Senate Bill S3009

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing alcoholic beverages as prizes in any game of chance

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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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2019-S3009 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4605
Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§195-d & 190-a, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6265, A8623
2017-2018: S940, A4568
2021-2022: A1868
2023-2024: A3415

2019-S3009 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing alcoholic beverages as prizes in any game of chance.

2019-S3009 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3009 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3009
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. FUNKE, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Racing,
   Gaming and Wagering
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to allowing alco-
   holic beverages as prizes in any game of chance

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 195-d of the general municipal law, as  amended  by
 section  13  of part MM of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, subdivision 3
 as amended by chapter 464 of the laws of 2017, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   §  195-d.  Charge  for  admission and participation; amount of prizes;
 award of prizes. 1. A fee may be charged by any licensee  for  admission
 to  any game or games of chance conducted under any license issued under
 this article. The clerk or department may in its discretion fix a  mini-
 mum fee.
   2.  With the exception of bell jars, coin boards, seal cards, merchan-
 dise boards and raffles, every winner  shall  be  determined  and  every
 prize  shall  be  awarded  and delivered within the same calendar day as
 that upon which the game was played. [No  alcoholic  beverage  shall  be
 offered or given as a prize in any game of chance.]
   3.  A  player  may  purchase  a chance with cash or, if the authorized
 organization wishes, with a personal check, credit card or debit card.
   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 190-a of the general municipal  law,  as
 added by chapter 400 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  No  person  under  the age of eighteen shall be permitted to play,
 operate or assist in any raffle  conducted  pursuant  to  this  section.
 WHERE ANY SUCH RAFFLE AWARDS A PRIZE CONTAINING ALCOHOL, NO PERSON UNDER
 THE  AGE  OF TWENTY-ONE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO PLAY, OPERATE OR ASSIST IN
 SUCH RAFFLE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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