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Apr 25, 2012 |
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Senate Bill S7043
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th 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
2011-S7043 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10229
- Current Committee:
- Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
- Law Section:
- Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§104 & 108, RWB L; amd §1617-a, Tax L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S3417, A2082
2015-2016: S2748, A3913
2017-2018: S4229, A6322
2019-2020: S1979, A1682
2021-2022: S1446, A7144
2023-2024: S1557, A3108
2011-S7043 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7043 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law and the tax law, in relation to prohibiting individuals under the age of twenty-one from gambling PURPOSE: To prohibit individuals under the age of 21 from gambling. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends section 104 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, is amended to include individuals between 18 and 21 years of age from engaging in gambling. EXISTING LAW: Existing law stipulates that certain individuals, i.e. Certain racing and wagering officials, employees and minors under the age of 18 are currently prohibited from placing wagers. JUSTIFICATION: According to the NYS Council on Problem Gambling, 10% of adolescents in NYS (approximately 140,000) have experienced problems due to their gambling, and 28% of these adolescents who experienced problem gambling in the past may also be in need of treatment for chemical dependency. The organization Youth Gambling International found that young adults
2011-S7043 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7043 I N S E N A T E April 25, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 and the tax law, in relation to prohibiting individuals under the age of twenty-one from gambling THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 104 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed- ing 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. 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 establishment of a regional corporation conducting off- track betting. No individual employed by an off-track betting corpo- ration as a pari-mutuel clerk, cashier or seller shall be permitted to bet during those periods of any day on which such person is actually employed in such capacity. S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 108 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 60 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: 2. No corporation, association or person that holds a license, regis- tration, franchise, certificate or permit issued by the commission shall permit any person who is actually or apparently under [eighteen] TWEN- TY-ONE years of age to bet on gaming activity, as defined in subdivision five of section one hundred one of this article. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15297-02-2
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