NY State Senate Bill S1371B

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 15, 2016	referred to racing and wagering delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1756 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jun 06, 2016	print number 1371b
Jun 06, 2016	amend and recommit to finance
Feb 25, 2016	reported and committed to finance
Jan 06, 2016	referred to racing, gaming and wagering
May 04, 2015	print number 1371a
May 04, 2015	amend and recommit to finance
Apr 28, 2015	reported and committed to finance
Jan 12, 2015	referred to racing, gaming and wagering

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Jun 15, 2016 - floor Vote

S1371B

floor

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Jun 15, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

S1371B

committee

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Nay

Aye with Reservations

Absent

Excused

Abstained

Feb 25, 2016 - Racing, Gaming and Wagering committee Vote

S1371A

committee

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Nay

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Absent

Excused

Abstained

Apr 28, 2015 - Racing, Gaming and Wagering committee Vote

S1371

committee

Aye

Nay

Aye with Reservations

Absent

Excused

Abstained

Bill Amendments

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S1371 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A932
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§186, 195-n & 195-q, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S6961, A10199
2013-2014: S1889, A4669
2017-2018: S994, A2303
2019-2020: A4697
2021-2022: A1425
2023-2024: A4813

S1371 - Summary

Relates to electronic bell jar games.

S1371 - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1371

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation
to electronic bell jar games

PURPOSE:

To authorize the use of electronic bell jar devices by charitable
organizations.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1:Amends section 186 of the General Municipal Law by adding
two new subdivisions 22 and 23 which define the terms "electronic bell
jar device" and "swipe card."

Section 2:Amends section 195-n of the General Municipal Law by adding
a new subdivision 1-a which requires that all manufacturers of
electronic bell jar devices who wish to distribute the devices in New
York State receive a license from the New York State Gaming Commission
and that the Commission approve an identical version of the device
before the manufacturer can distribute it.

Section 3:Renumbers subdivision 2 of section 195-q of the General
Municipal Law as subdivision 3 and adds a new subdivision 2 which
imposes restrictions, reporting requirements and fees upon

manufacturers and authorized organizations that use electronic bell
jar devices.

Section 4:Effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

This bill seeks to provide a more entertaining form of a "bell jar"
game that has been a popular fundraising device for charitable and
fraternal organizations for over twenty-five years. The electronic
form of this game will also inhibit the purchase of illegal bell jar
tickets and the manipulation of the outcome of bell jar games and
provide state-of-the-art accounting devices that will provide
regulators with assurances that bell jar games are conducted in
accordance with law.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.1889 of 2014: Died on Senate Floor Calendar, Died in Assembly Racing
and Wagering
S.1889 of 2013: Died in Senate Finance, Died in Assembly Racing and
Wagering
S.6961 of 2012: Died in Senate Finance, Died in Assembly Racing and
Wagering

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Potential for enhanced revenues to the state through licensing fees
and increased utilization of charitable gaming.

EFFECTIVE DATE:


This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law.

S1371 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1371

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

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 general municipal law, in relation to electronic
  bell jar games

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

  Section  1.  Section  186  of  the general municipal law is amended by
adding two new subdivisions 22 and 23 to read as follows:
  22. "ELECTRONIC BELL JAR DEVICE" SHALL MEAN A DEVICE  OR  SYSTEM  THAT
MAY  BE  ACTIVATED BY THE INSERTION OF CASH OR A SWIPE CARD THAT PERMITS
SUCCESSIVE BELL JAR GAMES TO BE DISPLAYED ON AN  ELECTRONIC  SCREEN  AND
PRESERVE  SUCH  DATA  THAT  ENABLES THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THAT REVENUES
DERIVED FROM THE GAMES ARE PROPERLY ACCOUNTED FOR AND THAT THE INTEGRITY
OF THE GAMES IS MAINTAINED. PRIZES MAY BE AWARDED THROUGH A VOUCHER THAT
MAY BE ISSUED BY AN ELECTRONIC BELL JAR DEVICE OR THROUGH  CREDITS  THAT
MAY  BE RECORDED ON A SWIPE CARD, BOTH OF WHICH MAY BE REDEEMED FOR CASH
THROUGH A CASHIER OR OTHER REDEMPTION SYSTEM AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD.
  23. "SWIPE CARD" MEANS A CARD THAT MAY BE PURCHASED FROM AN AUTHORIZED
ORGANIZATION AND INSERTED IN AN ELECTRONIC BELL JAR DEVICE,  WHICH  WILL
THEN RECORD WINS AND LOSSES DURING THE COURSE OF PLAYING SUCH ELECTRONIC
BELL JAR DEVICE.
  S 2. Section 195-n of the general municipal law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A.  NO MANUFACTURER OF ELECTRONIC BELL JAR DEVICES SHALL SELL, LEASE
OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTE SUCH DEVICES TO AN  AUTHORIZED  ORGANIZATION  OR
PERMIT  ITS  ELECTRONIC BELL JAR DEVICES TO BE SOLD, LEASED OR OTHERWISE
DISTRIBUTED TO AN AUTHORIZED  ORGANIZATION UNTIL SUCH  MANUFACTURER  HAS
BEEN  ISSUED  A  LICENSE  BY  THE  BOARD  AND  UNTIL AN IDENTICAL DEVICE
CONTAINING IDENTICAL PROPRIETARY  SOFTWARE  HAS  BEEN  APPROVED  BY  THE
BOARD, PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD.  AN APPLICATION FOR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03362-01-5

