Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to racing, gaming and wagering |
Senate Bill S6305
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S6305 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8554
- Current Committee:
- Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
- Law Section:
- Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §101, RWB L
2015-S6305 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6305 TITLE OF BILL : 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 PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to give the state gaming commission jurisdiction over fantasy sports gaming. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : 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 add "fantasy sports gaming" to the definition of "gaming activity." "Fantasy sports gaming" is defined by the bill to mean any gaming conducted over an internet website in which game winnings are paid to participants based upon 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. JUSTIFICATION : Allegations surrounding insider information available to employees of the fantasy sports giants FanDual and DraftKings has led to an inquiry by the Attorney General and resulted
2015-S6305 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6305 I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 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
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