Title PML, Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law

§ 100. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and determines that\nthe gaming industries constitute a vital sector of New York state's\noverall economy. The legislature also finds and determines that\nresponsive, effective, innovative, state gaming regulation is necessary\nto…

§ 1000. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that the racing,\nbreeding and pari-mutuel wagering industry is an important sector of the\nagricultural economy of this state, provides substantial revenue for\nstate and local governments, and employs tens of thousands of state…

§ 1001. Definitions. As used in this article, in addition to the\ndefinitions set forth in section one hundred one of this chapter, the\nfollowing terms shall have the following meanings:\n a. "Simulcast" means the telecast of live audio and visual signals of\nrunning, harness o…

§ 1002. General jurisdiction. 1. The commission shall have general\njurisdiction over the simulcasting of horse races and account wagering\nwithin the state, and the commission may issue rules and regulations in\naccordance with the provisions of this article.\n 2. The commissio…

§ 1003. Licenses for simulcast facilities. 1. (a) Any racing\nassociation or corporation or regional off-track betting corporation,\nauthorized to conduct pari-mutuel wagering under this chapter, desiring\nto display the simulcast of horse races on which pari-mutuel betting\nsha…

§ 1004. Suspension of simulcast licenses. 1. The commission may\nsuspend any license authorizing the operation of a facility as a\nsimulcast facility, granted to an operator, if such operator fails to\nconduct operations in accordance with the provisions of the plan of\noperatio…

§ 1005. Power of the commission to impose fines and penalties. In\naddition to its power to suspend or revoke licenses granted by it, the\ncommission is hereby authorized and empowered to impose monetary fines\nupon any corporation, association or person participating in any way…

§ 1006. Refunds. 1. Moneys received by the commission pursuant to this\narticle may be refunded to the party for whose account the same were\nreceived on proof satisfactory to the commission that:\n a. such moneys were in excess of the amount required by law;\n b. the license fo…

§ 1007. Simulcasts track to track. 1. The commission may authorize and\napprove one or more applications for a license by any harness racing\nassociation or corporation, or thoroughbred racing corporation as\nprovided in section one thousand three of this article to provide for\…

§ 1008. Simulcasts to off-track branch offices. 1. The commission may\nin accordance with the provisions of section one thousand three of this\narticle and section five hundred twenty-three of this chapter authorize\nand approve an application for licenses submitted by any off-t…

§ 1009. Simulcast theaters. 1. The commission may authorize and\napprove eight licenses, except that any approval of a license for a\nfranchised corporation shall not decrease the number of licenses\navailable, as of July first, nineteen hundred ninety to any other\neligible ope…

§ 101. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall\nhave the following meanings, unless the context requires otherwise:\n 1. "Public officer" shall mean every elected state and local officer\nand every other state and local officer, as defined in section two …

§ 1010. Job security for employees. 1. Plans for operation of\nsimulcast facilities shall include provision for job security for\nemployees of racetracks and off-track betting corporations within the\ndistrict where the facility is located, compatible with and in\nfurtherance of…

§ 1011. Certain credit to off-track betting corporations. a. During\nthe days that a franchised corporation is simulcasting from a racetrack\nfacility operated by such franchised corporation and located in the\nfirst zone to a racetrack facility operated by such franchised\ncorp…

§ 1012. Account wagering. Racing associations and corporations,\nfranchised corporations, off-track betting corporations and\nmulti-jurisdictional account wagering providers may apply to the\ncommission to be licensed to offer account wagering.\n 1. Racing associations and corpo…

§ 1012-a. Multi-jurisdictional account wagering providers. A\nmulti-jurisdictional account wagering provider shall only be licensed\nunder the following conditions:\n 1. the multi-jurisdictional account wagering provider is licensed by\nthe state in which it is located and, if r…

* § 1013. Binding arbitration. 1. Whenever under this article a\nwritten agreement is required to be obtained from a sending regional\ntrack or tracks located within simulcast district one or two for the\npurpose of simulcasting, and it is claimed by the applicant for such\nlice…

