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Assembly Bill A7498A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes additional forms of games of chance currency for certain games of chance licensees

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2015-A7498 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5239
Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §186, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4522, S821
2019-2020: A4572
2021-2022: A1676
2023-2024: A3215
2025-2026: A5936

2015-A7498 - Summary

Authorizes additional forms of games of chance currency for certain games of chance licensees.

2015-A7498 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7498

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 13, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  authorizing
  additional  forms  of  games  of  chance currency for certain games of
  chance licensees

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 20 of section 186 of the general municipal law,
as  added  by  chapter  574  of  the laws of 1978, is amended to read as
follows:
  20. "Games of chance currency" shall mean legal tender or  a  form  of
scrip  or  chip authorized by the board, any of which may be used at the
discretion of the games of chance licensee; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, "GAMES OF
CHANCE CURRENCY" MAY ALSO INCLUDE PERSONAL CHECKS  THAT  ARE  SENT  FROM
WITHIN  NEW  YORK  STATE AND RECEIVED BY AN ORGANIZATION WITHIN NEW YORK
STATE WHEN THE GAMES OF CHANCE LICENSEE IS A BENEVOLENT  ORDER  PURSUANT
TO SECTION TWO OF THE BENEVOLENT ORDERS LAW, AND ANY BONA FIDE RELIGIOUS
OR  CHARITABLE  ORGANIZATION  OR  BONA  FIDE  EDUCATIONAL,  FRATERNAL OR
SERVICE ORGANIZATION OR BONA FIDE ORGANIZATION OF VETERANS OR  VOLUNTEER
FIREMEN, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10874-03-5

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2015-A7498A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5239
Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §186, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4522, S821
2019-2020: A4572
2021-2022: A1676
2023-2024: A3215
2025-2026: A5936

2015-A7498A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes additional forms of games of chance currency for certain games of chance licensees.

2015-A7498A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7498--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Racing and Wagering  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing
  additional forms of games of chance  currency  for  certain  games  of
  chance licensees

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 20 of section 186 of the general municipal law,
as added by chapter 574 of the laws of  1978,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  20.  "Games  of  chance currency" shall mean legal tender or a form of
scrip or chip authorized by the board, OR  ANY  OTHER  FORM  OF  PAYMENT
APPROVED BY THE BOARD, any of which may be used at the discretion of the
games of chance licensee.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10874-05-5

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