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Assembly Bill A6322

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits individuals under the age of twenty-one from gambling

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2017-A6322 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4229
Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §108, RWB L; amd §1617-a, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10229, S7043
2013-2014: A2082, S3417
2015-2016: A3913, S2748
2019-2020: A1682, S1979
2021-2022: A7144, S1446
2023-2024: A3108, S1557
2025-2026: A6814, S2610

2017-A6322 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits individuals under the age of twenty-one from gambling.

2017-A6322 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6322
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Racing and Wagering
 
 AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law  and
   the  tax  law, in relation to prohibiting individuals under the age of
   twenty-one from gambling

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of section 108 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 to read as follows:
   2. No corporation, association or person that holds a license,  regis-
 tration, franchise, certificate or permit issued by the commission shall
 permit  any  person who is actually or apparently under [eighteen] TWEN-
 TY-ONE years of age to bet on gaming activity, as defined in subdivision
 five of section one hundred one of this article.
   § 2.  The opening paragraph of subdivision b of section 1617-a of  the
 tax law, as amended by section 1 of part SS of chapter 60 of the laws of
 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  Such rules and regulations shall provide, as a condition of licen-
 sure, that racetracks to be licensed are certified to be  in  compliance
 with  all  state  and local fire and safety codes, THAT NO PERSON WHO IS
 ACTUALLY AND APPARENTLY UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE SHALL BE PERMITTED
 TO PARTICIPATE IN VIDEO LOTTERY GAMING, that the  gaming  commission  is
 afforded  adequate  space, infrastructure, and amenities consistent with
 industry standards for such video lottery gaming operations as found  at
 racetracks  in  other  states,  that racetrack employees involved in the
 operation of video lottery gaming pursuant to this section are  licensed
 by  the  gaming commission and such other terms and conditions of licen-
 sure as the gaming commission may establish.  Notwithstanding any incon-
 sistent provision of law, video lottery gaming at a  racetrack  pursuant
 to  this section shall be deemed an approved activity for such racetrack
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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