S08153 Summary:

BILL NOS08153
 
SAME ASSAME AS A10736
 
SPONSORBONACIC
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add Art 14 §§1400 - 1412, amd §104, RWB L
 
Relates to the registration and regulation of interactive fantasy sports contests.
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S08153 Actions:

BILL NOS08153
 
06/14/2016REFERRED TO RULES
06/17/2016ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.2014
06/17/2016SUBSTITUTED BY A10736
 A10736 AMEND= Pretlow
 06/14/2016referred to racing and wagering
 06/15/2016reported referred to codes
 06/15/2016reported referred to ways and means
 06/16/2016reported referred to rules
 06/16/2016reported
 06/16/2016rules report cal.511
 06/16/2016ordered to third reading rules cal.511
 06/17/2016passed assembly
 06/17/2016delivered to senate
 06/17/2016REFERRED TO RULES
 06/17/2016SUBSTITUTED FOR S8153
 06/17/20163RD READING CAL.2014
 06/17/2016PASSED SENATE
 06/17/2016RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
 08/02/2016delivered to governor
 08/03/2016signed chap.237
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S08153 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8153
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      June 14, 2016
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
        AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
          relation  to  the  registration  and regulation of interactive fantasy
          sports contests
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  The  racing,  pari-mutuel  wagering  and  breeding law is
     2  amended by adding a new article 14 to read as follows:
     3                                 ARTICLE 14
     4                         INTERACTIVE FANTASY SPORTS
     5  Section 1400. Legislative findings and purpose.
     6          1401. Definitions.
     7          1402. Registration.
     8          1403. Scope of registration review.
     9          1404. Required safeguards, minimum standards.
    10          1405. Powers and duties of the commission.
    11          1406. Annual report.
    12          1407. State tax.
    13          1408. Additional regulatory costs.
    14          1409. Disposition of taxes.
    15          1410. Determination of tax liability.
    16          1411. Contests authorized.
    17          1412. Contests prohibited.
    18    § 1400. Legislative findings and purpose. 1.  The  legislature  hereby
    19  finds and declares that:
    20    (a)  Interactive  fantasy  sports are not games of chance because they
    21  consist of fantasy or simulation sports games or contests in  which  the
    22  fantasy or simulation sports teams are selected based upon the skill and
    23  knowledge of the participants and not based on the current membership of
    24  an  actual  team  that  is a member of an amateur or professional sports
    25  organization;
    26    (b) Interactive fantasy sports  contests  are  not  wagers  on  future
    27  contingent  events  not  under  the  contestants'  control  or influence
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15896-03-6

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     1  because contestants have control over which players they choose and  the
     2  outcome of each contest is not dependent upon the performance of any one
     3  player or any one actual team. The outcome of any fantasy sports contest
     4  does  not  correspond to the outcome of any one sporting event. Instead,
     5  the outcome depends on how the  performances  of  participants'  fantasy
     6  roster choices compare to the performance of others' roster choices.
     7    2.  Based  on  the  findings  in  subdivision one of this section, the
     8  legislature declares that interactive fantasy sports do  not  constitute
     9  gambling in New York state as defined in article two hundred twenty-five
    10  of the penal law.
    11    3.  The  legislature  further finds that as the internet has become an
    12  integral part of society, and interactive fantasy sports a major form of
    13  entertainment  for  many  consumers,  any  interactive  fantasy   sports
    14  enforcement and regulatory structure must begin from the bedrock premise
    15  that  participation  in a lawful and licensed interactive fantasy sports
    16  industry is a privilege and not a right, and that  regulatory  oversight
    17  is intended to safeguard the integrity of the games and participants and
    18  to ensure accountability and the public trust.
    19    §  1401.  Definitions.  As  used  in this article, the following terms
    20  shall have the following meanings:
    21    1. "Authorized player" shall mean an individual located  in  New  York
    22  state,  who is not a prohibited player, that participates in an interac-
    23  tive fantasy sports contest offered by a registrant.
    24    2. "Collegiate sport or athletic event" shall mean a sport or athletic
    25  event offered or sponsored by or played in connection with a  public  or
    26  private  institution that offers education services beyond the secondary
    27  level.
    28    3. "Commission" shall mean the New York state gaming commission.
    29    4. "Entry fee" shall mean cash or cash equivalent that is paid  by  an
    30  authorized  player  to  an  operator  or registrant to participate in an
    31  interactive fantasy sports contest offered by such  operator  or  regis-
    32  trant.
    33    5. "High school sport or athletic event" shall mean a sport or athlet-
    34  ic  event  offered or sponsored by or played in connection with a public
    35  or private institution that offers education services at  the  secondary
    36  level.
    37    6.  "Highly  experienced  player"  shall mean an authorized player who
    38  has:
    39    (a) entered more than one thousand contests offered by a single opera-
    40  tor or registrant; or
    41    (b) won more than three prizes valued at one thousand dollars each  or
    42  more from a single operator or registrant.
    43    7.  "Horse  racing  event"  shall  mean  any  sport  or athletic event
    44  conducted in New York state subject to the provisions of  articles  two,
    45  three,  four,  five,  six,  nine, ten and eleven of this chapter, or any
    46  sport or athletic event conducted outside of New York  state,  which  if
    47  conducted  in  New York state would be subject to the provisions of this
    48  chapter.
    49    8. "Interactive fantasy sports contest" or "contest" shall mean a game
    50  of skill wherein one or more contestants compete against each  other  by
    51  using  their knowledge and understanding of athletic events and athletes
    52  to select and manage rosters  of  simulated  players  whose  performance
    53  directly corresponds with the actual performance of human competitors on
    54  sports teams and in sports events.
    55    9.  "Interactive  fantasy  sports gross revenue" shall mean the amount
    56  equal to the total of all entry fees not attributable to New York  state

