Bill Text: NY A09847 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to the display of live races and special events on telephones.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-24 - amended on third reading 9847a [A09847 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A09847-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        9847--A
                                                               Cal. No. 861
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 3, 2010
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       Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW, GORDON -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Racing and Wagering -- reported from committee,  advanced
         to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
         on the order of third reading
       AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
         relation to displaying live races and special events on telephones
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivisions 4-a and 5 of section 1012 of the racing, pari-
    2  mutuel  wagering and breeding law, subdivision 4-a as amended by chapter
    3  18 of the laws of 2008 and subdivision 5 as amended  by  section  11  of
    4  part  L-1  of  chapter  57  of  the laws of 2009, are amended to read as
    5  follows:
    6    4-a. For the purposes of this section,  "telephone  betting  accounts"
    7  and  "telephone  wagering" shall mean and include all those wagers which
    8  utilize any wired or wireless communications device, including  but  not
    9  limited  to  wireline telephones, wireless telephones, and the internet,
   10  to DISPLAY LIVE RACES AND SPECIAL EVENTS AND transmit the  placement  of
   11  wagers  on  races  and  special events offered by any regional off-track
   12  betting corporation, and any harness, thoroughbred, quarter horse racing
   13  association or corporation licensed or franchised to conduct pari-mutuel
   14  racing in New York state.
   15    5. The provisions  of  this  section  shall  NOT  BE  SUBJECT  TO  THE
   16  PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  ONE  THOUSAND  THREE OF THIS ARTICLE INSOFAR AS
   17  THOSE PROVISIONS REQUIRE THE PARTICIPATION AS  A  CONTRACTING  PARTY  OR
   18  OTHERWISE  OF  THE  REGIONAL  OFF-TRACK  BETTING CORPORATION, HOWEVER NO
   19  RACES OR SPECIAL EVENTS SHALL BE DISPLAYED WITHOUT THE  EXPRESS  CONSENT
   20  OF THE ORIGINATOR OF THE RACES OR SPECIAL EVENTS, AND THIS SECTION SHALL
   21  expire  and  be of no further force and effect after June thirtieth, two
   22  thousand [ten] ELEVEN.
   23    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the  amend-
   24  ments  to  section 1012 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding
   25  law made by section one of this act shall expire on  the  same  date  as
   26  such section expires.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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