  racing  and  wagering  board  and shall be defined as "texas
holdem".
  3. a. Where the poker game is contest style, there shall be  an  entry
fee  into  each  poker  game  where  a  percentage  of such fee shall be
retained by the racetrack or off-track betting simulcast  facility  with
the remaining amount going into a pool for prizes.
  b.  Where  the  poker  game  is  free play, the racetrack or off-track
betting simulcast facility shall keep a percentage of each hand with the
remaining amount going to the winner.
  4. The state racing and wagering board shall be  the  oversight  board
for poker wagering in the state.
  5.  All  rules  and  regulations that apply to cashiers or tellers for
racetracks and off-track betting simulcast facilities shall apply to all
poker dealers.
  6. The racetrack or off-track betting simulcast facility shall  retain
thirty  percent  of  the  amount  collected or withheld from the game of
poker, twenty percent shall go to the state and fifty percent  shall  be
directed  to  the  county  in  which  the racetrack or off-track betting
simulcast facility is located.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10279-02-9

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