Senate Bill S8628

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to issuing temporary permits to certain fantasy sports operators

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

  • 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-S8628 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1402, RWB L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4815

2021-S8628 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to issuing temporary permits to certain fantasy sports operators that were not offering contests to persons located in New York prior to November 10, 2015.

2021-S8628 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8628 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8628
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 23, 2022
                                ___________
 
 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 issuing temporary permits to certain fantasy sports opera-
   tors
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2 of section 1402 of the racing, pari-mutuel
 wagering and breeding law, as added by chapter 237 of the laws of  2016,
 is amended and subdivision 1 is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to
 read as follows:
   (C)  ADDITIONAL  INTERACTIVE  FANTASY  SPORTS  OPERATORS, WHO WERE NOT
 OFFERING CONTESTS TO PERSONS LOCATED IN NEW YORK PRIOR TO THE  TENTH  OF
 NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, MAY APPLY FOR A TEMPORARY PERMIT SUBJECT
 TO  APPROVAL BY THE GAMING COMMISSION, PROVIDED THAT SUCH OPERATOR MEETS
 ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE.
   2. The commission shall provide a temporary permit [to  each  operator
 that  was offering contests pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision one
 of this section] to allow [such operator  to  continue]  AN  INTERACTIVE
 FANTASY  SPORTS OPERATOR to offer such contests, on a provisional basis,
 until such operator's application for registration has been approved  or
 denied  in  accordance with section fourteen hundred three of this arti-
 cle, provided that such operator meets all the requirements  in  section
 fourteen hundred four of this article.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14829-01-2

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