What's happening
This bill requires a statewide evaluation of legal and illegal gambling in New York, including its social impacts and demographics.
Why it matters
The bill mandates a comprehensive, independent study of both legal and illegal gambling in New York, including activities like lottery, horse racing, Native American casinos, Internet gambling, sports betting, and poker, which means policymakers will have detailed data on the full spectrum of gambling behaviors.
By requiring demographic breakdowns (age, race, income, education, sex, and other relevant factors), the evaluation aims to identify which groups are most affected by gambling, potentially informing targeted prevention and support programs.
The study must estimate not only participation rates, but also the amount of money wagered and lost in each activity, offering insight into the financial impact of gambling on residents and helping quantify the economic scale of both legal and underground markets.
A critical analysis of the links between problem gambling and serious social issues (like bankruptcy, domestic violence, suicide, and crime) is required, which could justify changes in regulation, funding for social services, or new public health interventions based on the findings.
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- Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
- Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3072
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 26, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, CAHILL, CRESPO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENEDETTO, COLTON, COOK, FITZPATRICK, HIKIND, JAFFEE, PEOPLES-STOKES, RIVERA, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to commissioning a statewide evaluation regarding the extent of legal and illegal gambling by New York residents
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 19.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new subdivision (k) to read as follows:
(k) The commissioner, in consultation with the New York state gaming commission, is authorized and directed to commission a statewide evaluation regarding the extent of legal and illegal gambling by New York state residents, including, but not limited to the lottery, horse racing, Native American casinos, Internet gambling, sports betting, and poker. Such evaluation shall be delivered to the governor and legislature no later than December first, two thousand twenty-one. The evaluation shall be prepared by an independent entity and selected through a request for proposal process.
(1) Such evaluation shall include:
(a) the percentage of New York residents participating in each gambling activity by:
(i) age;
(ii) race;
(iii) income;
(iv) education;
(v) sex; and
(vi) any other demographic that would be relevant to the evaluation; and
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(b) an estimate of the amount of money being wagered and lost by New York residents in each gambling activity.
(2) Such evaluation shall provide a critical analysis of the relationships between problem gambling and bankruptcy, domestic violence, suicide, crime, and any other social problem that is relevant to the evaluation.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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