Bill Text: NY A09526 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Provides that the gaming commission may, at its discretion, authorize an increase to the limitation for individual video lottery facilities upon illustration of benefit to the state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-31 - print number 9526b [A09526 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A09526-Amended.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                         9526--B
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 19, 2018
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
          reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
          reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
          amended and recommitted to said committee
        AN  ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the percentage of free play
          allowance credits
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Paragraph 3 of subdivision i of section 1617-a of the tax
     2  law, as amended by section 1 of part SS of chapter 60  of  the  laws  of
     3  2016, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (3) For each video lottery facility, the annual value of the free play
     5  allowance  credits  authorized  for use by the operator pursuant to this
     6  subdivision shall not exceed an amount equal to fifteen percent  of  the
     7  total  amount wagered on video lottery games after payout of prizes. The
     8  gaming commission shall establish procedures to assure  that  free  play
     9  allowance  credits  do  not exceed such amount.  However, the commission
    10  may, at the commission's discretion, authorize an increase to the  above
    11  limitation for individual video lottery facilities, upon illustration of
    12  benefit to the state.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13147-05-8
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