New York A 6073: Relates to wagers on certain horse racing events and authorizes agreements between a mobile sports wagering operator and an affiliate

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A06073 Summary:

BILL NOA06073 

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Amd §§1367 & 1367-a, RWB L

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Prohibits wagers on a horse racing event unless such racing event is offered pursuant to a fixed odds sports wagering agreement; authorizes agreements between a mobile sports wagering operator and an affiliate to locate self-service sports betting kiosks upon the premises of the affiliate.

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02/26/2025referred to racing and wagering

01/07/2026referred to racing and wagering

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6073

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 26, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
 relation to wagers on certain horse racing events and authorizing
 agreements between a mobile sports wagering operator and an affiliate

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1367 of the racing, pari-mutuel
 2 wagering and breeding law is amended by adding three new paragraphs
 3 (dd), (ee) and (ff) to read as follows:
 4 (dd) "Horse racing event" means any sport or athletic event conducted
 5 in New York state subject to the provisions of article two, three, five,
 6 nine, or ten of this chapter, as well as any sport or athletic event
 7 conducted outside of New York state, which if conducted in New York
 8 state, would be subject to the provisions of such articles.
 9 (ee) "Affiliate" means any off-track betting corporation, professional
 10 sports stadium or arena, automobile racing facility that hosts a
 11 national association for stock car auto racing national touring race,
 12 franchised corporation, thoroughbred racing corporation or other race
 13 track licensed pursuant to this chapter, or an operator of video lottery
 14 gaming at Aqueduct licensed pursuant to section sixteen hundred seven-
 15 teen-a of the tax law, which has an affiliate agreement with a mobile
 16 sports wagering operator pursuant to section thirteen hundred sixty-sev-
 17 en-a of this title.
 18 (ff) "Fixed odds sports wagering agreement" means an agreement between
 19 a mobile sports wagering operator or mobile sports wagering licensee and
 20 an entity that possesses a license awarded pursuant to article two or
 21 three of this chapter that has the authority to conduct pari-mutuel
 22 wagering on the form of racing involved in the relevant horse racing
 23 event and subject to the approval of the commission.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09426-01-5

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 1 § 2. Paragraph (s) of subdivision 1 of section 1367 of the racing,
 2 pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as amended by section 3 of part Y
 3 of chapter 59 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (s) "Prohibited sports event" means (i) a sport or athletic event in
 5 which any New York college team participates regardless of where the
 6 event takes place, [or] (ii) a high school sport or athletic event, or
 7 (iii) a horse racing event. [The] Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
 8 following shall not be considered prohibited sports events: [(i)] a
 9 collegiate tournament, [and (ii)] a sports event within such tournament
 10 so long as no New York college team is participating in that particular
 11 sports event, and a horse racing event that is offered pursuant to a
 12 fixed odds sports wagering agreement;
 13 § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 1367 of the racing, pari-mutuel wager-
 14 ing and breeding law is amended by adding a new paragraph (e-1) to read
 15 as follows:
 16 (e-1)(i)(1) A mobile sports wagering operator or mobile sports wager-
 17 ing licensee may accept a fixed odds wager on a horse racing event if
 18 such mobile sports wagering operator or mobile sports wagering licensee
 19 has entered into a fixed odds sports wagering