S. 1371                             2

A  LICENSE OR A RENEWAL OF SUCH LICENSE SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A FEE OF
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND SHALL BE MADE ON FORMS PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD.
A LICENSE SHALL BE VALID FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF ISSU-
ANCE.
  S  3.  Subdivision  2 of section 195-q of the general municipal law is
renumbered subdivision 3 and a new subdivision 2 is  added  to  read  as
follows:
  2. A. WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SALE, LEASE OR DISTRIBUTION
OF  AN  ELECTRONIC  BELL  JAR  DEVICE  TO  AN AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION, A
MANUFACTURER SHALL PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH A COPY  OF  AN  INVOICE  WHICH
SHOWS  (I) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION; (II) THE
DATE OF SALE, LEASE OR DISTRIBUTION; (III) THE  SERIAL  NUMBER  OF  EACH
SUCH  DEVICE; AND (IV) SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE BOARD MAY, BY REGU-
LATION, DIRECT.
  B. AN AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION MAY ONLY  CONDUCT  ELECTRONIC  BELL  JAR
GAMES ON PREMISES THAT IT OWNS OR LEASES.
  C.  AN  ELECTRONIC  BELL JAR DEVICE SHALL CONTAIN A SERIES OF BELL JAR
GAMES THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY  THE  BOARD  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  ONE
HUNDRED  NINETY-FIVE-M  OF THIS ARTICLE, EXCEPT THAT PAPER TICKETS SHALL
APPEAR AS IMAGES ON AN ELECTRONIC SCREEN. EACH GAME SHALL BE  IDENTIFIED
BY  A  UNIQUE  SERIAL NUMBER AND THE BELL JAR DEVICE SHALL DIVULGE (I) A
DESCRIPTION OF THE GAME; (II) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TICKETS IN  THE  GAME;
(III)  THE  PAYOUT  PERCENTAGE  OF THE GAME; (IV) THE PURCHASE PRICE PER
TICKET; AND (V) THE  NUMBER  AND  AMOUNTS  OF  TICKETS  THAT  RESULT  IN
WINNERS.   THE AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION SHALL ALSO MAINTAIN THE FOREGOING
INFORMATION IN PRINTED FORM.
  D. UPON COMPLETION OF A GAME, THE DATA CONTAINED  IN  PARAGRAPH  C  OF
THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL BE PRESERVED BY THE ELECTRONIC BELL JAR DEVICE,
TOGETHER WITH THE FOLLOWING: (I) THE TIME AND DATE THAT THE GAME  BECAME
AVAILABLE  FOR  PLAY; (II) THE TIME AND DATE THAT THE GAME WAS COMPLETED
OR REMOVED FROM PLAY; (III) TOTAL  AMOUNT  OF  TICKETS  PURCHASED;  (IV)
TOTAL  AMOUNT OF PRIZES AWARDED; AND (V) SUCH OTHER INFORMATION THAT THE
BOARD MAY DIRECT, BY REGULATION, THAT ALLOWS THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THAT
THE GAME WAS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.
  E. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPH D OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL
BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD AT SUCH INTERVALS AS THE BOARD, BY REGULATION,
MAY DIRECT. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF TICKETS PURCHASED AND THE  TOTAL  AMOUNT
OF  PRIZES AWARDED FOR EACH GAME COMPLETED SHALL ALSO BE COMPILED INTO A
MONTHLY REPORT THAT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD NO  LATER  THAN  THE
FIFTEENTH  DAY  OF  THE  FOLLOWING  MONTH, TOGETHER WITH THE MONTHLY FEE
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH F OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  F. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS  SECTION,
THE  MONTHLY  FEE FOR CONDUCTING ELECTRONIC BELL JAR GAMES SHALL BE FIVE
PERCENT OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR TICKETS PURCHASED
AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PRIZES AWARDED FOR EACH GAME THAT WAS  COMPLETED
DURING THE PRECEDING MONTH.
  G.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW, "NET PROCEEDS" FROM
ELECTRONIC BELL JARS SHALL CONSIST OF THE AMOUNTS DERIVED FROM THE  SALE
OF  BELL JAR TICKETS, LESS PAYMENTS FOR PRIZES AWARDED, FEES PAID TO THE
BOARD, AND PAYMENTS MADE TO MANUFACTURERS FOR  THE  PURCHASE,  LEASE  OR
OTHER  DISTRIBUTION  OF  ELECTRONIC  BELL  JAR  DEVICES AND THE SOFTWARE
CONTAINED IN SUCH DEVICES.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

