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Assembly Bill A3989

2013-2014 Legislative Session

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

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2013-A3989 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1192
Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง189, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6243, S3918
2011-2012: A6693, S4692
2015-2016: A4891, S2057
2017-2018: A5716

2013-A3989 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2013-A3989 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3989

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN -- 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.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05660-01-3

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