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A06880 Summary:

BILL NOA06880
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORGandolfo
 
COSPNSRDeStefano, Brown E, Morinello, Giglio JM, Bendett, Brabenec, Angelino, Maher, Gray, Beephan
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd 1367, RWB L
 
Allows bars and restaurants to organize and manage sports squares pools, provided that they do not take any profit from such pools.
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A06880 Actions:

BILL NOA06880
 
05/08/2023referred to racing and wagering
01/03/2024referred to racing and wagering
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A06880 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A6880
 
SPONSOR: Gandolfo
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to allowing bars and restaurants to organize and manage sports squares pools   PURPOSE: An act to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to allowing bars and restaurants to organize and manage sports squares pools   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Paragraphs (bb) and (cc) of subdivision 1 of section 1367 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as amended by section 3 of part Y of chapter 59 of the laws of 2021, are amended and a new paragraph (dd) is added to read as follows: (bb) "Suspicious wagering activity" means unusual wagering activity that cannot be explained and is indicative of match fixing, the manipu- lation of an event, misuse of inside information, or other prohibited activity; (and) (cc) "Independent integrity monitor" means an independent individual or entity approved by the commission to receive reports of unusual wagering activity from a casino, mobile sports wagering licensee, or commission for the purpose of assisting in identifying suspicious wager- ing activ- ity(.); and (dd) "Sports squares pool" means a type of sports pool whereby two teams competing in a single sports event are each separately assigned to the x_ or y axis of a grid, with a numerical value assigned to each corre- sponding column and row of such grid, and where bettors choose one or more cells of such grid as the basis of their wager, with the winner of such sports pool being determined by the cell or cells of such grid corresponding with the resulting score at the end of, or at a pre-deter- mined point during, such sports event, and any additional parameters set By the organizer of such sports pool. § 2. Section 1367 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is amended by adding a new subdivision 17 to read as follows: 17. A bar or restaurant otherwise operating in compliance with the Provisions of title eight of article thirteen of the public health law, and licensed to sell liquor, wine and beer on-premises pursuant to Section sixty-four or sixty-four-a of the alcoholic beverage control law, shall be permitted to organize and manage sports squares pools for participation by customers of such bar or restaurant; provided that such bar or restaurant does not take a profit from the funds of any such sports squares pool, and that the entirety of wagers placed by bettors participating in any such sports squares pool are paid to the winner or winners of such sports squares pool. A bar or restaurant organizing and Managing a sports squares pool in accordance with the provisions of this section shall not be in violation of any other provision of this chap- ter.   JUSTIFICATION: Bars and restaurants have been using football box pools to draw in customers for years, and it's been largely unenforced. Now that New York State has legalized sports betting, this administration decided to crack down on this practice. The state has brought in nearly $1 billion through the first year of legalized sports betting, and revenues will only increase moving forward. Football boxes at a bar are clearly no threat to this revenue stream. Many of these businesses barely survived the Covid pandemic, and now the state has taken away a proven method of attracting customers during the slow winter months. It's hypocritical and unfair. Bars and restaurants should be allowed to continue operating football pools, provided that they are not taking a cut and profiting from the pool-selling.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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A06880 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6880
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       May 8, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. GANDOLFO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Racing and Wagering
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
          relation to allowing bars  and  restaurants  to  organize  and  manage
          sports squares pools
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Paragraphs (bb) and (cc) of subdivision 1 of  section  1367
     2  of  the  racing,  pari-mutuel  wagering  and breeding law, as amended by
     3  section 3 of part Y of chapter 59 of the laws of 2021, are amended and a
     4  new paragraph (dd) is added to read as follows:
     5    (bb) "Suspicious wagering activity" means  unusual  wagering  activity
     6  that  cannot be explained and is indicative of match fixing, the manipu-
     7  lation of an event, misuse of inside information,  or  other  prohibited
     8  activity; [and]
     9    (cc)  "Independent  integrity monitor" means an independent individual
    10  or entity approved by the  commission  to  receive  reports  of  unusual
    11  wagering  activity  from  a  casino, mobile sports wagering licensee, or
    12  commission for the purpose of assisting in identifying suspicious wager-
    13  ing activity[.]; and
    14    (dd) "Sports squares pool" means a type of  sports  pool  whereby  two
    15  teams competing in a single sports event are each separately assigned to
    16  the  x  or  y  axis  of  a grid, with a numerical value assigned to each
    17  corresponding column and row of such grid, and where bettors choose  one
    18  or  more cells of such grid as the basis of their wager, with the winner
    19  of such sports pool being determined by the cell or cells of  such  grid
    20  corresponding with the resulting score at the end of, or at a pre-deter-
    21  mined point during, such sports event, and any additional parameters set
    22  by the organizer of such sports pool.
    23    § 2. Section 1367 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law
    24  is amended by adding a new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08876-01-3

        A. 6880                             2
 
     1    17.  A  bar  or  restaurant otherwise operating in compliance with the
     2  provisions of title eight of article thirteen of the public health  law,
     3  and  licensed  to  sell  liquor,  wine  and beer on-premises pursuant to
     4  section sixty-four or sixty-four-a of  the  alcoholic  beverage  control
     5  law,  shall be permitted to organize and manage sports squares pools for
     6  participation by customers of such bar or restaurant; provided that such
     7  bar or restaurant does not take a profit from  the  funds  of  any  such
     8  sports  squares  pool, and that the entirety of wagers placed by bettors
     9  participating in any such sports squares pool are paid to the winner  or
    10  winners  of such sports squares pool. A bar or restaurant organizing and
    11  managing a sports squares pool in accordance with the provisions of this
    12  section shall not be in violation of any other provision of  this  chap-
    13  ter.
    14    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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