Assembly Bill A1678

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the display of live races and special events on telephones

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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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2021-A1678 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1012, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9847
2011-2012: A3704
2013-2014: A4234
2015-2016: A922
2017-2018: A748
2019-2020: A1977
2023-2024: A3201

2021-A1678 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides specific authority to video stream live races to any New York licensed track or off-track betting corporation which accepts internet wagers.

2021-A1678 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1678
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Racing and Wagering
 
 AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
   relation to displaying live races and special events on telephones
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 17 of section 1012 of the racing,  pari-mutuel
 wagering  and  breeding  law,  as  amended by chapter 174 of the laws of
 2013, is amended and a new subdivision 19 is added to read as follows:
   17. For the purposes of this section,  "telephone  wagering  accounts"
 shall mean and include all those wagers which utilize any wired or wire-
 less  communications device, including but not limited to wireline tele-
 phones, wireless telephones and the internet, to DISPLAY LIVE RACES  AND
 SPECIAL EVENTS AND transmit the placement of wagers on races and special
 events  offered  by  any regional off-track betting corporation, and any
 harness, thoroughbred, quarter horse racing association  or  corporation
 licensed or franchised to conduct pari-mutuel racing in this state.
   19.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  NOT  BE SUBJECT TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND THREE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  INSOFAR  AS
 THOSE  PROVISIONS  REQUIRE  THE  PARTICIPATION AS A CONTRACTING PARTY OR
 OTHERWISE OF THE REGIONAL  OFF-TRACK  BETTING  CORPORATION,  HOWEVER  NO
 RACES  OR  SPECIAL EVENTS SHALL BE DISPLAYED WITHOUT THE EXPRESS CONSENT
 OF THE ORIGINATOR OF THE RACES OR SPECIAL EVENTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06464-01-1

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