§ 1014. Simulcasting of out-of-state thoroughbred races. 1. The\nprovisions of this section shall govern the simulcasting of races\nconducted at thoroughbred tracks located in another state or country on\nany day during which a franchised corporation is conducting a race\nmeetin…

§ 1015. Simulcasting of races run by out-of-state harness tracks. 1.\nThe provisions of this section shall govern the simulcasting of races\nconducted at harness tracks located in another state or country during\nthe period July first, nineteen hundred ninety-four through June\n…

§ 1016. Simulcasting of out-of-state thoroughbred races 1. The\nprovisions of this section shall govern the simulcasting of races\nconducted at thoroughbred tracks located in another state or country on\nany day during which a franchised corporation is not conducting a race\nmee…

§ 1017. Out-of-state or out-of-country races. 1. Licensed simulcast\nfacilities may accept wagers and display the signal of out-of-state or\nout-of-country thoroughbred tracks after 7:30 P.M. in accordance with\nthe provisions of this section. Such simulcasting may include mixed…

§ 1018. Distribution. Notwithstanding any other provision of this\nchapter, for the period July twenty-fifth, two thousand one through\nSeptember eighth, two thousand twenty-six, when a franchised corporation\nis conducting a race meeting within the state at Saratoga Race Course…

§ 102. New York state gaming commission. 1. There is hereby created\nwithin the executive department the New York state gaming commission.\nThe commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor\nby and with the advice and consent of the senate. Of the seven mem…

§ 103. Organization and divisions. 1. The commission shall establish a\nplan of organization and may incur expenses within the limits of funds\navailable to it. An executive director shall be appointed by the\ngovernor, with the advice and consent of the senate, who shall serve …

§ 104. Powers and duties of the commission. The commission shall have\nthe authority and responsibility:\n 1. To have general jurisdiction over all gaming activities within the\nstate and over the corporations, associations and persons engaged\ntherein.\n 2. To hear and decide p…

§ 105. Quorum. A majority of the duly appointed members of the\ncommission shall constitute a quorum and not less than a majority of\nsuch quorum may transact any business, perform any duty or exercise any\npower of the commission.\n

§ 106. Salary and expenses. 1. The commission shall fix the\ncompensation for its officers and employees within the amounts\nappropriated therefor.\n 2. The members, officers and employees of the commission shall be\nreimbursed for all actual and necessary traveling and other ex…

§ 107. Conflicts prohibited. 1. No person shall be appointed to or\nemployed by the commission if, during the period commencing three years\nprior to appointment or employment, such person held any direct or\nindirect interest in, or employment by, any corporation, association o…

§ 108. Certain restrictions on wagering. 1. No corporation,\nassociation or person which holds a license, registration, franchise,\ncertificate or permit issued by the commission shall directly extend\ncredit for any wager under this chapter.\n 2. No corporation, association or …

§ 109. Supplementary regulatory powers of the commission.\nNotwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the commission\nthrough its rules and regulations or in allotting dates for racing,\nsimulcasting or in licensing race meetings at which pari-mutuel betting\nis permitte…

§ 109-a. Separate board for facility siting. The commission shall\nestablish a separate board to be known as the New York gaming facility\nlocation board to perform designated functions under article thirteen of\nthis chapter, the following provisions shall apply to the board:\n…

§ 109-b. Rebates. 1. For the purposes of this section, "rebate" shall\nmean a portion of pari-mutuel wagers, otherwise payable to an entity\nconducting pari-mutuel betting, that is paid to holders of pari-mutuel\nwagering tickets and that reduces the amount otherwise payable to …

§ 110. Statement of stockholders to be filed. Every corporation or\nassociation authorized under this chapter to conduct pari-mutuel betting\nat a race meeting or races run thereat shall file with the commission a\nstatement giving the names and addresses of all its stockholders…

