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Senate Bill S8738

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of health to commission a statewide evaluation regarding the extent of gambling by New York state residents

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2017-S8738 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5083
Current Committee:
Senate Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19.09, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7055
2019-2020: S5703, A591

2017-S8738 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to commission a statewide evaluation regarding the extent of gambling by New York state residents.

2017-S8738 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8738 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8738
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to commissioning a
   statewide evaluation regarding the extent  of  gambling  by  New  York
   state residents
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 19.09 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision (k) to read as follows:
   (K)  THE  COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE GAMING
 COMMISSION, IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO COMMISSION A STATEWIDE  EVALU-
 ATION  REGARDING  THE  EXTENT  OF  GAMBLING BY NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS,
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE LOTTERY, HORSE RACING, NATIVE AMERICAN
 CASINOS, INTERNET GAMBLING, SPORTS BETTING, AND POKER.  SUCH  EVALUATION
 SHALL  BE DELIVERED TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE NO LATER THAN DECEM-
 BER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE. THE EVALUATION SHALL BE PREPARED  BY
 AN  INDEPENDENT ENTITY AND SELECTED THROUGH A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROC-
 ESS.  SUCH EVALUATION SHALL INCLUDE:
   (1) THE PERCENTAGE OF NEW YORK RESIDENTS PARTICIPATING IN EACH  GAMBL-
 ING ACTIVITY BY:
   (A) AGE;
   (B) RACE;
   (C) INCOME;
   (D) EDUCATION;
   (E) SEX; AND
   (F)  ANY  OTHER  DEMOGRAPHIC THAT WOULD BE RELEVANT TO THE EVALUATION;
 AND
   (2) AN ESTIMATE OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY BEING WAGERED AND LOST  BY  NEW
 YORK RESIDENTS IN EACH GAMBLING ACTIVITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05417-01-7

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