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Assembly Bill A5438

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes gambling on professional sporting events and athletic events sponsored by universities or colleges

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2017-A5438 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 1 §9, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10464
2013-2014: A867
2015-2016: A3080
2019-2020: A3963

2017-A5438 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes gambling 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; provides that the proceeds of such gambling be applied exclusively to or in aid or support of education.

2017-A5438 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5438
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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

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