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Senate Bill S8636A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Permits requests for self-exclusion from gambling to be made electronically

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2025-S8636 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1344, RWB L

2025-S8636 - Summary

Requires that procedures for placements on, and removals from, the list of persons self-excluded from gambling includes procedures that allow a person to submit requests electronically; requires such procedures to ensure parity between electronic and non-electronic requests with respect to record retention and transmission of requests to licensed gaming facilities and mobile sports wagering platforms.

2025-S8636 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8636 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8636
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 7, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- 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 permitting requests for self-exclusion from gambling to be
   made electronically
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1344 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:
   2. The regulations of the commission shall  establish  procedures  for
 placements  on,  and  removals  from, the list of self-excluded persons,
 INCLUDING PROCEDURES THAT ALLOW A PERSON TO SUBMIT A  REQUEST  ELECTRON-
 ICALLY.  Such regulations shall establish procedures for the transmittal
 to licensed gaming  facilities  of  identifying  information  concerning
 self-excluded  persons,  and shall require licensed gaming facilities to
 establish procedures designed, at a  minimum,  to  remove  self-excluded
 persons  from  targeted  mailings  or  other  forms  of  advertising  or
 promotions and deny self-excluded persons access to credit, complimenta-
 ries, check cashing privileges, club programs, and other  similar  bene-
 fits.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13808-01-5

2025-S8636A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1344, RWB L

2025-S8636A - Summary

Requires that procedures for placements on, and removals from, the list of persons self-excluded from gambling includes procedures that allow a person to submit requests electronically; requires such procedures to ensure parity between electronic and non-electronic requests with respect to record retention and transmission of requests to licensed gaming facilities and mobile sports wagering platforms.

2025-S8636A - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8636A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8636--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 7, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed  to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wager-
   ing --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
   relation to permitting requests for self-exclusion from gambling to be
   made electronically
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2 of section 1344 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:
   2.  The  regulations  of the commission shall establish procedures for
 placements on, and removals from, the  list  of  self-excluded  persons,
 INCLUDING PROCEDURES THAT ALLOW A PERSON TO SUBMIT A REQUEST PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF THIS SECTION ELECTRONICALLY. Such regulations shall
 establish procedures for the transmittal to licensed  gaming  facilities
 of  identifying  information concerning self-excluded persons, and shall
 require licensed gaming facilities to establish procedures designed,  at
 a  minimum,  to  remove  self-excluded persons from targeted mailings or
 other forms of advertising or promotions and deny self-excluded  persons
 access  to  credit,  complimentaries,  check  cashing  privileges,  club
 programs, and other similar benefits.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13808-03-6

2025-S8636B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1344, RWB L

2025-S8636B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that procedures for placements on, and removals from, the list of persons self-excluded from gambling includes procedures that allow a person to submit requests electronically; requires such procedures to ensure parity between electronic and non-electronic requests with respect to record retention and transmission of requests to licensed gaming facilities and mobile sports wagering platforms.

2025-S8636B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8636B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8636--B
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 7, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed  to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wager-
   ing --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended  and  recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from
   said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
   relation to permitting requests for self-exclusion from gambling to be
   made electronically
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2 of section 1344 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:
   2.  The  regulations  of the commission shall establish procedures for
 placements on, and removals from, the  list  of  self-excluded  persons,
 INCLUDING PROCEDURES THAT ALLOW A PERSON TO SUBMIT A REQUEST PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF THIS SECTION ELECTRONICALLY.  SUCH PROCEDURES SHALL
 ENSURE  PARITY  BETWEEN  ELECTRONIC  AND  NON-ELECTRONIC  REQUESTS  WITH
 RESPECT  TO  RECORD  RETENTION  AND TRANSMISSION OF REQUESTS TO LICENSED
 GAMING FACILITIES AND MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING PLATFORMS. Such regulations
 shall establish procedures for the transmittal to licensed gaming facil-
 ities of identifying information concerning self-excluded  persons,  and
 shall   require  licensed  gaming  facilities  to  establish  procedures
 designed, at a minimum, to remove self-excluded  persons  from  targeted
 mailings  or  other forms of advertising or promotions and deny self-ex-
 cluded persons access to credit, complimentaries, check  cashing  privi-
 leges, club programs, and other similar benefits.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13808-07-6

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