Bill Text: NY S07796 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the legislative task force on responsible gaming to develop policies and procedures that foster responsible gaming practices by gaming facilities in New York state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-19 - REFERRED TO RULES [S07796 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S07796-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7796
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     June 19, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       AN ACT in relation to establishing the legislative task force on respon-
         sible gaming
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Legislative findings. a. The legislature hereby finds that
    2  the recently enacted 2012-2013 New York state budget amended  the  state
    3  constitution  to allow for non-tribal casino gaming in New York. It also
    4  included provisions to create a New York state gaming commission,  as  a
    5  result  of the merger between the division of lottery and the racing and
    6  wagering board. The commission is charged with oversight of the division
    7  of lottery, the division of charitable gaming, the division  of  gaming,
    8  and the division of horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering. This legisla-
    9  tive action consolidated the state's gaming regulatory functions under a
   10  single oversight body.
   11    b.  The legislature further finds that the development of policies and
   12  procedures that foster responsible gaming practices by gaming facilities
   13  licensed  or enfranchised by the New York state gaming commission or its
   14  divisions is necessary to mitigate the risks or consequences  associated
   15  with  problem  gambling. The legislature concludes that this can be best
   16  accomplished by the creation of a task force on responsible gaming.
   17    S 2. Legislative task force on responsible gaming.  A legislative task
   18  force on responsible gaming is hereby established to:
   19    (a) Identify policies and programs that mitigate the risks and  conse-
   20  quences  associated  with  compulsive  gambling  and promote responsible
   21  gaming practices for all gaming activities authorized in New York state.
   22    (b) Recommend policies and procedures to be promulgated in regulations
   23  by the New York state gaming commission  and  its  divisions  to  ensure
   24  responsible  gaming  in  all facilities licensed or enfranchised by such
   25  commission or divisions.
   26    (c) Recommend a structure by which all responsible gaming  regulations
   27  promulgated  by  the  commission  or  its  divisions  shall be enforced,
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  including but not limited to  penalties  for  violations  of  regulatory
    2  standards and corrective action.
    3    (d)  Identifying  methods  to measure effectiveness of any responsible
    4  gaming procedures implemented.
    5    (e) Identify and recommend provisions necessary to ensure  responsible
    6  gaming  practices  to  be  included  in enabling legislation authorizing
    7  casino style gaming facilities in New York state.
    8    S 3. Composition. The task force  shall  consist  of  eleven  members.
    9  Task  force  members  appointed  or designated shall have experience and
   10  expertise in one or more of the following areas:
   11    1) the prevention of problem gambling;
   12    2) the treatment of problem gambling;
   13    3) administration of problem gambling programs within a gaming facili-
   14  ty.
   15    The task force shall consist of eleven  members  to  be  appointed  as
   16  follows: two members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one
   17  member  to  be  appointed  by  the  minority leader of the assembly, two
   18  members to be appointed by the temporary president of  the  senate,  and
   19  one  member  to  be  appointed by the minority leader of the senate. The
   20  task force shall also include the commissioner of the office of alcohol-
   21  ism and substance abuse services or his or her designee,  the  executive
   22  director of the New York state gaming commission or his or her designee,
   23  the  director  of  the  division  of lottery or his or her designee, the
   24  director of the division of gaming or his or her designee, the  director
   25  of  the  division of horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering or his or her
   26  designee. The chair shall be designated by a simple majority vote of all
   27  members of the task force.
   28    S 4. Compensation. Members shall receive  no  compensation  for  their
   29  services  but shall be reimbursed for their expenses actually and neces-
   30  sarily incurred in the performance of any of their duties.
   31    S 5. Report. The task force shall create a final report regarding  all
   32  findings  and  recommendations  to  be  delivered upon completion of all
   33  objectives described herein, but in no  event  later  than  February  1,
   34  2013,  to  the  governor,  the speaker of the assembly and the temporary
   35  president of the senate. At the completion of all duties described here-
   36  in the legislative task force shall be dissolved.
   37    S 6. This act shall take effect immediately.