Provides that the additional vendor's marketing allowance retained by any operator of a racetrack located in the county of Westchester shall not exceed 8 percent of the total revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes and the remainder of such additional vendor's marketing allowance, not to exceed 25 million dollars, shall be paid to the Yonkers city school district board of education in quarterly payments for the support and maintenance of certain educational programs.
Authorizes licensing of bowling establishments to offer video gaming if structure allows for segregated areas from patrons under 21 years of age; entitles the operators of bowling establishments to vendor fees where video lottery terminals are located.
Requires unanimous agreement between management, the gaming commission and the horsemen's association representative before race days can be cancelled, as well as language requiring cancelled race days to be made up.
Authorizes housing authorities to operate bingo games; adds guests invited by residents of any apartment, condominium or cooperative complex, housing authority, retirement community, or other group residential complex or facility to the scope of application; allows games to be conducted two days per week; makes related provisions.
Decreases the tax rate on gaming revenues from slot machines in facilities in region 5 of zone 2; requires such facilities to report on the use of the retained funds for the creation of new jobs or rehiring laid-off employees.
Relates to issuing temporary permits to certain fantasy sports operators that were not offering contests to persons located in New York prior to November 10, 2015.
Repeals provisions prohibiting the conduct of unregistered interactive fantasy sports contests; provides that interactive fantasy sports contests are not considered a contest of chance constituting a gambling offense under the penal law.
Provides that the additional vendor fee for a vendor track located within Oneida county within fifteen miles of a Native American class III gaming facility shall not be forfeited if the track does not maintain the ninety percent full-time equivalent employee requirement.
Prohibits wagers on a horse racing event unless such racing event is offered pursuant to a fixed odds sports wagering agreement; authorizes agreements between a mobile sports wagering operator and an affiliate to locate self-service sports betting kiosks upon the premises of the affiliate.
Relates to the Catskill off-track betting corporation providing licensing and financing to the Monticello racetrack and the ability to provide capital improvements.