Senate Bill S4170

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to video lottery gaming devices

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S4170 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5459
Current Committee:
Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1617-a, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S900

2015-S4170 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to video lottery gaming devices in the Suffolk region.

2015-S4170 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4170 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4170

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- 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 video lottery gaming devices

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subdivision a of section 1617-a of  the  tax
law,  as added by chapter 174 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
follows:
  (4) at a maximum of two facilities, neither  to  exceed  one  thousand
video  lottery  gaming  devices, established within region three of zone
one as defined by section one thousand three hundred ten of the  racing,
pari-mutuel  wagering  and  breeding  law, one each operated by a corpo-
ration established pursuant to section five hundred two of  the  racing,
pari-mutuel  wagering  and  breeding  law  in the Suffolk region and the
Nassau region to be located within a  facility  authorized  pursuant  to
sections one thousand eight or one thousand nine of the racing, pari-mu-
tuel  wagering  and  breeding law. The facilities authorized pursuant to
this paragraph shall be deemed vendors for all purposes under this arti-
cle. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, FOR ANY
FACILITY WHICH SHALL BE LOCATED IN THE SUFFOLK REGION, THE STATE  GAMING
COMMISSION  MUST  CONSULT  WITH  THE  HOST COMMUNITY AND CONSIDER MARKET
FACTORS SUCH AS POTENTIAL REVENUE IMPACT, JOB  DEVELOPMENT  AND  CAPITAL
INVESTMENT. CONSULTATION WITH HOST COMMUNITIES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
LIMITED  TO,  LOCAL  GOVERNMENTS,  CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, CIVIC ORGANIZA-
TIONS, SPECIAL AND FIRE DISTRICTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09676-01-5

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