S1371A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A932
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§186, 195-n & 195-q, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S6961, A10199
2013-2014: S1889, A4669
2017-2018: S994, A2303
2019-2020: A4697
2021-2022: A1425
2023-2024: A4813

S1371A - Summary

Relates to electronic bell jar games.

S1371A - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1371A

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to electronic
bell jar games

PURPOSE:

To authorize the use of electronic bell jar devices by charitable
organizations.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends section 186 of the General Municipal Law by adding
two new subdivisions 22 and 23 which define the terms "electronic bell
jar device" and "swipe card."

Section 2: Amends section 195-n of the General Municipal Law by adding
a new subdivision 1-a which requires that all manufacturers of
electronic bell jar devices who wish to distribute the devices in New
York State receive a license from the New York State Gaming Commission
and that the Commission approve an identical version of the device
before the manufacturer can distribute it.

Section 3: Renumbers subdivision 2 of section 195-q of the General

Municipal Law as subdivision 3 and adds a new subdivision 2 which
imposes restrictions, reporting requirements and fees upon
manufacturers and authorized organizations that use electronic bell
jar devices.

Section 4: Effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

This bill seeks to provide a more entertaining form of a "bell jar"
game that has been a popular fundraising device for charitable and
fraternal organizations for over twenty-five years. The electronic
form of this game will also inhibit the purchase of illegal bell jar
tickets and the manipulation of the outcome of bell jar games and
provide state-of-the-art accounting devices that will provide
regulators with assurances that bell jar games are conducted in
accordance with law.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.1889 of 2014: Died on Senate Floor Calendar, Died in Assembly Racing
and Wagering
S.1889 of 2013: Died in Senate Finance, Died in Assembly Racing and
Wagering
S.6961 of 2012: Died in Senate Finance, Died in Assembly Racing and
Wagering

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Potential for enhanced revenues to the state through licensing fees
and increased utilization of charitable gaming.


EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law.

S1371A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1371--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the general municipal law, in relation to electronic
  bell jar games

