New York S 2614: Relates to interactive gaming

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S02614 Summary:

BILL NOS02614 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06027

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SPONSORADDABBO

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§1367-a, 104 & 1311, add Art 15 §§1500 - 1507, RWB L; amd §§1602 & 1612, add §1617-b, Tax L

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Authorizes interactive gaming and interactive lottery gaming in the state of New York.

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BILL NOS02614 

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2614

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
 relation to interactive gaming; and to amend the tax law, in relation
 to interactive lottery gaming

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1367-a of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and
 2 breeding law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as
 3 follows:
 4 8. No additional mobile sports wagering licenses shall be issued
 5 pursuant to this section subsequent to the conversion of any mobile
 6 sports wagering platform provider license to an interactive gaming
 7 license, as set forth in subdivision two of section fifteen hundred
 8 three of this chapter.
 9 § 2. Section 104 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law
 10 is amended by adding a new subdivision 25 to read as follows:
 11 25. To regulate interactive gaming in New York state.
 12 § 3. Section 1311 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law
 13 is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
 14 4. As a condition for continued licensure, licensees shall be required
 15 to house upon the physical premises of the licensed gaming facility, an
 16 interactive gaming licensee's server or other equipment used for receiv-
 17 ing interactive gaming wagers pursuant to article fifteen of this chap-
 18 ter; provided however, that such licensee shall be entitled to the
 19 reasonable and actual costs, as determined by the gaming commission, of
 20 physically housing and securing such server or other equipment used for
 21 interactive gaming at such licensee's licensed gaming facility. Such
 22 reasonable and actual costs of physically housing and securing such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06885-01-5

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 1 server or other equipment used for receiving interactive gaming shall be
 2 split equally among all entities requiring such physical housing.
 3 § 4. The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is amended by
 4 adding a new article 15 to read as follows:
 5 ARTICLE 15
 6 INTERACTIVE GAMING
 7 Section 1500. Legislative intent and findings.
 8 1501. Definitions.
 9 1502. Eligibility to conduct interactive gaming.
 10 1503. Entity licensing.
 11 1504. Individual, enterprise and vendor licensing.
 12 1505. Requirements for conduct and operation of interactive
 13 gaming.
 14 1506. Taxation and fees.
 15 1507. Responsible gaming requirements.
 16 § 1500. Legislative intent and findings. Section nine of article one
 17 of the New York state constitution was recently amended and provides
 18 "casino gambling at no more than seven facilities as authorized and
 19 prescribed by the legislature shall hereafter be authorized or allowed
 20 within this state". It has been, and continues to be, the sense of the
 21 legislature that this provision is not contravened by a statute that
 22 authorizes the acceptance of a wager by an individual located in New
 23 York state who is betting by virtual or electronic means and the wager
 24 is accepted through equipment located within a licensed gaming facility;
 25 provided that any such wager meets other safeguards ensuring that the
 26 plain text of this provision is honored in such structure. Interactive
 27 gaming is