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S 1605: Relates to the internet sale of raffle tickets.
What S 1605 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to update the laws governing raffle tickets sold in New York State. It establishes that raffle tickets sold over the internet are deemed to have occurred on the premises of the authorized organization or games of chance lessor, rather than the location where the sale was initiated. This change applies to both in-person and online raffle ticket sales. The bill also requires municipalities to pass a local law or resolution approving the conduct of games of chance before a raffle can be conducted within their boundaries.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | COMMITTED TO RULES |
| Jun. 04, 2025 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| May. 29, 2025 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| May. 28, 2025 | 1ST REPORT CAL.1326 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 10, 2025 · 413 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1605 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wager- ing AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the internet sale of raffle tickets The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 13 of 2 section 189 of the general municipal law, as amended by section 11 of 3 part MM of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 (2) is located in the county in which the municipality issuing the 6 raffle license is located or in a county that is contiguous to the coun- 7 ty in which the municipality issuing the raffle license is located 8 except that for the purposes of raffle tickets sold over the internet 9 the sale of such tickets shall be deemed to have occurred on the prem- 10 ises of the authorized organization or authorized games of chance 11 lessor; 12 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 190-a of the general municipal law, as 13 added by chapter 400 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: 14 4. No raffle shall be conducted pursuant to this section except within 15 a municipality in which the authorized organization is domiciled that 16 has passed a local law, ordinance or resolution in accordance with 17 sections one hundred eighty-seven and one hundred eighty-eight of this 18 article approving the conduct of games of chance, and in municipalities 19 which have passed a local law, ordinance or resolution in accordance 20 with sections one hundred eighty-seven and one hundred eighty-eight of 21 this article approving the conduct of games of chance that are located 22 within the county or contiguous to the county in which the organization 23 is domiciled. For the purposes of raffle tickets sold over the internet 24 the sale of such tickets shall be deemed to have occurred on the prem- 25 ises of the authorized organization or authorized games of chance 26 lessor. 27 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02557-01-5
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