Senate Bill S8238

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to self-exclusion provisions

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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-S8238 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§111 & 1345, RWB L

2025-S8238 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to self-exclusion provisions; provides for moneys forfeited by self-exclusion to be deposited in certain gaming commission accounts.

2025-S8238 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8238 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8238
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 27, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- (at request of the New York State Gaming
   Commission) -- 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 improvement of the self-exclusion provisions

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  2  of section 111 of the
 racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter 564
 of the laws of 2021, is amended and four new subdivisions 4, 5, 6 and  7
 are added to read as follows:
   (c) No voluntary order or request to exclude persons from entering the
 premises  of  any  such  association,  corporation,  or  facility may be
 rescinded, canceled, or declared null and void until A MINIMUM OF  seven
 days after a request has been received by such association, corporation,
 or facility to cancel such order or request. A PERSON MAY WAIVE OR FORGO
 THE  ABILITY  TO RESCIND, CANCEL OR DECLARE NULL AND VOID SUCH VOLUNTARY
 ORDER OR REQUEST. THE COMMISSION MAY SET THE LENGTH  OF  THE  PERIOD  OF
 VOLUNTARY  EXCLUSION  AND REQUIRE ANY PERSON DESIRING EXCLUSION TO WAIVE
 OR FORGO THE ABILITY TO RESCIND, CANCEL OR DECLARE NULL  AND  VOID  SUCH
 VOLUNTARY ORDER OR REQUEST.
   4.  NO PERSON ON A SELF-EXCLUSION LIST PURSUANT TO THE RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL COLLECT, IN ANY  MANNER  OR  PROCEEDING,
 ANY  WINNINGS  OR  RECOVER  ANY LOSSES ARISING AS A RESULT OF ANY GAMING
 ACTIVITY PROHIBITED BY SUCH SELF-EXCLUSION.
   5. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, ANY GAMING ACTIVITY THAT  RESULTS
 IN A SELF-EXCLUDED PERSON OBTAINING ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE FROM, OR
 BEING  OWED  ANY  MONEY  OR THING OF VALUE BY, THE PARTY CONDUCTING SUCH
 GAMING ACTIVITY  SHALL  BE  CONSIDERED,  SOLELY  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION, TO BE A FULLY EXECUTED GAMBLING TRANSACTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09965-01-5
 S. 8238                             2

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