Bill Text: NY A04263 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to racing and wagering [A04263 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A04263-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4263

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 14, 2023
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        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:

     1    Section 1. Section 1301 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed-
     2  ing law is amended by adding a new subdivision 14-a to read as follows:
     3    14-a. "Dealer-controlled electronic table game". A table game operated
     4  by  a  live  dealer in which the outcome is determined by the actions of
     5  the dealer, that uses electronics as part of  the  game's  operation  in
     6  connection  with  the collection and payoff of wagers, but not to deter-
     7  mine the game outcome.
     8    § 2. Subdivision 38 of section 1301 of the racing, pari-mutuel  wager-
     9  ing  and  breeding  law, as added by chapter 174 of the laws of 2013, is
    10  amended to read as follows:
    11    38. "Slot machine". A mechanical, electrical or other device,  contri-
    12  vance  or  machine  which,  upon  insertion  of a coin, token or similar
    13  object therein, or upon payment  of  any  consideration  whatsoever,  is
    14  available to play or operate, the play or operation of which, whether by
    15  reason  of  the  skill  of the operator or application of the element of
    16  chance, or both, may deliver or entitle the individual playing or  oper-
    17  ating  the  machine to receive cash, or tokens to be exchanged for cash,
    18  or to receive merchandise or any  other  thing  of  value,  whether  the
    19  payoff  is  made  automatically from the machine or in any other manner,
    20  except that the cash equivalent value of any merchandise or other  thing
    21  of value shall not be included in determining the payout percentage of a
    22  slot  machine;  provided,  however,  that a dealer-controlled electronic
    23  table game shall not be considered a slot machine.
    24    § 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