Bill Text: NY A10464 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes gambling on professional sporting events and athletic events sponsored by universities or colleges at betting facilities located at thoroughbred and harness racetracks operating in this state, in simulcast theaters operated by off-track betting corporations and in any constitutionally authorized casino facility; provides that the proceeds of such gambling be applied exclusively to or in aid or support of education.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-07 - to attorney-general for opinion [A10464 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A10464-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                       10464--A
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 29, 2012
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       Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on  Racing and Wagering -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
         reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
                   CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
       proposing an amendment to section 9 of article 1 of the constitution, in
         relation to authorizing gambling on professional sporting  events  and
         athletic events sponsored by universities or colleges
    1    Section  1.  Resolved  (if  the  Senate concur), That subdivision 1 of
    2  section 9 of article 1  of  the  constitution  be  amended  to  read  as
    3  follows:
    4    1. No law shall be passed abridging the rights of the people peaceably
    5  to  assemble  and to petition the government, or any department thereof;
    6  nor shall  any  divorce  be  granted  otherwise  than  by  due  judicial
    7  proceedings;  except  as hereinafter provided, no lottery or the sale of
    8  lottery tickets, pool-selling, book-making, or any other kind of  gambl-
    9  ing,  except  lotteries  operated  by  the state and the sale of lottery
   10  tickets in connection therewith as may be authorized and  prescribed  by
   11  the  legislature, the net proceeds of which shall be applied exclusively
   12  to or in aid or support of education in this state  as  the  legislature
   13  may  prescribe,  and except pari-mutuel betting on horse races as may be
   14  prescribed by the legislature and from which the state  shall  derive  a
   15  reasonable revenue for the support of government, AND EXCEPT WAGERING ON
   16  PROFESSIONAL  SPORTING EVENTS AND ATHLETIC EVENTS SPONSORED BY UNIVERSI-
   17  TIES OR COLLEGES AT  BETTING  FACILITIES  LOCATED  AT  THOROUGHBRED  AND
   18  HARNESS  RACETRACKS OPERATING IN THIS STATE, IN SIMULCAST THEATERS OPER-
   19  ATED BY OFF-TRACK  BETTING  CORPORATIONS  AND  IN  ANY  CONSTITUTIONALLY
   20  AUTHORIZED CASINO FACILITY, AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY THE LEGISLATURE, THE
   21  NET  PROCEEDS  OF  WHICH  SHALL  BE  APPLIED EXCLUSIVELY TO OR IN AID OR
   22  SUPPORT OF EDUCATION IN THIS STATE AS  THE  LEGISLATURE  MAY  PRESCRIBE,
   23  shall  hereafter  be  authorized  or  allowed within this state; and the
   24  legislature shall pass appropriate laws to prevent offenses against  any
   25  of the provisions of this section.
   26    S  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
   27  referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
   28  next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
   29  conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
   30  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD89159-04-2