Senate Bill S7615A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to out-of-state races, VLT flex hours, and increased free play at VLT facilities; repealer

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S7615 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §1016 sub 1 ¶b sub¶ 5 cls (E) & (F), sub¶ 6 cls (F) & (G), amd §§1017 & 1012, RWB L; amd §§1612 & 1617-a, Tax L

2013-S7615 - Summary

Relates to out-of-state races, VLT flex hours, and increased free play at VLT facilities.

2013-S7615 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7615 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7615

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and  Wager-
  ing

AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
  relation to out-of-state or out-of-country races;  to  amend  the  tax
  law,  in  relation to video lottery terminal flex hours and increasing
  free  play  at  video  lottery  facilities;  and  to  repeal   certain
  provisions of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law relat-
  ing thereto

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

  Section 1. Clauses (E) and (F) of subparagraph 5  of  paragraph  b  of
subdivision  1  of  section 1016 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and
breeding law are REPEALED.
  S 2. Section 1017 of the racing,  pari-mutuel  wagering  and  breeding
law,  as  amended  by  chapter  18 of the laws of 2008, subdivision 2 as
amended by chapter 174 of the laws  of  2013,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  S  1017. Out-of-state or out-of-country races. [1.] Licensed simulcast
facilities may accept wagers and display the signal of  out-of-state  or
out-of-country  thoroughbred tracks after 7Labor P.M. in accordance with
the provisions of this section.  Such  simulcasting  may  include  mixed
meetings  if  such meetings are integral to such racing programs and all
such wagering on such races shall be construed to be thoroughbred races.
For  facilities  located  within  the  special  betting  district,  such
approval  shall  also be required from a thoroughbred racing corporation
during the period a racing program is being  conducted  at  such  track.
Such  approval shall not be required on any day such thoroughbred racing
corporation is also accepting an out-of-state or  out-of-country  signal
and  wager, as authorized by this section. The provisions of section one
thousand sixteen of this article shall be applicable to the  conduct  of
such  simulcasting and the provisions of clauses (A) and (B) of subpara-
graph four of paragraph b of subdivision one  of  section  one  thousand
sixteen  of  this  article  shall  apply to those facilities licensed in

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

2013-S7615A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §1016 sub 1 ¶b sub¶ 5 cls (E) & (F), sub¶ 6 cls (F) & (G), amd §§1017 & 1012, RWB L; amd §§1612 & 1617-a, Tax L

2013-S7615A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to out-of-state races, VLT flex hours, and increased free play at VLT facilities.

2013-S7615A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7615A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7615--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and  Wager-
  ing  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
  relation  to  out-of-state  or  out-of-country races; to amend the tax
  law, in relation to video lottery terminal flex hours  and  increasing
  free   play  at  video  lottery  facilities;  and  to  repeal  certain
  provisions of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law relat-
  ing thereto

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

  Section  1.  Clauses  (E)  and (F) of subparagraph 5 of paragraph b of
subdivision 1 of section 1016 of the racing,  pari-mutuel  wagering  and
breeding law are REPEALED.
  S  2. Clauses (F) and (G) of subparagraph 6 of paragraph b of subdivi-
sion 1 of section 1016 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding
law are REPEALED.
  S  3.  Section  1017  of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding
law, as amended by chapter 18 of the laws  of  2008,  subdivision  2  as
amended  by  chapter  174  of  the  laws  of 2013, is amended to read as
follows:
  S 1017. Out-of-state or out-of-country races. [1.] Licensed  simulcast
facilities  may  accept wagers and display the signal of out-of-state or
out-of-country thoroughbred tracks after 7Labor P.M. in accordance  with
the  provisions  of  this  section.  Such simulcasting may include mixed
meetings if such meetings are integral to such racing programs  and  all
such wagering on such races shall be construed to be thoroughbred races.
For  facilities  located  within  the  special  betting  district,  such
approval shall also be required from a thoroughbred  racing  corporation
during  the  period  a  racing program is being conducted at such track.
Such approval shall not be required on any day such thoroughbred  racing
corporation  is  also accepting an out-of-state or out-of-country signal
and wager, as authorized by this section. The provisions of section  one

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

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