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

  Section  1.  Section  186  of  the general municipal law is amended by
adding two new subdivisions 22 and 23 to read as follows:
  22. "ELECTRONIC BELL JAR DEVICE" SHALL MEAN A DEVICE  OR  SYSTEM  THAT
MAY  BE  ACTIVATED BY THE INSERTION OF CASH OR A SWIPE CARD THAT PERMITS
SUCCESSIVE BELL JAR GAMES TO BE DISPLAYED ON AN  ELECTRONIC  SCREEN  AND
PRESERVE  SUCH  DATA  THAT  ENABLES THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THAT REVENUES
DERIVED FROM THE GAMES ARE PROPERLY ACCOUNTED FOR AND THAT THE INTEGRITY
OF THE GAMES IS MAINTAINED. PRIZES MAY BE AWARDED THROUGH A VOUCHER THAT
MAY BE ISSUED BY AN ELECTRONIC BELL JAR DEVICE OR THROUGH  CREDITS  THAT
MAY  BE RECORDED ON A SWIPE CARD, BOTH OF WHICH MAY BE REDEEMED FOR CASH
THROUGH A CASHIER OR OTHER REDEMPTION SYSTEM AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD.
  23. "SWIPE CARD" MEANS A CARD THAT MAY BE PURCHASED FROM AN AUTHORIZED
ORGANIZATION AND INSERTED IN AN ELECTRONIC BELL JAR DEVICE,  WHICH  WILL
THEN RECORD WINS AND LOSSES DURING THE COURSE OF PLAYING SUCH ELECTRONIC
BELL JAR DEVICE.
  S 2. Section 195-n of the general municipal law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A.  NO MANUFACTURER OF ELECTRONIC BELL JAR DEVICES SHALL SELL, LEASE
OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTE SUCH DEVICES TO AN  AUTHORIZED  ORGANIZATION  OR
PERMIT  ITS  ELECTRONIC BELL JAR DEVICES TO BE SOLD, LEASED OR OTHERWISE
DISTRIBUTED TO AN AUTHORIZED  ORGANIZATION UNTIL SUCH  MANUFACTURER  HAS
BEEN  ISSUED  A  LICENSE  BY  THE  BOARD  AND  UNTIL AN IDENTICAL DEVICE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03362-02-5

S. 1371--A                          2

CONTAINING IDENTICAL PROPRIETARY  SOFTWARE  HAS  BEEN  APPROVED  BY  THE
BOARD, PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD.  AN APPLICATION FOR
A  LICENSE OR A RENEWAL OF SUCH LICENSE SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A FEE OF
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND SHALL BE MADE ON FORMS PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD.
A LICENSE SHALL BE VALID FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF ISSU-
ANCE.
  S  3.  Subdivision  2 of section 195-q of the general municipal law is
renumbered subdivision 3 and a new subdivision 2 is  added  to  read  as
follows:
  2. A. WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SALE, LEASE OR DISTRIBUTION
OF  AN  ELECTRONIC  BELL  JAR  DEVICE  TO  AN AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION, A
MANUFACTURER SHALL PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH A COPY  OF  AN  INVOICE  WHICH
SHOWS  (I) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION; (II) THE
DATE OF SALE, LEASE OR DISTRIBUTION; (III) THE  SERIAL  NUMBER  OF  EACH
SUCH  DEVICE; AND (IV) SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE BOARD MAY, BY REGU-
LATION, DIRECT.
  B. AN AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION MAY ONLY  CONDUCT  ELECTRONIC  BELL  JAR
GAMES ON PREMISES THAT IT OWNS OR LEASES.
  C.  AN  ELECTRONIC  BELL JAR DEVICE SHALL CONTAIN A SERIES OF BELL JAR
GAMES THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY  THE  BOARD  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  ONE
HUNDRED  NINETY-FIVE-N  OF THIS ARTICLE, EXCEPT THAT PAPER TICKETS SHALL
APPEAR AS IMAGES ON AN ELECTRONIC SCREEN. EACH GAME SHALL BE  IDENTIFIED
BY  A  UNIQUE  SERIAL NUMBER AND THE BELL JAR DEVICE SHALL DIVULGE (I) A
DESCRIPTION OF THE GAME; (II) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TICKETS IN  THE  GAME;
(III)  THE  PAYOUT  PERCENTAGE  OF THE GAME; (IV) THE PURCHASE PRICE PER
TICKET; AND (V) THE  NUMBER  AND  AMOUNTS  OF  TICKETS  THAT  RESULT  IN
WINNERS.   THE AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION SHALL ALSO MAINTAIN THE FOREGOING
INFORMATION IN PRINTED FORM.
  D. UPON COMPLETION OF A GAME, THE DATA CONTAINED  IN  PARAGRAPH  C  OF
THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL BE PRESERVED BY THE ELECTRONIC BELL JAR DEVICE,
TOGETHER WITH THE FOLLOWING: (I) THE TIME AND DATE THAT THE GAME  BECAME
AVAILABLE  FOR  PLAY; (II) THE TIME AND DATE THAT THE GAME WAS COMPLETED
OR REMOVED FROM PLAY; (III) TOTAL  AMOUNT  OF  TICKETS  PURCHASED;  (IV)
TOTAL  AMOUNT OF PRIZES AWARDED; AND (V) SUCH OTHER INFORMATION THAT THE
BOARD MAY DIRECT, BY REGULATION, THAT ALLOWS THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THAT
THE GAME WAS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.
  E. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPH D OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL
BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD AT SUCH INTERVALS AS THE BOARD, BY REGULATION,
MAY DIRECT. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF TICKETS PURCHASED AND THE  TOTAL  AMOUNT
OF  PRIZES AWARDED FOR EACH GAME COMPLETED SHALL ALSO BE COMPILED INTO A
MONTHLY REPORT THAT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD NO  LATER  THAN  THE
FIFTEENTH  DAY  OF  THE  FOLLOWING  MONTH, TOGETHER WITH THE MONTHLY FEE
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH F OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  F. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS  SECTION,
THE  MONTHLY  FEE FOR CONDUCTING ELECTRONIC BELL JAR GAMES SHALL BE FIVE
PERCENT OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR TICKETS PURCHASED
AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PRIZES AWARDED FOR EACH GAME THAT WAS  COMPLETED
DURING THE PRECEDING MONTH.
  G.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW, "NET PROCEEDS" FROM
ELECTRONIC BELL JARS SHALL CONSIST OF THE AMOUNTS DERIVED FROM THE  SALE
OF  BELL JAR TICKETS, LESS PAYMENTS FOR PRIZES AWARDED, FEES PAID TO THE
BOARD, AND PAYMENTS MADE TO MANUFACTURERS FOR  THE  PURCHASE,  LEASE  OR
OTHER  DISTRIBUTION  OF  ELECTRONIC  BELL  JAR  DEVICES AND THE SOFTWARE
CONTAINED IN SUCH DEVICES.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