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     1  prohibited  sports  events  that a registrant collects from all players,
     2  less the total of all sums not attributable to New York state prohibited
     3  sports events paid out as winnings to all  players,  multiplied  by  the
     4  resident  percentage  for  New  York  state; provided, however, that the
     5  total of all sums paid out as winnings to players shall not include  the
     6  cash  equivalent value of any merchandise or thing of value awarded as a
     7  prize.
     8    10. "Interactive fantasy sports operator" or "operator" shall mean any
     9  person or entity that offers any interactive fantasy sports  contest  to
    10  any authorized player through any interactive fantasy sports platform.
    11    11. "Interactive fantasy sports platform" or "platform" shall mean the
    12  combination  of  hardware,  software,  and data networks used to manage,
    13  administer, or control contests and any associated entry fees.
    14    12. "Interactive fantasy sports registrant" or "registrant" shall mean
    15  an operator that is registered  by  the  commission.  A  registrant  may
    16  utilize multiple interactive fantasy sports platforms and offer multiple
    17  contests, provided that each platform and each contest has been reviewed
    18  and approved by the commission.
    19    13. "Minor" shall mean any person under the age of eighteen years.
    20    14. "Prohibited player" shall mean:
    21    (a)  any  member,  officer, employee or agent of an operator or regis-
    22  trant;
    23    (b) any spouse, child, brother, sister or parent residing as a  member
    24  of  the  same  household  in the principal place of abode of any member,
    25  officer, employee or agent of an operator or registrant;
    26    (c) any individual with access to non-public confidential  information
    27  about contests;
    28    (d)  any amateur or professional athlete whose performance may be used
    29  to determine the outcome of a contest;
    30    (e) any sports agent, team employee, referee, or league official asso-
    31  ciated with any sport or athletic event on which contests are based;
    32    (f) any individual located in a state where the conduct of contests is
    33  expressly prohibited; or
    34    (g) any minor.
    35    15. "Prohibited sports event"  shall  mean  any  collegiate  sport  or
    36  athletic  event,  any  high  school sport or athletic event or any horse
    37  racing event.
    38    16. "Resident percentage" shall mean,  for  each  interactive  fantasy
    39  sports  contest,  the  percentage,  rounded  to  the  nearest tenth of a
    40  percent, of the total entry fees collected from players located  in  New
    41  York  state,  divided by the total entry fees collected from all players
    42  in interactive fantasy sports contests not prohibited in New York state.
    43    17. "Sports event" shall mean any amateur  or  professional  sport  or
    44  athletic event, except a prohibited sports event.
    45    §  1402. Registration. 1. (a) No operator shall administer, manage, or
    46  otherwise make available  an  interactive  fantasy  sports  platform  to
    47  persons  located in New York state unless registered with the commission
    48  pursuant to section fourteen hundred three of this article. A registrant
    49  may use multiple interactive fantasy sports platforms and offer multiple
    50  types of contests, provided that each platform and each type of  contest
    51  has been reviewed and approved by the commission.  This article, and any
    52  and  all rules and regulations adopted under the authority of this arti-
    53  cle, shall apply only to interactive fantasy sports contests  for  which
    54  an authorized player pays an entry fee.
    55    (b)  Any operator that was offering contests to persons located in New
    56  York state prior to the tenth of November,  two  thousand  fifteen,  may

