NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A10322
SPONSOR: Vanel TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to establishing the legislative
task force on online sports betting and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon the expiration thereof
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Establishes the legislative task force on online sports betting
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 states the duties of the taskforce such as identifying and
recommending policies to the New York Gaming Association.
Section 2 establishes the members of the taskforce and their necessary
qualifications.
Section 3 establishes how members will be compensated.
Section 4 establishes how their findings shall be reported, who receives
the report, and by when the report should be filed.
Section 5 states that the act shall take effect immediately and shall
expire and be deemed repealed January 1, 2020. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE): N/A
JUSTIFICATION:
In light of the Supreme Court case Christie v. NCAA, New York State
should create a taskforce to study how to implement online sports
betting in the State.
This bill would create a task force to study online sports betting in
New York State.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
N/A
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Effective immediately
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10322
IN ASSEMBLY
April 10, 2018
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Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Racing and Wagering
AN ACT in relation to establishing the legislative task force on online
sports betting and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
the expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Legislative task force on online sports betting. A legisla-
2 tive task force on online sports betting is hereby established to:
3 (a) Identify policies and programs that mitigate the risks and conse-
4 quences associated with online sports betting and promote responsible
5 gaming practices for all online sports betting activities authorized in
6 New York state.
7 (b) Recommend policies and procedures to be promulgated in regulations
8 by the New York state gaming commission and its divisions to ensure
9 responsible online sports betting in all facilities licensed or enfran-
10 chised by such commission or divisions.
11 (c) Recommend a structure by which all online sports betting regu-
12 lations promulgated by the commission or its divisions shall be
13 enforced, including but not limited to penalties for violations of regu-
14 latory standards and corrective action.
15 (d) Identify methods to measure effectiveness of any online sports
16 betting procedures implemented in New York state.
17 § 2. Composition. The task force shall consist of ten members. Task
18 force members appointed or designated shall have experience and exper-
19 tise in one or more of the following areas:
20 1) the implementation of online sports betting;
21 2) the treatment of problem gambling; and
22 3) administration of online sports betting programs within a gaming
23 facility.
24 The task force shall consist of ten members to be appointed as
25 follows: three members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly,
26 one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly, three
27 members to be appointed by the temporary president of the senate, and
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate. The
2 task force shall also include the executive director of the New York
3 state gaming commission or his or her designee and the director of the
4 division of gaming or his or her designee. The chair shall be designated
5 by a simple majority vote of all members of the task force.
6 § 3. Compensation. Members shall receive no compensation for their
7 services but shall be reimbursed for their expenses actually and neces-
8 sarily incurred in the performance of any of their duties.
9 § 4. Report. The task force shall create a final report regarding all
10 findings and recommendations to be delivered upon completion of all
11 objectives described herein, but in no event later than December 31,
12 2019, to the governor, the speaker of the assembly and the temporary
13 president of the senate. At the completion of all duties described here-
14 in the legislative task force shall be dissolved.
15 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
16 deemed repealed January 1, 2020.
