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Jan 06, 2016 | referred to racing and wagering |
Oct 30, 2015 | referred to racing and wagering |
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A8554 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6305
- Law Section:
- Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง101, RWB L
A8554 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8554 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y October 30, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Racing and Wagering AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to giving the New York state gaming commission jurisdiction over fantasy sports gaming THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 101 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 60 of the laws of 2012, is amended and a new subdivision 7 is added to read as follows: 5. "Gaming activity" shall mean the conduct of any form of legalized gaming, including, but not limited to, Class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. S 2701 et seq., pari-mutuel wagering, both on-track and off-track, FANTASY SPORTS GAMING, bingo and charitable games of chance and the state lottery for education. 7. "FANTASY SPORTS GAMING" SHALL MEAN ANY GAMING CONDUCTED OVER AN INTERNET WEBSITE IN WHICH GAME WINNINGS ARE PAID TO PARTICIPANTS BASED ON THE OUTCOMES OF GAMES PLAYED BY VIRTUAL TEAMS OF REAL PLAYERS OF A PROFESSIONAL SPORT, WHERE SUCH TEAMS ARE ASSEMBLED BY SUCH PARTICIPANTS AND THE OUTCOMES OF GAMES ARE DETERMINED BY THE STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE OF SUCH REAL PLAYERS IN ACTUAL GAMES. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13077-03-5