S1371B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A932
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§186, 195-n & 195-q, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S6961, A10199
2013-2014: S1889, A4669
2017-2018: S994, A2303
2019-2020: A4697
2021-2022: A1425
2023-2024: A4813

S1371B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to electronic bell jar games.

S1371B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S1371B

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to electronic
bell jar games

 PURPOSE :

To authorize the use of electronic bell jar devices by charitable
organizations.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1: Amends subdivision 3a of section 186 of the General
Municipal Law by authorizing bell jar ticket vending machines.

Section 2: Amends section 195-n of the General Municipal Law by adding
a new subdivision 1-a which requires that all manufacturers of bell
jar ticket vending machines who wish to distribute the devices in New
York State receive a license from the New York State Gaming Commission
and that the Commission approve an identical version of the device
before the manufacturer can distribute it.

Section 3: Renumbers subdivision 2 of section 195-q of the General
Municipal Law as subdivision 3 and adds a new subdivision 2 which

imposes restrictions, reporting requirements and fees upon
manufacturers and authorized organizations that use electronic bell
jar devices.

Section 4: Effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

This bill seeks to provide a more entertaining form of a "bell jar"
game that has been a popular fundraising device for charitable and
fraternal organizations for over twenty-five years. The electronic
form of this game will also inhibit the purchase of illegal bell jar
tickets and the manipulation of the outcome of bell jar games and
provide state-of-the-art accounting devices that will provide
regulators with assurances that bell jar games are conducted in
accordance with law.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

S.1889 of 2014: Died on Senate Floor Calendar, Died in Assembly Racing
and Wagering
S.1889 of 2013: Died in Senate Finance, Died in Assembly Racing and
Wagering
S.6961 of 2012: Died in Senate Finance, Died in Assembly Racing and
Wagering

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Potential for enhanced revenues to the state through licensing fees
and increased utilization of charitable gaming.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law.

S1371B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1371--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and  Wager-
  ing  --  reported  favorably  from said committee and committed to the
  Committee on Finance -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
  to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and  Wagering  in  accordance  with
  Senate  Rule  6,  sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee and
  committed to the Committee on Finance --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law,  in  relation  to  electronic
  bell jar games

