New York S 7935: Relates to the game of bunco and games of chance

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S07935 Summary:

BILL NOS07935 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHELMING

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Amd §186, Gen Muni L

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Adds the game of bunco to the games of chance.

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BILL NOS07935 

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05/14/2025REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7935

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 14, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- 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 adding the
 game of bunco to the games of chance

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 186 of the general municipal law,
 2 as amended by chapter 531 of the laws of 2011, is amended and a new
 3 subdivision 3-f is added to read as follows:
 4 3. "Games of chance" shall mean and include only the games known as
 5 "merchandise wheels", "bunco", "coin boards", "merchandise boards",
 6 "seal cards", "event games", "raffles", and "bell jars" and such other
 7 specific games as may be authorized by the board, in which prizes are
 8 awarded on the basis of a designated winning number or numbers, color or
 9 colors, symbol or symbols determined by chance, but not including games
 10 commonly known as "bingo or lotto" which are controlled under article
 11 fourteen-H of this chapter and also not including "bookmaking", "policy
 12 or numbers games" and "lottery" as defined in section 225.00 of the
 13 penal law. [No game of chance shall involve wagering of money by one
 14 player against another player.]
 15 3-f. "Bunco" shall mean a game where players roll multiple dice in an
 16 attempt to roll the number corresponding to the round number. The number
 17 of games, rounds and players can vary. Players are divided into teams
 18 which compete against each other, either based on the number of rounds
 19 won or the total number of matches they roll throughout the game.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11838-01-5

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