STATE OF NEW YORK
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5850
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 3, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. BONACIC -- 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 racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
relation to electronic betting terminals
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 38 of section 1301 of the racing, pari-mutuel
2 wagering and breeding law, as added by chapter 174 of the laws of 2013,
3 is amended to read as follows:
4 38. "Slot machine". A mechanical, electrical or other device, contri-
5 vance or machine which, upon insertion of a coin, token or similar
6 object therein, or upon payment of any consideration whatsoever, is
7 available to play or operate, the play or operation of which, whether by
8 reason of the skill of the operator or application of the element of
9 chance, or both, may deliver or entitle the individual playing or oper-
10 ating the machine to receive cash, or tokens to be exchanged for cash,
11 or to receive merchandise or any other thing of value, whether the
12 payoff is made automatically from the machine or in any other manner,
13 except that the cash equivalent value of any merchandise or other thing
14 of value shall not be included in determining the payout percentage of a
15 slot machine; provided, however, that an electronic betting terminal
16 with live dealers is not a slot machine.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11282-01-7
