Assembly Bill A4263

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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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
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2023-A4263 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5626
Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1301, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9673, S7588
2021-2022: A5203, S4105

2023-A4263 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-A4263 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   4263
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GUNTHER, SANTABARBARA -- 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  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.
                                                            LBD09035-01-3

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