New York S 10153: Establishes the proposition betting task force

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S10153 Summary:

BILL NOS10153 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10538

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SPONSORZELLNER

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Establishes the proposition betting task force to examine, evaluate and make recommendations concerning proposition betting, with particular consideration of under bets.

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BILL NOS10153 

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04/30/2026REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10153

 IN SENATE

 April 30, 2026
 ___________

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

 AN ACT establishing the proposition betting task force; and providing
 for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. 1. An independent proposition betting task force is hereby
 2 created and established to examine, evaluate and make recommendations
 3 concerning proposition betting, with particular consideration of under
 4 bets.
 5 2. For the purposes of this act, the following terms shall have the
 6 following meanings:
 7 (a) "Proposition bet" means a sports wager made regarding the occur-
 8 rence or nonoccurrence of a specific act, statistic, or other event
 9 during a sports event that is not dependent on the final outcome of such
 10 sports event; and
 11 (b) "Under bet" means a sports wager on the individual performance of
 12 an athlete, including a specific act, play or event involving such
 13 athlete, in which the winning outcome is conditioned upon such athlete
 14 achieving or being credited with less than a stated number, amount,
 15 threshold, or other quantitative measure of performance, including but
 16 not limited to points, rebounds, assists, yards, goals, hits, strike-
 17 outs, saves, or minutes played.
 18 3. (a) Such task force shall consist of four directors appointed as
 19 follows:
 20 (i) two members appointed by the governor;
 21 (ii) one member appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
 22 and
 23 (iii) one member appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
 24 (b) All appointments to the task force shall be made on or before July
 25 first, two thousand twenty-six. Any vacancies shall be filled in the
 26 same manner as the original appointment.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15197-01-6

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 1 (c) The members of the task force shall receive no compensation for
 2 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 3 incurred in the performance of their duties.
 4 4. The task force shall study and prepare a report on the following
 5 topics:
 6 (a) The types, prevalence, wagering volume, and revenue associated
 7 with under bets offered in New York;
 8 (b) Integrity risks presented by under bets;
 9 (c) The economic impacts of under bets on entities authorized to offer
 10 sports wagers, and the state's sports wagering market;
 11 (d) The impacts of under bets on athletes, including but not limited
 12 to, harassment, threats, or other harms directed at athletes arising
 13 from under bets;
 14 (e) The impacts of under bets on the governance and integrity of
 15 sports events;
 16 (f) The impacts of under bets on consumers, including public percep-
 17 tion, consumer protection, and problem gambling;
 18 (g) The role of sports integrity monitoring systems, fraud detection
 19 mechanisms, and law enforcement in identifying unlawful or suspicious
 20 activity relating to under bets, and the extent to which such activity
 21 is reported to integrity monitoring systems;
 22 (h) Conflicts of interest or other vulnerabilities associated with
 23 under bets;
 24 (i) Potential solutions to risks, integrity concerns, and other issues
 25 arising from under bets, and the potential risks and impacts of such
 26 solutions;
 27 (j) The above listed topics as they relate to proposition bets gener-
 28 ally; and
 29 (k) Existing laws, policies and practices related