The New York State Senate

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                                   867

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Racing and Wagering

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 9 of article 1 of the constitution, in
  relation  to  authorizing gambling on professional sporting events and
  athletic events sponsored by universities or colleges

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate  concur),  That  subdivision  1  of
section  9  of  article  1  of  the  constitution  be amended to read as
follows:
  1. No law shall be passed abridging the rights of the people peaceably
to assemble and to petition the government, or any  department  thereof;
nor  shall  any  divorce  be  granted  otherwise  than  by  due judicial
proceedings; except as hereinafter provided, no lottery or the  sale  of
lottery  tickets, pool-selling, book-making, or any other kind of gambl-
ing, except lotteries operated by the state  and  the  sale  of  lottery
tickets  in  connection therewith as may be authorized and prescribed by
the legislature, the net proceeds of which shall be applied  exclusively
to  or  in  aid or support of education in this state as the legislature
may prescribe, and except pari-mutuel betting on horse races as  may  be
prescribed  by  the  legislature and from which the state shall derive a
reasonable revenue for the support of government, AND EXCEPT WAGERING ON
PROFESSIONAL SPORTING EVENTS AND ATHLETIC EVENTS SPONSORED BY  UNIVERSI-
TIES  OR  COLLEGES  AT  BETTING  FACILITIES  LOCATED AT THOROUGHBRED AND
HARNESS RACETRACKS OPERATING IN THIS STATE, IN SIMULCAST THEATERS  OPER-
ATED  BY  OFF-TRACK  BETTING  CORPORATIONS  AND  IN ANY CONSTITUTIONALLY
AUTHORIZED CASINO FACILITY, AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY THE LEGISLATURE, THE
NET PROCEEDS OF WHICH SHALL BE APPLIED  EXCLUSIVELY  TO  OR  IN  AID  OR
SUPPORT  OF  EDUCATION  IN  THIS STATE AS THE LEGISLATURE MAY PRESCRIBE,
shall hereafter be authorized or allowed  within  this  state;  and  the
legislature  shall pass appropriate laws to prevent offenses against any
of the provisions of this section.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89040-01-3

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  S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
referred  the  to  first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.