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Assembly Bill A3826B

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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2021-A3826 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3739
Current Committee:
Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1363 & 111, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9031, S8874
2023-2024: A1118, S1550

2021-A3826 - Summary

Requires all advertisements for gambling and sports betting to include warnings about potential harmful and addictive effects of gambling; requires the state gaming commission to cooperate with the commissioner of addiction services and supports to ensure that all advertisements for gaming activity state a problem gambling hotline number.

2021-A3826 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3826
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Racing and Wagering
 
 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.
                                                            LBD03193-01-1

2021-A3826A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3739
Current Committee:
Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1363 & 111, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9031, S8874
2023-2024: A1118, S1550

2021-A3826A - Summary

Requires all advertisements for gambling and sports betting to include warnings about potential harmful and addictive effects of gambling; requires the state gaming commission to cooperate with the commissioner of addiction services and supports to ensure that all advertisements for gaming activity state a problem gambling hotline number.

2021-A3826A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3826--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Racing and Wagering -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 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 and to requiring the state  gaming  commission  to
   cooperate  with the commissioner of addiction services and supports to
   ensure that all advertisements for gaming  activity  state  a  problem
   gambling hotline number
 
   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 to read as follows:
   (a) "advertisement" shall mean any  notice  or  communication  to  the
 public  or  any  information concerning the gaming-related business of a
 gaming facility licensee or applicant OR A MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING LICEN-
 SEE AS DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF  THIS  ARTICLE
 through  broadcasting,  publication or any other means of dissemination,
 including electronic dissemination.  Promotional activities are  consid-
 ered advertisements for purposes of this section.
   §  2. Subdivision 1 of section 111 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering
 and breeding law, as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 60  of  the
 laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  (A) The commission shall cooperate with the commissioner of [alco-
 holism and substance abuse services] ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS  to
 ensure  the  posting of signs and listing of information on the internet
 designed to assist compulsive gamblers pursuant  to  the  provisions  of
 subdivision (h) of section 19.09 of the mental hygiene law.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03193-02-1

2021-A3826B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3739
Current Committee:
Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1363 & 111, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9031, S8874
2023-2024: A1118, S1550

2021-A3826B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all advertisements for gambling and sports betting to include warnings about potential harmful and addictive effects of gambling; requires the state gaming commission to cooperate with the commissioner of addiction services and supports to ensure that all advertisements for gaming activity state a problem gambling hotline number.

2021-A3826B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3826--B
                                                         Cal. No. 131
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Racing and Wagering -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- ordered to a
   third  reading  --  passed  by  Assembly  and delivered to the Senate,
   recalled from the Senate, vote  reconsidered,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 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 and to requiring the state  gaming  commission  to
   cooperate  with the commissioner of addiction services and supports to
   ensure that all advertisements for gaming  activity  state  a  problem
   gambling hotline number
 
   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 to read as follows:
   (a) "advertisement" shall mean any  notice  or  communication  to  the
 public  or  any  information concerning the gaming-related business of a
 gaming facility licensee or applicant OR A MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING LICEN-
 SEE AS DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF  THIS  ARTICLE
 through  broadcasting,  publication or any other means of dissemination,
 including electronic dissemination.  Promotional activities are  consid-
 ered advertisements for purposes of this section.
   §  2. Subdivision 1 of section 111 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering
 and breeding law, as amended by chapter 564 of  the  laws  of  2021,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  (A)  The  commission  shall  cooperate  with  the  commissioner of
 addiction services and supports to ensure the posting of signs and list-
 ing of  information  on  the  internet  designed  to  assist  compulsive
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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