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History
- Vetoed memo.273
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.122
- Substituted for A3939
- Referred to racing and wagering
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 57–1
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.235
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- Referred to racing, gaming and wagering
- Referred to racing, gaming and wagering
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Establishes age sixteen as the minimum age for assisting in the conduct of any game of bingo
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor John Ceretto
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4413
Title of bill
An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to establishing age sixteen as the minimum age for assisting in the conduct of any game of bingo
Purpose or general idea of bill
To allow individuals age sixteen and seventeen to assist in the conducting of bingo games.
Summary of specific provisions
The bill amends section 486 of the general municipal law to allow individuals age sixteen and seventeen to assist in bingo games.
Justification
This legislation would allow individuals who are sixteen and seventeen to assist in conducting bingo games. This legislation would in no way allow them to run games. But this legislation would expand the areas they can work in. Many volunteer organizations use younger members at bingo fund raising events to help get them involved in the organization. Under current law, there is an extremely limited scope of what these younger members can legally do. This legislation would still prevent them from conducting bingo games, but it would expand their ability to do more than for example working the food counter.
Bingo is a highly regulated and supervised activity. Those individuals who are assisting in bingo operations would be assisting directly with an older individual who would naturally be in a position to supervise the proceedings. Many organizations that run bingo games operate with limited manpower, by allowing younger members to assist in games we would be assisting them. Also bingo games are not usually the high stakes events that other gambling activities are.
Prior legislative history
S.170/A.5136 of 2011-2012; held for consideration in racing and wagering
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
Immediately
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