Senate Bill S4815

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to issuing temporary permits to certain fantasy sports operators

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Current 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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2023-S4815 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3551
Current Committee:
Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1402 & 1401, RWB L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8628, A9449

2023-S4815 - 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.

2023-S4815 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4815 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4815
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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. A TEMPORARY  PERMIT  ISSUED  UNDER
 THIS  PARAGRAPH SHALL BE DEEMED EFFECTIVE AS OF THE DATE THAT THE OPERA-
 TOR FIRST OFFERED INTERACTIVE FANTASY  SPORTS  CONTESTS  IN  THE  STATE,
 PROVIDED  THAT THE OPERATOR REMITS THE TAX PROVIDED IN SECTION ONE THOU-
 SAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS  OF  ISSUANCE
 OF THE TEMPORARY PERMIT FOR ALL CONTESTS THE OPERATOR PREVIOUSLY OFFERED
 IN THE STATE.
   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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08414-02-3

2023-S4815A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3551
Current Committee:
Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1402 & 1401, RWB L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8628, A9449

2023-S4815A (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.

2023-S4815A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4815A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4815--A
     Cal. No. 754
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and  Wager-
   ing  --  reported  favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
   second report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 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. A TEMPORARY  PERMIT  ISSUED  UNDER
 THIS  PARAGRAPH SHALL BE DEEMED EFFECTIVE AS OF THE DATE THAT THE OPERA-
 TOR FIRST OFFERED INTERACTIVE FANTASY  SPORTS  CONTESTS  IN  THE  STATE,
 PROVIDED  THAT THE OPERATOR REMITS THE TAX PROVIDED IN SECTION ONE THOU-
 SAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS  OF  ISSUANCE
 OF THE TEMPORARY PERMIT FOR ALL CONTESTS THE OPERATOR PREVIOUSLY OFFERED
 IN THE STATE.
   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.

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