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                                   5128
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2019
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 Introduced  by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, CAHILL, CRESPO -- Multi-Sponsored by
   --  M.  of  A.     BENEDETTO,  COLTON,  COOK,   FITZPATRICK,   JAFFEE,
   PEOPLES-STOKES,  RIVERA,  THIELE  --  read  once  and  referred to the
   Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to  commissioning  a
   statewide  evaluation regarding the extent of legal and illegal gambl-
   ing by New York residents
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  19.09  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision (k) to read as follows:
   (K) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK  STATE  GAMING
 COMMISSION,  IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO COMMISSION A STATEWIDE EVALU-
 ATION REGARDING THE EXTENT OF LEGAL AND ILLEGAL  GAMBLING  BY  NEW  YORK
 STATE  RESIDENTS,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  THE LOTTERY, HORSE
 RACING, NATIVE AMERICAN CASINOS, INTERNET GAMBLING, SPORTS BETTING,  AND
 POKER.  SUCH  EVALUATION SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLA-
 TURE NO LATER THAN DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE. THE EVALU-
 ATION SHALL BE PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ENTITY AND SELECTED THROUGH  A
 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS.
   (1) SUCH EVALUATION SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A)  THE PERCENTAGE OF NEW YORK RESIDENTS PARTICIPATING IN EACH GAMBL-
 ING ACTIVITY BY:
   (I) AGE;
   (II) RACE;
   (III) INCOME;
   (IV) EDUCATION;
   (V) SEX; AND
   (VI) ANY OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC THAT WOULD BE RELEVANT TO  THE  EVALUATION;
 AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (B)  AN  ESTIMATE OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY BEING WAGERED AND LOST BY NEW
 YORK RESIDENTS IN EACH GAMBLING ACTIVITY.
   (2) SUCH EVALUATION SHALL PROVIDE A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RELATION-
 SHIPS  BETWEEN  PROBLEM  GAMBLING  AND  BANKRUPTCY,  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE,
 SUICIDE, CRIME, AND ANY OTHER SOCIAL PROBLEM THAT  IS  RELEVANT  TO  THE
 EVALUATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.