NY State Senate Bill 2019-S8874

Senate Bill S8874

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring all advertisements for gambling and sports betting to include warnings about potential harmful and addictive effects of gambling

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2019-S8874 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9031
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1363, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S3739, A3826
2023-2024: S1550, A1118

2019-S8874 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all advertisements for gambling and sports betting to include warnings about potential harmful and addictive effects of gambling.

2019-S8874 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8874

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
relation to requiring all advertisements for gambling and sports betting
to include warnings about potential harmful and addictive effects of
gambling

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

An act to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
relation to requiring all advertisements for gambling to include warn-
ings about potential harmful and addictive effect of gambling

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Amends the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, to provide
affirmative statutory language that ensures that all advertisements for
gambling/gaming/sports wagering contain warnings about the potential

harmful and addictive effects of gambling.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York State residents have access to wagering at multiple casinos,
racetracks, the lottery and other venues and means. Gambling will be
even more accessible. In New York State, gambling can be found every-
where from physical casinos to a multitude of online websites and apps.
The advent of the internet has made gambling more accessible through
online betting platform. As gambling becomes more easily accessed by
more people, the number of lives negatively affected by gambling has
also increased. This can lead to serious consequences for both the
gambler and their family.

The Wagering Industry has invested substantial amounts in advertising.
Yet, New York State invest merely 1 million dollars a year per public
service announcements regarding problem gambling. The National Council
on Problem Gambling defines problem gambling as, (G)ambling behavior
which causes disruptions in any major area of life:  psychological,
physical, social or vocational." This may include pathological and
compulsive gambling, which is a form of addiction that grows worse as
time progresses. Statistics reports that "approximately 2.6% of the U.S.
population has some type of gambling issue. That adds up to nearly 10
million people in the United States who struggle with a gambling habit."
(National Council on Problem Gambling)

In the unprecedented growth of gambling, where it is easy to place bets
with PayPal, credit cards, bitcoin, or money-transfer apps; it is also
important as a state to be proactive in identifying and preventing
potential problems of gambling. If signed into law, this bill would
require industries to include warnings about potential harmful and
addictive effects of gambling.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

Not applicable.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
Not applicable.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2019-S8874 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8874
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 5, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
   relation  to  requiring  all  advertisements  for  gambling and sports
   betting to include warnings  about  potential  harmful  and  addictive
   effects of gambling

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  1  of  section  1363  of  the
 racing,  pari-mutuel  wagering and breeding law, as added by chapter 174
 of the laws of 2013, is amended and a new subdivision 3-a  is  added  to
 read as follows:
   (a)  "advertisement"  shall  mean  any  notice or communication to the
 public or any information concerning GAMING, GAMBLING, SPORTS  WAGERING,
 AS  DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE, the
 gaming-related business of  a  gaming  facility  licensee  or  applicant
 through  broadcasting,  INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO RADIO BROADCASTING
 AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING, publication or any other means  of  dissem-
 ination, including electronic dissemination.  Promotional activities are
 considered advertisements for purposes of this section.
   3-A.  EACH  ADVERTISEMENT  SHALL,  CLEARLY  AND CONSPICUOUSLY, STATE A
 WARNING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL HARMFUL AND ADDICTIVE EFFECTS  OF  GAMBLING.
 THE  COMMISSION  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING SUCH
 EFFECTS AND SHALL INCLUDE SUCH IN ALL APPLICABLE ADVERTISEMENTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14572-02-0

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