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Senate Bill S3282
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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-S3282 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6918
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง1612 & 1617-a, Tax L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S3591, A3567
2013-2014: S2970, A3981
2015-2016: A891
2017-2018: A2034
2019-2020: A4617
2021-2022: A3423
2023-2024: A3544
2009-S3282 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3282 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the tax law, in relation to video lottery gaming at commercial bowling establishments PURPOSE : This bill will allow the installation of video lottery terminals in bowling establishments. The installation will be limited to an area where persons under the age of 21 are prohibited from entering. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends subdivision b of section 1612 of the tax law to entitle operators of a bowling establishment to vendor fees where Video Lottery terminals are located. Section 2 amends section 1617-a of the tax law by adding a new subdivision a-1 which will authorize the operation of video gaming at commercial bowling establishments. JUSTIFICATION : While bowling is still a relatively popular recreation activity in this country, the proprietor's of New York's bowling establishments face a business crisis. With the high cost of insurance, the escalating prices of utilities, and severe weather conditions, the expenses for a proprietor to operate a facility have skyrocketed. In addition, the recent implementation of the statewide smoking ban has
2009-S3282 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3282 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 13, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADAMS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to video lottery gaming at commercial bowling establishments THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph 1 of subdivision b of section 1612 of the tax law, as separately amended by chapters 140 and 286 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: (iii) less an additional vendor's marketing allowance at a rate of ten percent for the first one hundred million dollars annually and eight percent thereafter of the total revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes to be used by the vendor track for the marketing and promotion and associated costs of its video lottery gaming oper- ations and pari-mutuel horse racing operations, as long as any such costs associated with pari-mutuel horse racing operations simultaneously encourage increased attendance at such vendor's video lottery gaming facilities, consistent with the customary manner of marketing comparable operations in the industry and subject to the overall supervision of the division; provided, however, that the additional vendor's marketing allowance shall not exceed eight percent in any year for any operator of a racetrack located in the county of Westchester or Queens; provided, however, a vendor track that receives a vendor fee pursuant to clause (G) of [this] subparagraph (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH shall not receive the additional vendor's marketing allowance. A COMMERCIAL BOWLING ESTAB- LISHMENT THAT IS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED SEVENTEEN-A OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO A VENDOR FEE OF NOT LESS THAN 20.25 PERCENT IN THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD YEARS OF VIDEO LOTTERY GAMING AT SUCH COMMERCIAL BOWLING ESTABLISHMENT, 20.0 PERCENT IN THE FOURTH AND FIFTH YEARS AND 17.5 PERCENT IN ALL SUBSEQUENT YEARS. In establishing EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08959-02-9
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