Assembly Bill A4184

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits regional off-track betting corporations from providing items of value exceeding fifteen dollars to certain associates of the corporation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A4184 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Add §503-b, amd §517, RWB L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9393

2023-A4184 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits regional off-track betting corporations from providing items of value exceeding fifteen dollars to any board member, officer, or employee of the corporation, any contractor, subcontractor, consultant, or other agent of the corporation, or any spouse, child, sibling or parent of such persons; adds reporting requirements for regional off-track betting corporations.

2023-A4184 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4184
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, WALLACE, RIVERA -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Racing and Wagering
 
 AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
   relation  to  prohibiting regional off-track betting corporations from
   providing items of value exceeding fifteen dollars to certain  associ-
   ates of the corporation
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The  racing,  pari-mutuel  wagering  and  breeding  law  is
 amended by adding a new section 503-b to read as follows:
   §  503-B. PROMOTIONAL SPENDING RESTRICTED FROM CORPORATION ASSOCIATES.
 NO REGIONAL OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION OR ANY  SUBSIDIARY  WHOLLY  OR
 PARTIALLY  CONTROLLED  BY  SUCH  REGIONAL OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VIDEO LOTTERY  TERMINAL  FACILITIES,  SHALL
 MAKE  AVAILABLE  TO ANY BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER, OR EMPLOYEE OF THE CORPO-
 RATION, ANY CONTRACTOR, SUBCONTRACTOR, CONSULTANT, OR OTHER AGENT OF THE
 CORPORATION, OR ANY SPOUSE, CHILD, SIBLING OR  PARENT  RESIDING  IN  THE
 PRINCIPAL  PLACE  OF ABODE OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING PERSONS, OR ANY BUSI-
 NESS, PROFESSIONAL, OR PERSONAL  ASSOCIATES  OF  ANY  OF  THE  FOREGOING
 PERSONS,  ANY  EVENT  TICKETS,  BEVERAGES, FOOD, OR OTHER THING OF VALUE
 THAT EXCEEDS A VALUE OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE  EXPLICITLY
 PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER. THIS LIMITATION SHALL APPLY, BUT NOT BE LIMIT-
 ED TO, THE MARKETING PLAN AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE CORPORATION.
 ALL  PROMOTIONAL  AND  MARKETING  ACTIVITIES OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE
 SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AND OVERSIGHT BY THE GAMING COMMISSION, WHICH  SHALL
 ENSURE  THAT  SUCH  MARKETING  PLAN  AND  ACTIVITIES  OF THE CORPORATION
 PROHIBIT SELF-DEALING.
   § 2. Section 517 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law,
 as amended by chapter 243 of the laws of 2020, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02054-01-3
 A. 4184                             2
              

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