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- Referred to racing, gaming and wagering
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Enacts the "local empowerment through gaming opportunities act of 2013"
In Assembly Committee · Racing And Wagering · Sponsor Karim Camara
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BILL NUMBER:S3822
Title of bill
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to enacting the "local empowerment through gaming opportunities act of 2013"
Purpose or general idea of bill
To amend the general business law by adding a new article 12-A to allow New York State to grant licenses for commercial casinos to bolster the public and private sectors of New York's economy.
Summary of specific provisions
Amends the General Business Law of New York to create a new Article 12A, including the following sections:
a. 210. Casino Gambling: No more than seven commercial casinos are permissible within the state, subject to local approval, and subject to site restrictions relative to the size of the host site's population Defines the terms "casino gambling", "gaming", "gambling", "banking game", "percentage game", "casino gaming district", and "local approval".
b. 211. Video lottery revenue protections for education: Defines rules regarding slot machine operations, and requires casinos operating in New York State to indemnify the state for reduced revenues collected. The division of is lottery to issue a quarterly report made available to the governor and legislature as to the payments made under this section.
c. 212. Prevailing Wage Requirement: Any entity submitting a bid to operate a commercial casino authorized by this act are bound to hire any contractors and subcontractors involved in the construction of the gaming site including any relating structures to pay the prevailing wage of the region of development, pursuant to section 220 of the labor law.
d. 211 Economic impact report: Defines the term "market area". Requires any entity submitting a bid to operate a casino to furnish, at the applicant's expense", an economic impact report.
e. 214. Casino site selection process: Outlines the criteria for potential applicants, as well as the composition and duties of the presiding body for the casino facility site selection commission.
f. 215. Environmental impact: Guarantees that the license to operate a casino does not exempt the licensee from complying with all obligations to release and environmental impact statement, completing the State Environmental Quality Review process, and all applicable state and local building codes,
g. Temporary state commission on casino governance: Defines the standards by which the governor shall appoint the commission.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect upon the passage of an amendment to the New York State Constitution by the people of that state effectively permits casino gambling in the state.
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