Assembly Bill A7736

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to specifying that certain electronic betting terminals are not slot machines

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A7736 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1301, RWB L

2017-A7736 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Specifies that electronic betting terminals with live dealers are not slot machines for purposes of destination resort gambling.

2017-A7736 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7736
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Racing and Wagering
 
 AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
   relation to electronic betting terminals
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 38 of section 1301 of the  racing,  pari-mutuel
 wagering  and breeding law, as added by chapter 174 of the laws of 2013,
 is amended to read as follows:
   38. "Slot machine". A mechanical, electrical or other device,  contri-
 vance  or  machine  which,  upon  insertion  of a coin, token or similar
 object therein, or upon payment  of  any  consideration  whatsoever,  is
 available to play or operate, the play or operation of which, whether by
 reason  of  the  skill  of the operator or application of the element of
 chance, or both, may deliver or entitle the individual playing or  oper-
 ating  the  machine to receive cash, or tokens to be exchanged for cash,
 or to receive merchandise or any  other  thing  of  value,  whether  the
 payoff  is  made  automatically from the machine or in any other manner,
 except that the cash equivalent value of any merchandise or other  thing
 of value shall not be included in determining the payout percentage of a
 slot  machine;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT AN ELECTRONIC BETTING TERMINAL
 WITH LIVE DEALERS IS NOT A SLOT MACHINE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11282-01-7

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