Bill Text: NY S04105 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that a dealer-controlled electronic table game shall not be considered a slot machine.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING [S04105 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S04105-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4105

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 2, 2021
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        Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 providing that a dealer-controlled electronic  table  game
          shall not be considered a slot machine

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

     1    Section 1. Section 1301 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed-
     2  ing law is amended by adding a new subdivision 14-a to read as follows:
     3    14-a. "Dealer-controlled electronic table game". A table game operated
     4  by a live dealer in which the outcome is determined by  the  actions  of
     5  the  dealer,  that  uses  electronics as part of the game's operation in
     6  connection with the collection and payoff of wagers, but not  to  deter-
     7  mine the game outcome.
     8    §  2. Subdivision 38 of section 1301 of the racing, pari-mutuel wager-
     9  ing and breeding law, as added by chapter 174 of the laws  of  2013,  is
    10  amended to read as follows:
    11    38.  "Slot machine". A mechanical, electrical or other device, contri-
    12  vance or machine which, upon insertion  of  a  coin,  token  or  similar
    13  object  therein,  or  upon  payment  of any consideration whatsoever, is
    14  available to play or operate, the play or operation of which, whether by
    15  reason of the skill of the operator or application  of  the  element  of
    16  chance,  or both, may deliver or entitle the individual playing or oper-
    17  ating the machine to receive cash, or tokens to be exchanged  for  cash,
    18  or  to  receive  merchandise  or  any  other thing of value, whether the
    19  payoff is made automatically from the machine or in  any  other  manner,
    20  except  that the cash equivalent value of any merchandise or other thing
    21  of value shall not be included in determining the payout percentage of a
    22  slot machine; provided, however,  that  a  dealer-controlled  electronic
    23  table game shall not be considered a slot machine.
    24    § 3. 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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