What's happening
This bill allows live races and special events to be displayed on telephones with the originator's consent, bypassing some existing contracting requirements.
Why it matters
Expands access to live racing and special events. By allowing these to be displayed on telephones (including smartphones) with the originator's consent, the bill modernizes how fans and bettors can engage with races and events, potentially increasing viewership and participation.
Reduces barriers for content distribution. The exemption from certain contracting requirements with regional off-track betting corporations makes it easier for race originators to directly offer live streams, which could open the market to new technology providers and business models.
Shifts control to content creators. Requiring the express consent of the originator for displaying races or events empowers those who produce or own the content, giving them greater say over distribution and potentially new revenue opportunities.
May impact the role of regional off-track betting corporations. By bypassing their necessary involvement in contracts for displaying content on telephones, the bill could alter their influence and financial interests in the distribution of live racing content.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1977
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 18, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Racing and Wagering
AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to displaying live races and special events on telephones
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 17 of section 1012 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter 174 of the laws of 2013, is amended and a new subdivision 19 is added to read as follows:
17. For the purposes of this section, "telephone wagering accounts" shall mean and include all those wagers which utilize any wired or wireless communications device, including but not limited to wireline telephones, wireless telephones and the internet, to display live races and special events and transmit the placement of wagers on races and special events offered by any regional off-track betting corporation, and any harness, thoroughbred, quarter horse racing association or corporation licensed or franchised to conduct pari-mutuel racing in this state.
19. The provisions of this section shall not be subject to the provisions of section one thousand three of this article insofar as those provisions require the participation as a contracting party or otherwise of the regional off-track betting corporation, however no races or special events shall be displayed without the express consent of the originator of the races or special events.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04289-01-9
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