New York S 1605: Relates to the internet sale of raffle tickets

Status: REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 1605

Sponsors: George Borrello

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S01605 Summary:

BILL NOS01605 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07128

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SPONSORBORRELLO

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§189 & 190-a, Gen Muni L

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Relates to the internet sale of raffle tickets.

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01/10/2025REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

05/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.1326

05/29/20252ND REPORT CAL.

06/04/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1605

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wager-
 ing

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the internet
 sale of raffle tickets

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 13 of
 2 section 189 of the general municipal law, as amended by section 11 of
 3 part MM of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as
 4 follows:
 5 (2) is located in the county in which the municipality issuing the
 6 raffle license is located or in a county that is contiguous to the coun-
 7 ty in which the municipality issuing the raffle license is located
 8 except that for the purposes of raffle tickets sold over the internet
 9 the sale of such tickets shall be deemed to have occurred on the prem-
 10 ises of the authorized organization or authorized games of chance
 11 lessor;
 12 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 190-a of the general municipal law, as
 13 added by chapter 400 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
 14 4. No raffle shall be conducted pursuant to this section except within
 15 a municipality in which the authorized organization is domiciled that
 16 has passed a local law, ordinance or resolution in accordance with
 17 sections one hundred eighty-seven and one hundred eighty-eight of this
 18 article approving the conduct of games of chance, and in municipalities
 19 which have passed a local law, ordinance or resolution in accordance
 20 with sections one hundred eighty-seven and one hundred eighty-eight of
 21 this article approving the conduct of games of chance that are located
 22 within the county or contiguous to the county in which the organization
 23 is domiciled. For the purposes of raffle tickets sold over the internet
 24 the sale of such tickets shall be deemed to have occurred on the prem-
 25 ises of the authorized organization or authorized games of chance
 26 lessor.
 27 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02557-01-5

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