NY State Senate Bill 2019-S7588

Senate Bill S7588

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides that a dealer-controlled electronic table game shall not be considered a slot machine

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 10, 2020	reported and committed to finance
Jan 29, 2020	referred to racing, gaming and wagering

Votes

- Feb 10, 2020 - Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee Vote
  S7588
  
  6
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee Vote: Feb 10, 2020
      
      aye (6)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Gaughran
      
      Helming
      
      Jordan
      
      Mayer
      
      Stavisky
      
      excused (1)
      
      Comrie

2019-S7588 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9673
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1301, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S4105, A5203
2023-2024: S5626, A4263

2019-S7588 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a dealer-controlled electronic table game shall not be considered a slot machine.

2019-S7588 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7588

SPONSOR: ADDABBO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
relation to providing that a dealer-controlled electronic table game
shall not be considered a slot machine

 
PURPOSE:

To clarify that hosted table games, which provide participants the abil-
ity to wager using an electronic betting terminal on conduct of a table
game with a live dealer, are not considered to be slot machines.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends by adding a new subdivision 14-a

Section 2: Amends subdivision 38 of section 1301 of the Racing, Pari-Mu-
tuel Wagering and Breeding Law to provide that electronic betting termi-

nals with live dealers are not slot machines.

Section 3: Effective Date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Hosted table games allow players to use electronic betting terminals
when participating in live dealer games such as roulette and blackjack.
These terminals are a tool that provides the opportunity for an
increased number of players to participate in a game whose outcome is
determined by the actions of a live dealer, and not a random number
generator, as is the case with slot machines.  These electronic betting
terminals provide for groups of friends to have the increased opportu-
nity to play at the same table.  Additionally, they provide increased
number of players per table allows the casino to offer lower minimum
bets. This has led to an increase in the popularity and use of these
electronic betting terminals in other states, and as it has, other
states have provided that they be classified as table games and not slot
machines.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Potential for increased revenue to the state with increase number of
participants at hosted table games.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S7588 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7588
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2020
                                ___________
 
 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, in
   relation to providing that a dealer-controlled electronic  table  game
   shall not be considered a slot machine

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1301 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed-
 ing law is amended by adding a new subdivision 14-a to read as follows:
   14-A. "DEALER-CONTROLLED ELECTRONIC TABLE GAME". A TABLE GAME OPERATED
 BY A LIVE DEALER IN WHICH THE OUTCOME IS DETERMINED BY  THE  ACTIONS  OF
 THE  DEALER,  THAT  USES  ELECTRONICS AS PART OF THE GAME'S OPERATION IN
 CONNECTION WITH THE COLLECTION AND PAYOFF OF WAGERS, BUT NOT  TO  DETER-
 MINE THE GAME OUTCOME.
   §  2. Subdivision 38 of section 1301 of the racing, pari-mutuel wager-
 ing and breeding law, as added by chapter 174 of the laws  of  2013,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   38.  "Slot machine". A mechanical, electrical or other device, contri-
 vance or machine which, upon insertion  of  a  coin,  token  or  similar
 object  therein,  or  upon  payment  of any consideration whatsoever, is
 available to play or operate, the play or operation of which, whether by
 reason of the skill of the operator or application  of  the  element  of
 chance,  or both, may deliver or entitle the individual playing or oper-
 ating the machine to receive cash, or tokens to be exchanged  for  cash,
 or  to  receive  merchandise  or  any  other thing of value, whether the
 payoff is made automatically from the machine or in  any  other  manner,
 except  that the cash equivalent value of any merchandise or other thing
 of value shall not be included in determining the payout percentage of a
 slot machine; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT  A  DEALER-CONTROLLED  ELECTRONIC
 TABLE GAME SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED A SLOT MACHINE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14923-01-0

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