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Senate Bill S2577

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the percentage of free play allowance credits

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

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2021-S2577 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2605
Current Committee:
Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1617-a, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6647, A9526
2019-2020: S3812, A1523
2023-2024: S3589
2025-2026: S3613

2021-S2577 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-S2577 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2577 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2577
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 21, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- 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 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.
                                                            LBD01169-01-1

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