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Assembly Bill A10134

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for the consideration of the suitablility of applicants for licensing to operate a gaming facility

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2013-A10134 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง1318 & 1342, RWB L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A5482

2013-A10134 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the consideration of the suitability of applicants for licensing to operate a gaming facility; excludes certain persons from gaming facilities.

2013-A10134 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10134

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 16, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. O'Donnell)
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Racing and Wagering

AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
  relation  to  exclusion  of  certain  persons  from  eligibility to be
  licensed to conduct destination resort gaming  and  the  exclusion  of
  certain persons from gaming facilities

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section  1318  of
the  racing,  pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as added by chapter
174 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
  The commission shall [deny a license to any applicant who the  commis-
sion  determines  is  disqualified  on the basis of any of the following
criteria] CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA IN DETERMINING THE SUITABILITY
OF AN APPLICANT, subject to  notice  and  an  opportunity  for  hearing,
FURTHER, ANY CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION SHALL BE CONSIDERED IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE-A OF THE CORRECTION LAW
AND SUBDIVISION FIFTEEN AND SIXTEEN OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SIX OF
THE EXECUTIVE LAW:
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 1342 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering
and  breeding  law,  as  added  by  chapter  174 of the laws of 2013, is
amended to read as follows:
  1. The commission shall, by regulation, provide for the  establishment
of a list of persons who are to be excluded or ejected from any licensed
gaming facility.  [Such provisions shall define the standards for exclu-
sion, and shall include standards relating to persons:
  (a) Who are career or professional offenders as defined by regulations
promulgated hereunder; or
  (b)  Who  have  been convicted of a criminal offense under the laws of
any state or of the United States, which  is  punishable  by  more  than
twelve  months in prison, or any crime or offense involving moral turpi-
tude.]
  The commission shall promulgate definitions establishing those catego-
ries of persons who shall be excluded pursuant to this section,  includ-

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

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