Assembly Bill A922

2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

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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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2015-A922 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1012, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9847
2011-2012: A3704
2013-2014: A4234
2017-2018: A748
2019-2020: A1977
2021-2022: A1678
2023-2024: A3201

2015-A922 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A922 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   922

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

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.  Subdivision 17 of section 1012 of the racing,  pari-mutuel
wagering  and  breeding  law,  as  amended by chapter 174 of the laws of
2013, is amended and a new subdivision 19 is added to read as follows:
  17. For the purposes of this section,  "telephone  wagering  accounts"
shall mean and include all those wagers which utilize any wired or wire-
less  communications device, including but not limited to wireline tele-
phones, 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 this state.
  19.  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.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05521-01-5

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