assembly Bill A8538A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to wagers on certain horse racing events and authorizes agreements between a mobile sports wagering operator and an affiliate

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 07, 2022 print number 8538a
Feb 07, 2022 amend and recommit to racing and wagering
Jan 05, 2022 referred to racing and wagering
Dec 13, 2021 referred to racing and wagering

A8538 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7536
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1367 & 1367-a, RWB L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A3562, S2343

A8538 - Summary

Prohibits wagers on a horse racing event unless such racing event is offered pursuant to a fixed odds sports wagering agreement; authorizes agreements between a mobile sports wagering operator and an affiliate to locate self-service sports betting kiosks upon the premises of the affiliate.

A8538 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8538
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Racing and Wagering
 
 AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
   relation  to  wagers  on  certain  horse racing events and authorizing
   agreements between a mobile sports wagering operator and an affiliate

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 1367 of the racing, pari-mutuel
 wagering and breeding law is amended by adding two new  paragraphs  (dd)
 and (ee) to read as follows:
   (DD)  "HORSE RACING EVENT" MEANS ANY SPORT OR ATHLETIC EVENT CONDUCTED
 IN NEW YORK STATE SUBJECT TO THE  PROVISIONS  OF  ARTICLES  TWO,  THREE,
 FOUR,  FIVE,  SIX,  NINE,  TEN OR ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AS WELL AS ANY
 SPORT OR ATHLETIC EVENT CONDUCTED OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK  STATE,  WHICH  IF
 CONDUCTED IN NEW YORK STATE, WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTI-
 CLES TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, NINE, TEN OR ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
   (EE) "AFFILIATE" MEANS ANY OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION, PROFESSIONAL
 SPORTS  STADIUM OR ARENA, FRANCHISED CORPORATION, OR RACE TRACK LICENSED
 PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, AN OPERATOR OF VIDEO LOTTERY GAMING  AT  AQUE-
 DUCT LICENSED PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED SEVENTEEN-A OF THE TAX
 LAW,  WHICH  HAS  AN  AFFILIATE  AGREEMENT WITH A MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING
 OPERATOR PURSUANT TO SECTION  THIRTEEN  HUNDRED  SIXTY-SEVEN-A  OF  THIS
 TITLE.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (s)  of subdivision 1 of section 1367 of the racing,
 pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as amended by section 3 of part Y
 of chapter 59 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   (s) "Prohibited sports event" means (I) a sport or athletic  event  in
 which  any  New  York  college team participates regardless of where the
 event takes place, [or] (II) A high school sport or athletic  event,  OR
 (III)  A  HORSE  RACING  EVENT. [The] NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE
 following shall not be considered  prohibited  sports  events:  [(i)]  a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13589-01-1

A8538A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7536
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1367 & 1367-a, RWB L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A3562, S2343

A8538A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits wagers on a horse racing event unless such racing event is offered pursuant to a fixed odds sports wagering agreement; authorizes agreements between a mobile sports wagering operator and an affiliate to locate self-service sports betting kiosks upon the premises of the affiliate.

A8538A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8538--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Racing and Wagering -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Racing
   and  Wagering  in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- 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  wagers  on  certain  horse racing events and authorizing
   agreements between a mobile sports wagering operator and an affiliate
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 1367 of the racing, pari-mutuel
 wagering and breeding law is amended  by  adding  three  new  paragraphs
 (dd), (ee) and (ff) to read as follows:
   (DD)  "HORSE RACING EVENT" MEANS ANY SPORT OR ATHLETIC EVENT CONDUCTED
 IN NEW YORK STATE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE TWO, THREE, FIVE,
 NINE, OR TEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AS WELL AS ANY  SPORT  OR  ATHLETIC  EVENT
 CONDUCTED  OUTSIDE  OF  NEW  YORK  STATE, WHICH IF CONDUCTED IN NEW YORK
 STATE, WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH ARTICLES.
   (EE) "AFFILIATE" MEANS ANY OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION, PROFESSIONAL
 SPORTS STADIUM  OR  ARENA,  AUTOMOBILE  RACING  FACILITY  THAT  HOSTS  A
 NATIONAL  ASSOCIATION  FOR  STOCK CAR AUTO RACING NATIONAL TOURING RACE,
 FRANCHISED CORPORATION, THOROUGHBRED RACING CORPORATION  OR  OTHER  RACE
 TRACK LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, OR AN OPERATOR OF VIDEO LOTTERY
 GAMING  AT  AQUEDUCT LICENSED PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED SEVEN-
 TEEN-A OF THE TAX LAW, WHICH HAS AN AFFILIATE AGREEMENT  WITH  A  MOBILE
 SPORTS WAGERING OPERATOR PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-SEV-
 EN-A OF THIS TITLE.
   (FF) "FIXED ODDS SPORTS WAGERING AGREEMENT" MEANS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
 A MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING OPERATOR OR MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING LICENSEE AND
 AN  ENTITY  THAT  POSSESSES A LICENSE AWARDED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWO OR
 THREE OF THIS CHAPTER THAT HAS  THE  AUTHORITY  TO  CONDUCT  PARI-MUTUEL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13589-05-2