Authorizes and directs the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to commission a statewide evaluation regarding the extent of gambling by New York state residents.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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591
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, CRESPO, DAVILA, BARRON -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to commissioning a
statewide evaluation regarding the extent of gambling by New York
state residents
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 19.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision (k) to read as follows:
3 (k) The commissioner, in consultation with the New York state gaming
4 commission, is authorized and directed to commission a statewide evalu-
5 ation regarding the extent of gambling by New York state residents,
6 including, but not limited to the lottery, horse racing, Native American
7 casinos, internet gambling, sports betting, and poker. Such evaluation
8 shall be delivered to the governor and legislature no later than Decem-
9 ber first, two thousand twenty-three. The evaluation shall be prepared
10 by an independent entity and selected through a request for proposal
11 process. Such evaluation shall include:
12 (1) the percentage of New York residents participating in each gambl-
13 ing activity by:
14 (a) age;
15 (b) race;
16 (c) income;
17 (d) education;
18 (e) sex; and
19 (f) any other demographic that would be relevant to the evaluation;
20 and
21 (2) an estimate of the amount of money being wagered and lost by New
22 York residents in each gambling activity.
23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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