The New York State Senate

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                                  5438

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Racing and Wagering

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 9 of article 1 of the constitution, in
  relation  to  authorizing gambling on professional sporting events and
  athletic events sponsored by universities or colleges

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate  concur),  That  subdivision  1  of
section  9  of  article  1  of  the  constitution  be amended to read as
follows:
  1. No law shall be passed abridging the rights of the people peaceably
to assemble and to petition the government, or any  department  thereof;
nor  shall  any  divorce  be  granted  otherwise  than  by  due judicial
proceedings; except as hereinafter provided, no lottery or the  sale  of
lottery  tickets, pool-selling, book-making, or any other kind of gambl-
ing, except lotteries operated by the state  and  the  sale  of  lottery
tickets  in  connection therewith as may be authorized and prescribed by
the legislature, the net proceeds of which shall be applied  exclusively
to  or  in  aid or support of education in this state as the legislature
may prescribe, except pari-mutuel betting  on  horse  races  as  may  be
prescribed  by  the  legislature and from which the state shall derive a
reasonable revenue for the support  of  government,  and  except  casino
gambling  at  no more than seven facilities as authorized and prescribed
by the legislature shall hereafter be authorized or allowed within  this
state;  AND EXCEPT WAGERING ON PROFESSIONAL SPORTING EVENTS AND ATHLETIC
EVENTS SPONSORED BY  UNIVERSITIES  OR  COLLEGES  AT  BETTING  FACILITIES
LOCATED  AT THOROUGHBRED AND HARNESS RACETRACKS OPERATING IN THIS STATE,
IN SIMULCAST THEATERS OPERATED BY OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS AND  IN
ANY CONSTITUTIONALLY AUTHORIZED CASINO FACILITY, AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY
THE  LEGISLATURE, THE NET PROCEEDS OF WHICH SHALL BE APPLIED EXCLUSIVELY
TO OR IN AID OR SUPPORT OF EDUCATION IN THIS STATE  AS  THE  LEGISLATURE
MAY  PRESCRIBE,  and  the  legislature  shall  pass  appropriate laws to
prevent offenses against any of the provisions of this section.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89012-01-7

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  § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.