Bill Text: NY A03704 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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) 2012-01-04 - referred to racing and wagering [A03704 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A03704-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3704
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 26, 2011
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       Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW, REILLY -- 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 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 C of chapter 134 of the laws  of  2010,  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 eleven.
   23    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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