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3-a of section 186  of  the  general  municipal
law,  as  amended by chapter 531 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read
as follows:
  3-a. "Bell jars" shall mean and include those games in which a partic-
ipant shall draw a card from a jar, vending machine, or  other  suitable
device  or  container which contains numbers, colors or symbols that are
covered and which, when uncovered, may reveal  that  a  prize  shall  be
awarded  on the basis of a designated winning number, color or symbol or
combination of numbers, colors or symbols. Bell jars shall also  include
seal  cards,  coin boards, event games, and merchandise boards. NOTWITH-
STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, BELL  JAR  VENDING  MACHINES  SHALL
DISPENSE  PRE-PRINTED PHYSICAL BELL JAR TICKETS AND MAY INCLUDE FEATURES
TO AID PLAYERS AND ENHANCE ACCOUNTABILITY,  INCLUDING  FUNCTIONALITY  TO
ELECTRONICALLY  VERIFY  IF  A  TICKET  IS REDEEMABLE FOR A PRIZE, REVEAL
TICKET RESULTS THROUGH CREATIVE AUDIO AND VIDEO DISPLAYS, AND  ELECTRON-
ICALLY  AGGREGATE  WINNING PRIZES FOR CONTINUED PLAY OR A SINGLE VOUCHER
FOR PRIZE REDEMPTION. AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF  THE  CHAPTER  OF  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03362-05-6

S. 1371--B                          2

LAWS  OF TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN THAT AMENDED THIS SUBDIVISION, NO NEW BELL
JAR TICKET VENDING MACHINE WHICH  FEATURES  THE  PLAYER  AIDS  DESCRIBED
HEREIN SHALL BE DEPLOYED OR USED BY ANY LICENSED ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE
JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THIRTEEN
HUNDRED  ELEVEN  OF  THE  RACING,  PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW
UNLESS THE BOARD SHALL FIRST ISSUE A FORMAL  WRITTEN  OPINION  THAT  THE
SPECIFIC  TYPE  OF  VENDING MACHINE TO BE DEPLOYED IS NOT VIOLATIVE OF A
VALID AND EFFECTIVE GAMING COMPACT BETWEEN THE STATE AND AN INDIAN TRIBE
OR NATION.
  S 2. Section 195-n of the general municipal law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A. APPROVAL.  NO MANUFACTURER OF BELL  JAR  VENDING  MACHINES  SHALL
SELL,  LEASE OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTE SUCH VENDING MACHINES TO AN AUTHOR-
IZED DISTRIBUTOR FOR SALE OR LEASE  TO  AN  AUTHORIZED  ORGANIZATION  OR
PERMIT  ITS VENDING MACHINES TO BE SOLD, LEASED OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTED
TO AN AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR OR AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION UNTIL SUCH VEND-
ING MACHINE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY  THE  BOARD,  PURSUANT  TO  REGULATIONS
ADOPTED  BY  THE BOARD, PROVIDED SUCH VENDING MACHINE CONTAINS IDENTICAL
FUNCTIONALITY AS THE VENDING MACHINE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. AN  APPLICA-
TION  FOR A LICENSE OR A RENEWAL OF SUCH LICENSE SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
A FEE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND SHALL BE MADE ON FORMS  PRESCRIBED  BY
THE  BOARD.  A  LICENSE SHALL BE VALID FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM THE
DATE OF ISSUANCE.
  S 3. Subdivision 2 of section 195-q of the general  municipal  law  is
renumbered  subdivision  3  and  a new subdivision 2 is added to read as
follows:
  2. A. WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SALE, LEASE OR  DISTRIBUTION
OF A BELL JAR VENDING MACHINE TO AN AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION, A DISTRIBU-
TOR  SHALL  PROVIDE  THE BOARD WITH A COPY OF AN INVOICE WHICH SHOWS (I)
THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION; (II)  THE  DATE  OF
SALE,  LEASE OR DISTRIBUTION; (III) THE SERIAL NUMBER OF EACH SUCH VEND-
ING MACHINE; AND (IV) SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE BOARD MAY, BY  REGU-
LATION DIRECT.
  B.  AN  AUTHORIZED  ORGANIZATION  MAY  ONLY  OPERATE  BELL JAR VENDING
MACHINES ON PREMISES THAT IT OWNS OR LEASES.
  C. EACH BELL JAR VENDING MACHINE SHALL GENERATE SUCH REPORTS AND  SUCH
OTHER INFORMATION THAT THE BOARD MAY DIRECT, BY REGULATION, WHICH ALLOWS
THE  BOARD TO DETERMINE THAT THE VENDING MACHINE IS OPERATING IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH LAW.
  D. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS  SECTION,
THE  MONTHLY  FEE  TO  BE  PAID TO THE BOARD FOR OPERATING EACH BELL JAR
VENDING MACHINE SHALL BE FIVE PERCENT OF THE NET PROCEEDS. NET  PROCEEDS
SHALL BE DEFINED BY THE BOARD.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

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