Senate Bill S8156

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to video lottery gaming facilities

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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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2025-S8156 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8361
Current Committee:
Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1367, RWB L

2025-S8156 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to sports wagers placed in video lottery gaming facilities.

2025-S8156 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8156 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8156
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- 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 racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
   relation to video lottery gaming facilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1367 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed-
 ing  law, as amended by section 3 of part Y of chapter 59 of the laws of
 2021, subdivision 8 as amended by section 1 of part OO of chapter 59  of
 the laws of 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   §  1367.  Sports  wagering.  1. As used in this section and in section
 thirteen hundred sixty-seven-a of this title:
   (a) "Platform provider" means an entity selected by the commission  to
 conduct  mobile  sports wagering pursuant to a competitive bidding proc-
 ess;
   (b) "Authorized sports bettor" means an individual who  is  physically
 present  in this state when placing a sports wager, who is not a prohib-
 ited sports bettor, and who participates in sports wagering offered by a
 casino, A VIDEO LOTTERY GAMING FACILITY, or  a  mobile  sports  wagering
 licensee;
   (c)  "Casino"  means  a  licensed gaming facility at which gambling is
 conducted pursuant to the provisions of this article;
   (d) "Commission" means the New York  state  gaming  commission  estab-
 lished pursuant to section one hundred two of this chapter;
   (e)  "Collegiate  sport  or  athletic event" means a sport or athletic
 event offered or sponsored by, or played in connection with a public  or
 private  institution that offers educational services beyond the second-
 ary level;
   (f) "Covered persons" includes: athletes; players; umpires;  referees;
 officials; personnel associated with players, clubs, teams, leagues, and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11057-02-5

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