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                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 18, 2016
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the
  Committee  on  Racing  and  Wagering  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to  enacting  the
  "charitable gaming act of 2016"

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "charitable
gaming act of 2016".
  S 2. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds  that  games  of
chance,  specifically  games  known as "raffles", conducted by bona fide
charitable, educational, scientific,  health,  religious  and  patriotic
organizations   provide  vital  financial  support  to  many  worthwhile
programs in the communities in which they serve. Furthermore, conforming
current statutory language to address recent technological advances will
enhance the ability of the public at large to participate and thusly  is
deemed to be in the public interest.
  S  3.  Subdivision  20 of section 186 of the general municipal law, as
added by chapter 574 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
  20. "Games of chance currency" shall mean legal tender or  a  form  of
scrip  or  chip  authorized  by  the  board,  EXCEPT  FOR GAMES KNOWN AS
"RAFFLES" WHEREBY PAYMENT SHALL MEAN LEGAL TENDER, OR  CREDIT  OR  DEBIT
CARD,  any of which may be used at the discretion of the games of chance
licensee.
  S 4. Section 189 of the general municipal law is amended by  adding  a
new subdivision 16 to read as follows:
  16.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, GAMES KNOWN
AS "RAFFLES", AT THE DISCRETION OF THE GAMES OF CHANCE LICENSEE, MAY  BE
PURCHASED  VIA THE INTERNET OR MOBILE APPLICATION WITH A DEBIT OR CREDIT
CARD, UPON THE ACCOUNT HOLDER'S DIRECT CONSENT, PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT
THE  GAMING  COMMISSION  SHALL  PROMULGATE ANY NECESSARY RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS TO ENSURE, TO A REASONABLE DEGREE OF CERTAINTY THAT:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  (A) THE PURCHASE OF THE RAFFLE TICKET IS  INITIATED  AND  RECEIVED  IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN AND ONE HUNDRED EIGHT-
Y-EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE;
  (B) PURCHASERS ARE NOT LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE; AND
  (C) THE PRIVACY AND ONLINE SECURITY OF PARTICIPANTS IS PROTECTED.
  S 5. Section 195-e of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter
94 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
  S  195-e.  Advertising  games. A licensee may advertise the conduct of
games of chance to the general public by means of THE INTERNET,  newspa-
per,  circular,  MAGAZINE,  handbill  and  poster,  and  by one sign not
exceeding sixty square feet in area, which may be displayed on or  adja-
cent  to  the premises owned or occupied by a licensed authorized organ-
ization, and when an organization is licensed to conduct games of chance
on premises of an authorized games of chance lessor, one additional such
sign may be displayed on or adjacent to the premises in which the  games
are  to  be conducted.   Additional signs may be displayed upon any fire
fighting equipment belonging to  any  licensed  authorized  organization
which  is a volunteer fire company, or upon any equipment of a first aid
or rescue squad in and throughout the community served by such volunteer
fire company or such first aid or rescue squad, as the case may be.  All
advertisements  shall  be  limited  to  the description of such event as
"Games of chance" or "Las Vegas  Night",  the  name  of  the  authorized
organization conducting such games, the license number of the authorized
organization  as  assigned  by  the  clerk  or  department and the date,
location and time of the event.
  S 6. Severability. If any clause,  sentence,  paragraph,  subdivision,
section  or  part contained in any part of this act shall be adjudged by
any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such  judgment  shall
not  affect,  impair,  or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be
confined in its operation to the clause, sentence,  paragraph,  subdivi-
sion, section or part contained in any part thereof directly involved in
the  controversy  in which such judgment shall have been rendered. It is
hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature that this act  would
have  been enacted even if such invalid provisions had not been included
herein.
  S 7. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided however, that effective  immediate-
ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
authorized.