New YorkA 94332025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Relates to electronic bell jar vending machines

Sponsored By: Carrie Woerner (Democratic)

Became Law

RACING AND WAGERINGWAYS AND MEANSRULES

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Bill Overview

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Higher fees and reports for bell jar suppliers

Suppliers must be licensed and pay an annual fee of $25 plus 2% of gross sales and rentals; makers of electronic machines add $1,000. Sellers must get commission approval of contracts before any sale or lease, buy only from licensed makers, and sell machines only to eligible veteran groups or volunteer fire companies. Distributors must give detailed invoices and file quarterly sales reports by the 20th day after each quarter; the commission may require e‑filing. Each year, the commission bills distributors for regulatory costs based on how many of their machines ran, and payment is due within 30 days of notice. Licenses last no more than one year.

Strict approval and safety rules for machines

All machines need commission approval, and games must use a fixed set of tickets with a fixed number of winners and preset prizes. Machines must read barcodes, verify and reveal ticket results, print vouchers, track sales, and let the commission access servers for monitoring and audits. The commission can make rules and suspend, revoke, or condition approvals and must explain any denial. Slot‑style features are banned (reels, free plays, bonus games, multipliers, jackpots except as allowed on the ticket, player influence, and near‑misses); the commission sets speed‑of‑play limits; audio/video may show info only. Each machine must display tickets, price, prize counts and amounts, game and maker info, the 18+ notice, and the NY gambling hotline; vouchers must show the total prize, machine ID, time stamp, serial, a scannable code, and the claim window.

Who can run machines and where

Only veteran organizations and volunteer fire companies that were licensed to run bell jar games on November 30, 2025 can be authorized. Machines may be placed only on property the group owns or leases, and each location needs commission approval. Each group can run no more than three machines. In cities with 1,000,000+ people, locations within 2,500 feet of a gaming facility may have one machine; 2,500 feet to one mile may have up to two; beyond one mile may have up to three, and the commission may set stricter limits. Co‑siting to raise totals is banned unless the commission allows it, and tribal‑compact restrictions apply. Any unclaimed funds or tickets left in a machine are kept by the authorized group and reported as net proceeds.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Carrie Woerner
Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 59 • No: 3

House vote • 2/4/2026

FLOOR Vote