Senate Bill S9118

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the task force on mobile sports wagering for the purpose of conducting certain hearings regarding mobile sports wagering and reporting its finding to the governor and the legislature

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S9118 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11225
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1367, RWB L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A3294

2017-S9118 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the task force on mobile sports wagering for the purpose of conducting certain hearings regarding mobile sports wagering and reporting its finding to the governor and the legislature.

2017-S9118 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S9118 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9118
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 20, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel, wagering and breeding  law,  in
   relation  to establishing the task force on mobile sports wagering for
   the purpose of conducting certain  hearings  regarding  mobile  sports
   wagering and reporting its finding to the governor and the legislature

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1367  of  the  racing,  pari-mutuel,  wagering  and
 breeding  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new  subdivision 7 to read as
 follows:
   7. TASK FORCE ON MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING. (A) AS USED IN THIS  SECTION,
 "MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING PLATFORM" OR "PLATFORM" MEANS THE COMBINATION OF
 HARDWARE,  SOFTWARE,  AND  DATA  NETWORKS  USED  TO  FACILITATE, ENABLE,
 MANAGE, ADMINISTER, OR CONTROL SPORTS WAGERING AND ANY ASSOCIATED WAGERS
 ACCESSIBLE BY ANY ELECTRONIC MEANS  INCLUDING  MOBILE  APPLICATIONS  AND
 INTERNET WEBSITES ACCESSED VIA A MOBILE DEVICE OR COMPUTER, OR OTHERWISE
 FACILITATING  OR  ENABLING  SPORTS WAGERING BY USE OF A MOBILE DEVICE OR
 COMPUTER.
   (B) PRIOR TO ALLOWING USE OF A  MOBILE  SPORTS  WAGERING  PLATFORM  OR
 OTHERWISE  FACILITATING  OR  ENABLING SPORTS WAGERING BY USE OF A MOBILE
 DEVICE OR COMPUTER, OTHER THAN FROM INSIDE A FACILITY AS  AUTHORIZED  BY
 THIS  SECTION,  A  TASK  FORCE  CONSISTING  OF THIRTEEN MEMBERS SHALL BE
 APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS: THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE GAMING COMMIS-
 SION OR HIS/HER DESIGNEE, THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET  OR
 HIS/HER  DESIGNEE,  THE  STATE LOTTERY DIRECTOR OR HIS/HER DESIGNEE, THE
 STATE COMPTROLLER OR HIS/HER DESIGNEE, THE  STATE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL  OR
 HIS/HER  DESIGNEE,  THREE PERSONS APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEM-
 BLY, ONE PERSON APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER IN THE ASSEMBLY,  THREE
 PERSONS  APPOINTED  BY  THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND ONE
 PERSON APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE. AFTER BEING  DULY
 CONSTITUTED,  SUCH  TASK  FORCE  SHALL  ELECT  A CHAIRPERSON BY A SIMPLE
 MAJORITY. AFTER  BEING  CONSTITUTED,  SUCH  TASK  FORCE  SHALL  PROMPTLY
 CONDUCT AT LEAST FOUR PUBLIC HEARINGS, OF WHICH AT LEAST TWO SHALL OCCUR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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