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Assembly Bill A5611A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes age sixteen as the minimum age for assisting in the conduct of any game of bingo

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2017-A5611 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S726
Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§486 & 476, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A935
2011-2012: A5136
2013-2014: A4129
2015-2016: A3939, S4413

2017-A5611 - Summary

Permits persons aged sixteen or older to perform ancillary non-gaming activities associated with the conduct of any game of bingo.

2017-A5611 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5611
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORINELLO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Racing and Wagering
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation  to  establishing
   age  sixteen  as  the  minimum age for assisting in the conduct of any
   game of bingo
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  486  of the general municipal law, as amended by
 chapter 438 of the laws of 1962, is amended to read as follows:
   § 486. Participation by persons under eighteen. No  person  under  the
 age  of  eighteen  years shall be permitted to play any game or games of
 bingo conducted pursuant to any license issued under this article unless
 accompanied by an adult. No person under the age of eighteen years shall
 be permitted to conduct [or assist in the conduct of] any game of  bingo
 conducted  pursuant to any license issued under this article.  NO PERSON
 UNDER THE AGE OF SIXTEEN YEARS SHALL  BE  PERMITTED  TO  ASSIST  IN  THE
 CONDUCT  OF  ANY  GAME  OF BINGO CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO ANY LICENSE UNDER
 THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04607-01-7

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2017-A5611A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S726
Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§486 & 476, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A935
2011-2012: A5136
2013-2014: A4129
2015-2016: A3939, S4413

2017-A5611A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits persons aged sixteen or older to perform ancillary non-gaming activities associated with the conduct of any game of bingo.

2017-A5611A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5611--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MORINELLO, MONTESANO -- read once and referred to
   the  Committee  on  Racing  and Wagering -- 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 permitting
   persons aged sixteen and older to perform ancillary non-gaming  activ-
   ities in concert with the conduct of any game of bingo
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 486 of the general municipal  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 438 of the laws of 1962, is amended to read as follows:
   §  486.  Participation  by persons under eighteen. No person under the
 age of eighteen years shall be permitted to play any game  or  games  of
 bingo conducted pursuant to any license issued under this article unless
 accompanied by an adult. No person under the age of eighteen years shall
 be  permitted to conduct [or assist in the conduct of] any game of bingo
 conducted pursuant to any license issued under this article.  NOTHING IN
 THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT A PERSON SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR  OLDER  FROM
 PERFORMING ANCILLARY NON-GAMING ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN CONCERT WITH THE
 CONDUCT  OF  ANY  GAME  OF BINGO CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO ANY LICENSE UNDER
 THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. Section 476 of the general municipal law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13.  "ANCILLARY  NON-GAMING  ACTIVITY"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  ACTIVITY NOT
 DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OR OUTCOME OF ANY  GAME  OF  BINGO,  AND
 SHALL  INCLUDE  ASSISTING  AT ANY FOOD CONCESSION, CLEANING, MAINTENANCE
 AND SITE PREPARATION AT THE LOCATION WHERE GAMES OF BINGO ARE CONDUCTED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04607-03-7

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