New York A 6038: Eases certain restrictions on the conducting of games of chance for charitable purposes

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A06038 Summary:

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Eases certain restrictions on the conducting of games of chance for charitable purposes; authorizes the payment, out of the net proceeds of games of chance, of reimbursement for reasonable expenses of volunteers working at the games; expands the frequency upon which games of chance may be held; authorizes auxiliary members of authorized organizations to operate games of chance; authorizes persons convicted of crimes to operate games of chance when participating in a rehabilitation program; authorizes conducting of games of chance on Sundays; expands advertising of games of chance.

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02/26/2025referred to racing and wagering

01/07/2026referred to racing and wagering

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Go to topA06038 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6038

 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 general municipal law, in relation to the conducting
 of games of chance by certain organizations

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 4 and 6 of section 186 of the general munici-
 2 pal law, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 476 of the laws of 2018 and
 3 subdivision 6 as amended by chapter 574 of the laws of 1978, are amended
 4 and two new subdivisions 4-a and 22 are added to read as follows:
 5 4. "Authorized organization" shall mean and include any bona fide
 6 religious or charitable organization or bona fide educational, fraternal
 7 or service organization or bona fide organization of veterans or volun-
 8 teer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers, which by its charter,
 9 certificate of incorporation, constitution, or act of the legislature,
 10 shall have among its dominant purposes one or more of the lawful
 11 purposes as defined in this article, provided that each shall operate
 12 without profit to its members, and provided that each such organization
 13 has engaged in serving one or more of the lawful purposes as defined in
 14 this article for a period of three years immediately prior to applying
 15 for a license under this article.
 16 No organization shall be deemed an authorized organization which is
 17 formed primarily for the purpose of conducting games of chance and which
 18 does not devote at least seventy-five percent of its activities to other
 19 than conducting games of chance. No political party shall be deemed an
 20 authorized organization.
 21 4-a. "Auxiliary member" shall mean a bona fide member of an organiza-
 22 tion or association which is auxiliary to an authorized organization
 23 licensed pursuant to this article; or a bona fide member of an organiza-
 24 tion or association of which an authorized organization licensed pursu-
 25 ant to this article is an auxiliary; or a bona fide member of an organ-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09418-01-5

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 1 ization or association which is affiliated with an authorized
 2 organization licensed pursuant to this article by being, with it, auxil-
 3 iary to another organization or association.
 4 6. "Net proceeds" shall mean (a) in relation to the gross receipts
 5 from one or more license periods of games of chance, the amount that
 6 shall remain after deducting the reasonable sums necessarily and actual-
 7 ly expended for conducting games of chance including, but not limited
 8 to, supplies and equipment, prizes, security-personnel, stated rental if
 9 any, bookkeeping or accounting services according to a schedule of
 10 compensation prescribed by the board, janitorial services and utility
 11 supplies if any, license fees, and [the cost of bus transportation]
 12 reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred by volunteers who donate
 13 their time to hold, operate or conduct, or