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.
Relates to the Catskill off-track betting corporation providing licensing and financing to the Monticello racetrack and the ability to provide capital improvements.
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.
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.
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 for the amount to be paid by off-track betting corporations to regional harness tracks from out-of-state and out-of-country simulcast revenue.
Prohibits off-track betting corporation vehicles from being used as take-home vehicles by board members, officers, employees, contractors, subcontractors, consultants, or agents of such corporation or by certain family members of such individuals; provides an exception therefor.
Prohibits regional off-track betting corporations from providing items of value exceeding fifteen dollars to any board member, officer, or employee of the corporation, any contractor, subcontractor, consultant, or other agent of the corporation, or any spouse, child, sibling or parent of such persons; adds reporting requirements for regional off-track betting corporations.