Senate Bill S1550

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires all advertisements for gambling and sports betting to include warnings about potential harmful and addictive effects of gambling

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Current Bill Status Via A1118 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-S1550 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1118
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1363 & 111, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8874, A9031
2021-2022: S3739, A3826

2023-S1550 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all advertisements for gambling and sports betting to include warnings about potential harmful and addictive effects of gambling; requires the state gaming commission to cooperate with the commissioner of addiction services and supports to ensure that all advertisements for gaming activity state a problem gambling hotline number.

2023-S1550 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1550 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1550
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and  when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming
   and Wagering
 
 AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
   relation  to  requiring  all  advertisements  for  gambling and sports
   betting to include warnings  about  potential  harmful  and  addictive
   effects  of  gambling  and to requiring the state gaming commission to
   cooperate with the commissioner of addiction services and supports  to
   ensure  that  all  advertisements  for gaming activity state a problem
   gambling hotline number
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  1 of section 1363 of the
 racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as added by  chapter  174
 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  "advertisement"  shall  mean  any  notice or communication to the
 public or any information concerning the gaming-related  business  of  a
 gaming facility licensee or applicant OR A MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING LICEN-
 SEE  AS  DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE
 through broadcasting, publication or any other means  of  dissemination,
 including  electronic dissemination.  Promotional activities are consid-
 ered advertisements for purposes of this section.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 111 of the racing, pari-mutuel  wagering
 and  breeding  law,  as  amended  by chapter 564 of the laws of 2021, is
 amended to read as follows:
   1. (A)  The  commission  shall  cooperate  with  the  commissioner  of
 addiction services and supports to ensure the posting of signs and list-
 ing  of  information  on  the  internet  designed  to  assist compulsive
 gamblers pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (h) of section  19.09
 of  the  mental  hygiene  law.  Such  postings shall include information
 explaining how an individual may add his or her  name  to  the  list  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03565-01-3

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