Senate Bill S5850

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-S5850 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7736
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1301, RWB L

2017-S5850 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S5850 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5850 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5850
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and  Wager-
   ing
 
 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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