Assembly Bill A8916

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits licensees from relying on artificial intelligence for tracking and advertisement purposes

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2025-A8916 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1367-a, RWB L

2025-A8916 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits licensees from relying on artificial intelligence for tracking and advertisement purposes and using such artificial intelligence to create personalized advertisements.

2025-A8916 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8916
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- 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  using  artificial intelligence to personalize advertise-
   ments on mobile sports wagering

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 4 of section 1367-a of the racing, pari-mutuel
 wagering and breeding law is amended by adding a new  paragraph  (k)  to
 read as follows:
   (K)  MOBILE  SPORTS  WAGERING LICENSEES SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM USING
 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO TRACK A BETTOR'S GAMBLING HABITS AND CREATING
 INDIVIDUALIZED PROMOTIONS WITH ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE  BASED  ON  SUCH
 BETTOR'S GAMBLING HABITS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13402-01-5

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