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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to racing, gaming and wagering |
Feb 18, 2009 |
referred to racing, gaming and wagering |
Senate Bill S2335
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S2335 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §195-a, Gen Muni L; amd §104, RWB L; amd §§1605, 1610 & 1612, Tax L
2009-S2335 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2335 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general municipal law, the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law and the tax law, in relation to raising the minimum legal betting age from eighteen to twenty-one years PURPOSE : To raise the minimum legal betting age in New York with regard to all forms of gambling, except charitable bingo. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This legislation raises the minimum legal betting age from eighteen to twenty-one for charitable games of chance, pari-mutuel wagering and the state lottery, including "Quick Draw." EXISTING LAW : At present, the minimum legal betting age for the types of gambling affected by this legislation is eighteen; that for "Quick Draw" played at locations licensed to serve alcohol is twenty-one. JUSTIFICATION : In recent years, the problem of teenage gambling has rivaled drug abuse as a social concern. A recent study by the Harvard Medical School found that between 6.4 and 8.5 percent of suburban Boston high
2009-S2335 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2335 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 18, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PADAVAN -- 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 general municipal law, the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law and the tax law, in relation to raising the minimum legal betting age from eighteen to twenty-one years THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 195-a of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 574 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: S 195-a. Participation by persons under [eighteen] TWENTY-ONE. No person under the age of [eighteen] TWENTY-ONE years shall be permitted to play any game or games of chance conducted pursuant to any license issued under this article. Persons under the age of [eighteen] TWENTY- ONE years may be permitted to attend games of chance at the discretion of the games of chance licensee. No person under the age of [eighteen] TWENTY-ONE years shall be permitted to operate any game of chance conducted pursuant to any license issued under this article or to assist therein. S 2. Section 104 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter 919 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: S 104. Prohibition of wagering by certain officials, employees and [minors] PERSONS UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE. No member, secretary, deputy, officer, representative, employee or counsel of the board shall wager either upon the outcome of any horse race conducted at a track at which pari-mutuel betting is conducted by any licensee or franchisee of the board. No association or corporation which is licensed or franchised by the board shall permit any person who is actually and apparently under [eighteen] TWENTY-ONE years of age to bet on a horse race conducted by it nor shall such person be permitted to bet at an estab- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09331-01-9
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