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History
- Referred to racing, gaming and wagering
- Referred to racing, gaming and wagering
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Permits state lottery winners to remain anonymous to the general public
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Aileen Gunther
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S1349
Title of bill
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to permitting state lottery winners to remain anonymous to the general public
Purpose
To protect the privacy of NYS lottery winners by limiting the disclosure of identifying information of any holder of a winning ticket.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends the tax law in relation to disclosure of personal identifying information of NYS lottery winners.
Section 2 of the bill is the effective date.
Justification
In recent years, high jackpot lottery drawings seem to be more common. The benefits of winning such a lottery are obvious and well known. However, there are other consequences of being a "lucky" winner - especially when identifying information about the winner is publicly disclosed. Lottery winners are besieged with requests. Sometimes the requests are legitimate (e.g. charitable donation), sometimes they are frivolous (e.g. speculative business ventures). Some requests are just scams. Public disclosure of a lottery winner's identifying information makes the winner vulnerable to this sort of activity. More importantly, it can make the lottery winner a target of criminal activity. This can include burglary, kidnapping, harassment, fraudulent lawsuits, etc.
Unfortunately, in today's economic climate, winning the lottery has become the American Dream for some people. For those lucky enough to win the lottery, protections should be in place to preserve their privacy and well-being. By addressing this issue, this legislation will maintain privacy and protect lottery winners from potential criminal activity.
Legislative history
S7315 of 2011-12; Referred to Racing, Gaming & Wagering
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
Immediately.
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