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Assembly Bill A9082

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes one percent of mobile sports tax revenue be used for problem gambling

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2023-A9082 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8439
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1367, RWB L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S2615

2023-A9082 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes one percent of mobile sports tax revenue, but not less than six million dollars, to be used for problem gambling.

2023-A9082 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9082
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2024
                                ___________
 
 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  authorizing  one percent of mobile sports tax revenue be
   used for problem gambling
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision  8 of section 1367 of the racing, pari-mutuel
 wagering and breeding law, as added by section 3 of part Y of chapter 59
 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   8. Notwithstanding section thirteen hundred fifty-one of this article,
 mobile sports wagering gross gaming revenue and  tax  revenue  shall  be
 excluded  from  sports  wagering  gross  gaming revenue and tax revenue.
 Mobile sports wagering tax revenue shall be  separately  maintained  and
 returned to the state for deposit into the state lottery fund for educa-
 tion  aid except as otherwise provided in this subdivision. Any interest
 and penalties imposed by the commission relating  to  those  taxes,  all
 penalties  levied  and  collected by the commission, and the appropriate
 funds, cash or prizes forfeited from sports wagering shall be  deposited
 into  the  state lottery fund for education. In the first fiscal year in
 which mobile sports wagering licensees commence  operations  and  accept
 mobile  sports wagers pursuant to this section, the commission shall pay
 into the commercial gaming fund one percent of the state tax imposed  on
 mobile  sports  wagering  by  this section to be distributed for problem
 gambling education and treatment purposes pursuant  to  paragraph  a  of
 subdivision  four of section ninety-seven-nnnn of the state finance law;
 provided however, that such amount shall be  equal  to  ONE  PERCENT  OF
 MOBILE  SPORTS TAX REVENUE AND NO LESS THAN six million dollars for each
 fiscal year thereafter. In the first fiscal year in which mobile  sports
 wagering  licensees  commence operations and accept mobile sports wagers
 pursuant to this section, the commission shall pay one  percent  of  the
 state  tax  imposed  on  mobile  sports  wagering by this section to the
 general fund, a program to be administered by the office of children and
 family services for a statewide youth sports  activities  and  education
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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