New York A 9239: Establishes a problem gambling research institute to examine and find solutions to problem gambling in the state of New York

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A09239 Summary:

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Establishes a problem gambling research institute to examine and find solutions to problem gambling in the state of New York; creates a fund to fund such problem gambling institute.

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BILL NOA09239 

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11/07/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9239

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 November 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law and the state finance law, in relation
 to creating a problem gambling research institute and fund

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 355-f
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 355-f. New York state problem gambling research institute. 1. Insti-
 4 tute formation and goals. Subject to amounts available by appropriation,
 5 the New York state problem gambling research institute, hereinafter the
 6 "institute", is hereby created within the state university of New York.
 7 The purposes of the institute shall include:
 8 (a) advising the governor, governmental agencies, the regents, and the
 9 legislature on matters relating to problem gambling in New York state;
 10 (b) fostering, pursuing, and sponsoring collaborative problem gambling
 11 research;
 12 (c) increasing understanding by establishing and reporting on what is
 13 known and what is not known about problem gambling in the state;
 14 (d) identifying priority needs for problem gambling research within
 15 New York that currently is not receiving adequate attention, and identi-
 16 fying public or private entities that are best situated to address such
 17 needs, thereby leading to better coordination of problem gambling
 18 research efforts in the state;
 19 (e) promoting awareness of existing and new sources of problem gambl-
 20 ing information and problem gambling while educating elected officials,
 21 governmental agencies, and the general public on problem gambling issues
 22 through such means as it may determine;
 23 (f) organizing and sponsoring meetings on problem gambling topics;
 24 (g) encouraging the establishment of networks of collaborating experts
 25 engaged in related aspects of problem gambling research;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13712-02-5

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 1 (h) raising sensitivity to problem gambling concerns among state and
 2 local government agencies, and serving as a forum for enhanced intera-
 3 gency information sharing and cooperation;
 4 (i) recommending priority activities for funding through the problem
 5 gambling research fund, created pursuant to section ninety-seven-bbbbb
 6 of the state finance law;
 7 (j) working on a continuing basis with policymakers in the legislature
 8 and state agencies to identify, implement, and evaluate innovative prob-
 9 lem gambling prevention policies and programs;
 10 (k) recruiting and providing specialized training opportunities for
 11 new researchers, including experienced investigators in related fields
 12 who are beginning work on problem gambling, young investigators who have
 13 completed their education, postdoctoral scholars, doctoral students, and
 14 undergraduates; and
 15 (l) providing copies of their research publications to the legislature
 16 and to agencies supplying data used in the conduct of such research as
 17 soon as is practicable following publication.
 18 2. Research. The institute shall foster, pursue, and sponsor basic,
 19 translational, and transformative research, field studies, and all other
 20 such activities to research:
 21 (a) user interface design elements that contribute to the addictive
 22 nature of online gambling;
 23 (b) the nature of problem gamblin