§ 1101. Purposes. The purposes of this compact are:\n a. to derive uniform requirements among the party states for the\nlicensure of participants in live horse racing with pari-mutuel\nwagering, and to ensure that all licensees pursuant to this compact meet\na uniform minimum st…

§ 1102. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following\nterms shall have the following meanings:\n a. "Compact committee" means the organization of officials from the\nparty states that is authorized and empowered by this compact to carry\nout the purposes of this …

§ 1103. Entry into force, eligible parties, and withdrawal. This\ncompact shall come into force when enacted by any four states.\nThereafter, this compact shall become effective, as to any other party\nstate that enacts this compact, upon the affirmative vote of a majority\nof t…

§ 1104. States eligible to join compact. Any state that has adopted or\nauthorized horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering shall be eligible to\nbecome a party to this compact.\n

§ 1105. Withdrawal from the compact. Any party state may withdraw from\nthis compact by enacting a statute repealing this compact, but no such\nwithdrawal shall become effective until the head of the executive branch\nof the withdrawing state has given notice in writing of such …

§ 1106. Compact committee. a. There is hereby created an interstate\ngovernmental entity known as the compact committee, to be comprised of\none official from the racing commission, or its equivalent, of each\nparty state, who shall be selected, serve, and be removed in accordan…

§ 1107. Powers and duties of compact committee. The compact committee\nis hereby granted, to carry out its purposes, the power and duty:\n a. to determine which categories of participants in live racing, such\nas owners, trainers, jockeys, drivers, grooms, mutuel clerks, racing\…

§ 1108. Voting requirements. The compact committee shall have the\nfollowing voting requirements:\n a. each official shall be entitled to one vote on the compact\ncommittee;\n b. a majority vote of the total number of officials in the compact\ncommittee shall be required to admi…

§ 1109. Administration and management. The compact committee shall:\n a. annually elect, from its members, a chair, vice-chair and\nsecretary/treasurer;\n b. adopt (and amend or rescind) by-laws for the conduct of its\nbusiness, publish them in a convenient form, and file a copy…

§ 111. Compulsive gambling assistance. 1. (a) The commission shall\ncooperate with the commissioner of addiction services and supports to\nensure the posting of signs and listing of information on the internet\ndesigned to assist compulsive gamblers pursuant to the provisions of…

§ 1110. Immunity from liability. No official of a party state or\nemployee of the compact committee shall be held personally liable for\nany reasonable action taken in good faith that occurs during the\nperformance and within the scope of his or her responsibilities and\nduties …

§ 1111. Rights and responsibilities of party states. Each party state\nin the compact shall:\n a. accept the decisions of the compact committee on the issuance or\nrenewal of licenses, and reimburse or otherwise pay the expenses of its\nofficial in the compact committee;\n b. no…

§ 1112. Fingerprints and criminal history. In order to determine the\nsuitability to be licensed of an applicant or licensee, the commission\nshall require a full set of fingerprints be furnished to the commission\nto enable a criminal background investigation to be conducted. F…

§ 112. Pari-mutuel operations; filing of tax forms and other\nstatistics. The commission and the commissioner of taxation and finance\nshall approve all systems used for data processing and communications in\nthe operation of pari-mutuel betting and, in its discretion, the\ncomm…

§ 113. Filing of pari-mutuel tax returns or reports by electronic\nmeans. Every corporation or association authorized by this chapter to\nconduct pari-mutuel betting on horse races shall file in a timely manner\npari-mutuel tax returns or other reports relating to such activity …

§ 114. Practice and procedure. The provisions of article twenty-seven\nof the tax law, except sections one thousand eighty-five and one\nthousand ninety-seven, shall apply to the provisions of this chapter in\nthe same manner and with the same force and effect as if the language…

§ 115. Regulatory fees. 1. Payment of the regulatory fees imposed by\nthis chapter shall be made to the commission by each entity required to\nmake such payments on the last business day of each month and shall\ncover the fees due for the period from the sixteenth day of the\npr…