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A591Assembly2019-2020 SessionSame asS5703

Study Gambling in New York

Official title

“Authorizes and directs the commissioner of health to commission a statewide evaluation regarding the extent of gambling by New York state residents”

Sponsor Linda RosenthalAD-67+4 co-sponsorsAffects Health
Status
Signed by Governor
Impact
3/10
Low
Outcome
Signed into law

Bill progress

Signed into law

What's happening

This bill requires a statewide independent evaluation on gambling participation and losses among New York residents, by demographic, to be delivered by December 2023.

Why it matters

  1. Data-driven policy decisions. By requiring detailed, independent research into who participates in gambling and how much is lost—broken down by age, race, income, education, and sex—the state will have a stronger factual basis for crafting targeted policies and interventions around gambling.

  2. Potential to uncover inequities. Evaluating gambling participation and losses by demographic groups could reveal whether certain populations are disproportionately affected by gambling harms, prompting more equitable public health or regulatory responses.

  3. Transparency and accountability. Mandating that the evaluation be conducted by an independent entity and delivered to both the governor and legislature ensures that the findings are credible and accessible to policymakers and the public, not just regulators.

  4. Impact on future regulation and funding. The findings may influence future legislative decisions about gambling expansion, consumer protections, addiction services, and how gambling revenues are distributed or used in New York.

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Study Gambling in New York

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Linda Rosenthal

Assembly Member · Assembly District 67

History

  1. Signed chap.576
  2. Delivered to governor
  3. Returned to assembly
  4. Passed senateVote 48–14
  5. 3rd reading cal.1567
  6. Substituted for S5703
  7. Referred to rules
  8. Delivered to senate
  9. Passed assembly
  10. Ordered to third reading rules cal.319
  11. Rules report cal.319
  12. Reported
Show 3 earlier actions
  1. Reported referred to rules
  2. Reported referred to ways and means
  3. Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S5703Senate

Study Gambling Across NY

Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Luis R. Sepúlveda

Impact 3 · Low0% to pass

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

591

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)

January 9, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, CRESPO, DAVILA, BARRON -- 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 gambling by New York state 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 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. Such evaluation shall include:

(1) the percentage of New York residents participating in each gambling activity by:

(a) age;

(b) race;

(c) income;

(d) education;

(e) sex; and

(f) any other demographic that would be relevant to the evaluation; and

(2) an estimate of the amount of money being wagered and lost by New York residents in each gambling activity.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD04069-01-9

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