Bill Text: NY S04318 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes advertising during quick draw.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-11 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN [S04318 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S04318-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4318 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- 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 tax law, in relation to authorizing advertising during quick draw The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1604 of the tax law is amended by adding three new 2 subdivisions d, e and f to read as follows: 3 d. The division may contract with one or more persons to allow the 4 placement of advertising or promotional material on available media 5 related to any online lottery game or to sponsor individual draws in any 6 online lottery game. If the division enters into a contract under this 7 subdivision, the division shall allow at least one minute between draws 8 of online lottery games during which one or more advertisements may be 9 exhibited. 10 e. A contract entered into under subdivision d of this section shall 11 provide that any advertisements exhibited between draws of online 12 lottery games shall comply with content regulations for televised broad- 13 cast adopted by the Federal Communications Commission, with the excep- 14 tion that the advertising under subdivision d of this section may 15 include advertisements for alcoholic beverages with restrictions imposed 16 only by the division. 17 f. The division shall solicit bids from responsible persons for adver- 18 tising or promotional contracts under subdivision d of this section. The 19 division shall select from among the bids received so as to produce the 20 maximum amount of net revenue for the state consistent with the general 21 welfare of the citizens of the state. In deciding whether to enter into 22 a contract under subdivision d of this section, the division shall 23 consider whether the terms of the contract are comparable to the terms 24 of similar advertising or promotional contracts relating to lottery or 25 other gaming in other states. 26 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09845-01-7