NY S01957 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-14 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Specifies who can operate a handicapping tournament; requires handicapping tournament operators to distribute no less than eighty percent of entry fees as prizes to the winners of a handicapping tournament; requires that five percent of the portion of the gross revenue collected by an operator on handicapping tournament entry fees from New York participants that is not distributed as prizes to the winners of a tournament be distributed quarterly by such operator to the horsemen's organization for welfare and medical plans for regularly employed backstretch employees.

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Title

Specifies who can operate a handicapping tournament; requires handicapping tournament operators to distribute no less than eighty percent of entry fees as prizes to the winners of a handicapping tournament; requires that five percent of the portion of the gross revenue collected by an operator on handicapping tournament entry fees from New York participants that is not distributed as prizes to the winners of a tournament be distributed quarterly by such operator to the horsemen's organization for welfare and medical plans for regularly employed backstretch employees.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-05-14 - Senate - Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee Vote (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee Vote (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-05-14SenateREPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
2024-01-03SenateREFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING
2023-05-25SenatePRINT NUMBER 1957A
2023-05-25SenateAMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
2023-02-13SenateREPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
2023-01-17SenateREFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

Same As/Similar To

A03611 (Same As) 2024-01-03 - referred to racing and wagering

New York State Sources


Bill Comments

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