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Assembly Bill A4234

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the display of live races and special events on telephones

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2013-A4234 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1012, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9847
2011-2012: A3704
2015-2016: A922
2017-2018: A748
2019-2020: A1977
2021-2022: A1678
2023-2024: A3201
2025-2026: A6035

2013-A4234 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the display of live races and special events on telephones.

2013-A4234 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4234

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Racing and Wagering

AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
  relation to displaying live races and special events on telephones

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 4-a and 5 of section 1012 of the racing, pari-
mutuel wagering and breeding law, subdivision 4-a as amended by  chapter
18  of  the  laws  of 2008 and subdivision 5 as amended by section 10 of
part O of chapter 59 of the  laws  of  2012,  are  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  4-a.  For  the  purposes of this section, "telephone betting accounts"
and "telephone wagering" shall mean and include all those  wagers  which
utilize  any  wired or wireless communications device, including but not
limited to wireline telephones, wireless telephones, and  the  internet,
to  DISPLAY  LIVE RACES AND SPECIAL EVENTS AND transmit the placement of
wagers on races and special events offered  by  any  regional  off-track
betting corporation, and any harness, thoroughbred, quarter horse racing
association or corporation licensed or franchised to conduct pari-mutuel
racing in New York state.
  5.  The  provisions  of  this  section  shall  NOT  BE  SUBJECT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND THREE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  INSOFAR  AS
THOSE  PROVISIONS  REQUIRE  THE  PARTICIPATION AS A CONTRACTING PARTY OR
OTHERWISE OF THE REGIONAL  OFF-TRACK  BETTING  CORPORATION,  HOWEVER  NO
RACES  OR  SPECIAL EVENTS SHALL BE DISPLAYED WITHOUT THE EXPRESS CONSENT
OF THE ORIGINATOR OF THE RACES OR SPECIAL EVENTS, AND THIS SECTION SHALL
expire and be of no further force and effect after June  thirtieth,  two
thousand thirteen.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
the amendments to subdivisions 4-a and 5 of section 1012 of the  racing,
pari-mutuel  wagering  and  breeding law made by section one of this act
shall expire on the same date as such section expires.

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

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