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Assembly Bill A7947

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Increases the maximum bingo prize awards in a single game and single bingo occasions

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2011-A7947 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S491
Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง479, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S412

2011-A7947 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the maximum bingo prize awards in a single game and on single bingo occasions.

2011-A7947 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7947

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 25, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MALLIOTAKIS -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to increasing the
  maximum prize awards allowed in bingo games

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

  Section  1. Subdivisions 5 and 6 of section 479 of the general munici-
pal law, as amended by chapter 328 of the laws of 1994, are  amended  to
read as follows:
  5.  No  prize  shall  exceed  the sum or value of [one] THREE thousand
dollars in any single game of bingo.
  6. No series of prizes on any one bingo occasion shall aggregate  more
than [three] SIX thousand dollars.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01923-01-1

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