NY State Senate Bill 2023-S1550

Senate Bill S1550

2023-2024 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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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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Jan 12, 2023	referred to racing, gaming and wagering

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2023-S1550 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1118
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 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S1550, A1118

2023-S1550 (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.

2023-S1550 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1550

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 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

 
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 abut 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 mayor area of life:  psychological,
physical, social or vocational." This may include pathological and
compulsive gambling, which is a term 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 identifying and preventing poten-
tial problems of gambling. If s'!gned,into law, this bill would require
industries to include warnings about potential harmful and addictive
effects of gambling.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: S3739B- passed  assembly

 
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.

2023-S1550 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1550
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and  when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming
   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  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
 gamblers pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (h) of section  19.09
 of  the  mental  hygiene  law.  Such  postings shall include information
 explaining how an individual may add his or her  name  to  the  list  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03565-01-3

 S. 1550                             2
 
 self-excluded  persons.  Signs  shall be posted at a reasonable distance
 from each entrance, exit and automated teller machine in the facility.
   (B)  THE COMMISSION SHALL COOPERATE WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF ADDICTION
 SERVICES AND SUPPORTS TO  ENSURE  THAT  ALL  ADVERTISEMENTS  FOR  GAMING
 ACTIVITY  CLEARLY  AND  CONSPICUOUSLY  STATE  A PROBLEM GAMBLING HOTLINE
 NUMBER.
   (C) THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE INFORMATION AND
 TECHNICAL SUPPORT WHICH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, GUIDELINES  FOR
 ANY  ASSOCIATION, CORPORATIONS LICENSED OR ENFRANCHISED PURSUANT TO THIS
 CHAPTER ON ADVERTISING RESTRICTIONS.
   § 3. 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.

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