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This bill requires a statewide evaluation of legal and illegal gambling among New York residents, including its social impacts.
Why it matters
Comprehensive demographic analysis. The bill requires the evaluation to break down gambling participation by age, race, income, education, sex, and other relevant demographics, allowing policymakers and advocates to understand which populations are most affected by gambling.
Scope includes both legal and illegal gambling. By mandating assessment of activities from state lottery and casinos to internet and sports betting, as well as illegal gambling, the bill seeks a holistic picture of gambling behaviors, not just those regulated by the state.
Assessment of social harms. The evaluation must critically examine links between problem gambling and major social issues such as bankruptcy, domestic violence, suicide, and crime, potentially informing targeted prevention and intervention efforts.
Independent, transparent process. Requiring the study to be conducted by an independent entity chosen through a request-for-proposal process aims to ensure objectivity and credibility, which may increase public trust in the findings and subsequent policy decisions.
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- Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
- Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5128
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 7, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, CAHILL, CRESPO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENEDETTO, COLTON, COOK, FITZPATRICK, 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-three. 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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