Senate Bill S6647

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the percentage of free play allowance credits

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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-S6647 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9526
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1617-a, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3812, A1523
2021-2022: S2577, A2605
2023-2024: S3589

2017-S6647 - Summary

Provides that the gaming commission may, at its discretion, authorize an increase to the limitation for individual video lottery facilities upon illustration of benefit to the state.

2017-S6647 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6647 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6647
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the percentage of free  play
   allowance credits
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subdivision i 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:
   (3) For each video lottery facility, the annual value of the free play
 allowance credits authorized for use by the operator  pursuant  to  this
 subdivision  shall  not exceed an amount equal to fifteen percent of the
 total amount wagered on video lottery  games  after  payout  of  prizes,
 EXCEPT IN THE EVENT THAT A COMMERCIAL CASINO AS DEFINED BY SECTION THIR-
 TEEN HUNDRED TEN OF THE RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW IS
 GIVEN  A  GREATER  THAN  A  FIFTEEN PERCENT FREE PLAY ALLOWANCE, A VIDEO
 LOTTERY FACILITY THAT IS LOCATED WITHIN FORTY MILES  OF  THE  COMMERCIAL
 CASINO  SHALL RECEIVE THE SAME PERCENTAGE OF FREE PLAY ALLOWANCE CREDITS
 AS ALLOWED TO THAT COMMERCIAL CASINO. The gaming commission shall estab-
 lish procedures to assure that free play allowance credits do not exceed
 such amount.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13147-01-7

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2017-S6647A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9526
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1617-a, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3812, A1523
2021-2022: S2577, A2605
2023-2024: S3589

2017-S6647A - Summary

Provides that the gaming commission may, at its discretion, authorize an increase to the limitation for individual video lottery facilities upon illustration of benefit to the state.

2017-S6647A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6647A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6647--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HELMING,  GALLIVAN,  MARCHIONE  -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Rules  --  recommitted to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering
   in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  reported  favorably  from
   said  committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the percentage of free  play
   allowance credits
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subdivision i 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:
   (3) For each video lottery facility, the annual value of the free play
 allowance credits authorized for use by the operator  pursuant  to  this
 subdivision  shall  not exceed an amount equal to fifteen percent of the
 total amount wagered on video  lottery  games  after  payout  of  prizes
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, IF A VIDEO LOTTERY FACILITY IS LOCATED IN DEVELOPMENT
 ZONE TWO AS DEFINED BY SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED TEN OF THE RACING, PARI-
 MUTUEL  WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW, AND THE NEAREST COMMERCIAL CASINO, AS
 DEFINED BY SECTION THIRTEEN  HUNDRED  ONE  OF  THE  RACING,  PARI-MUTUEL
 WAGERING  AND BREEDING LAW, IS GIVEN A GREATER THAN FIFTEEN PERCENT FREE
 PLAY ALLOWANCE, THE  VIDEO  LOTTERY  FACILITY  SHALL  RECEIVE  THE  SAME
 PERCENTAGE  OF  FREE  PLAY  ALLOWANCE  CREDITS AS ALLOWED TO THE NEAREST
 COMMERCIAL CASINO.  The gaming commission shall establish procedures  to
 assure that free play allowance credits do not exceed such amount.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13147-02-8

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2017-S6647B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9526
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1617-a, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3812, A1523
2021-2022: S2577, A2605
2023-2024: S3589

2017-S6647B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the gaming commission may, at its discretion, authorize an increase to the limitation for individual video lottery facilities upon illustration of benefit to the state.

2017-S6647B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6647B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6647--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HELMING,  GALLIVAN,  MARCHIONE  -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Rules  --  recommitted to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering
   in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  reported  favorably  from
   said  committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the percentage of free play
   allowance credits
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph 3 of subdivision i 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:
   (3) For each video lottery facility, the annual value of the free play
 allowance  credits  authorized  for use by the operator pursuant to this
 subdivision shall not exceed an amount equal to fifteen percent  of  the
 total  amount wagered on video lottery games after payout of prizes. The
 gaming commission shall establish procedures to assure  that  free  play
 allowance  credits  do  not exceed such amount.  HOWEVER, THE COMMISSION
 MAY, AT THE COMMISSION'S DISCRETION, AUTHORIZE AN INCREASE TO THE  ABOVE
 LIMITATION FOR INDIVIDUAL VIDEO LOTTERY FACILITIES, UPON ILLUSTRATION OF
 BENEFIT TO THE STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13147-04-8

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