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     1  continue  to  offer  contests to persons located in New York state until
     2  such operator's application for registration has been approved or denied
     3  in accordance with section  fourteen  hundred  three  of  this  article,
     4  provided  that  such  operator  receives  a temporary permit pursuant to
     5  subdivision two of this section and files an application  for  registra-
     6  tion with the commission within ninety days of the promulgation of regu-
     7  lations to effectuate this article.
     8    2.  The  commission  shall provide a temporary permit to each operator
     9  that was offering contests pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision  one
    10  of  this  section  to  allow  such  operator  to  continue to offer such
    11  contests, on a provisional basis, until such operator's application  for
    12  registration  has  been  approved  or  denied in accordance with section
    13  fourteen hundred three of this  article,  provided  that  such  operator
    14  meets  all  the  requirements  in  section fourteen hundred four of this
    15  article.
    16    3. Registrations issued by the commission shall remain in  effect  for
    17  three years. The commission shall establish a process for renewal.
    18    4.  Interactive  fantasy  sports  contests  offered by a registrant in
    19  accordance with the provisions of  this  article  shall  not  constitute
    20  gambling as defined in article two hundred twenty-five of the penal law.
    21    5.  The commission shall publish a list of all operators registered in
    22  New York state pursuant to this section on the commission's website  for
    23  public use.
    24    6.  The  commission  shall  promulgate  regulations  to  implement the
    25  provisions of this article, including the  development  of  the  initial
    26  form  of  the  application  for  registration.    Such regulations shall
    27  provide for the registration and operation of contests in New York state
    28  and shall include, but not be limited to, responsible  protections  with
    29  regard to compulsive play and safeguards for fair play.
    30    §  1403.  Scope  of  registration  review.  1.  The  commission  shall
    31  prescribe the initial form of the  application  for  registration  which
    32  shall require, but not be limited to:
    33    (a) the full name and principal address of the operator;
    34    (b)  if a corporation, the name of the state in which incorporated and
    35  the full names and addresses of any partner, officer,  director,  share-
    36  holder  holding  ten  percent  or  more  equity,  and ultimate equitable
    37  owners;
    38    (c) if a business entity other than a corporation, the full names  and
    39  addresses of the principals, partners, shareholders holding five percent
    40  or more equity, and ultimate equitable owners;
    41    (d)  whether  such corporation or entity files information and reports
    42  with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as required by
    43  section thirteen of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,  15  U.S.C.  §§
    44  78a-78kk;  or  whether  the  securities of the corporation or entity are
    45  regularly traded on an  established  securities  market  in  the  United
    46  States;
    47    (e)  the type and estimated number of contests to be conducted annual-
    48  ly;
    49    (f) a statement of the assets and liabilities of the operator.
    50    2. The commission may require the full  names  and  addresses  of  the
    51  officers  and  directors  of  any creditor of the operator, and of those
    52  stockholders who hold more than ten percent of the stock of  the  credi-
    53  tor.
    54    3. Upon receipt of an application for registration for each individual
    55  listed  on  such  application  as an officer or director, the commission
    56  shall submit to the division of criminal justice services a set of fing-

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     1  erprints, and the division of criminal justice services  processing  fee
     2  imposed  pursuant  to subdivision eight-a of section eight hundred thir-
     3  ty-seven of the executive law and any fee imposed by the federal  bureau
     4  of  investigation.  Upon  receipt  of  the fingerprints, the division of
     5  criminal justice services shall promptly forward a set of  the  individ-
     6  ual's  fingerprints  to  the  federal  bureau  of  investigation for the
     7  purpose of a nationwide  criminal  history  record  check  to  determine
     8  whether  such individual has been convicted of a criminal offense in any
     9  state other than New York or in a federal jurisdiction. The division  of
    10  criminal  justice services shall promptly provide the requested criminal
    11  history information to the commission. For the purposes of this section,
    12  the term "criminal history information"  shall  mean  a  record  of  all
    13  convictions  of crimes and any pending criminal charges maintained on an
    14  individual by the division of criminal justice services and the  federal
    15  bureau  of  investigation. All such criminal history information sent to
    16  the commission pursuant to this subdivision shall  be  confidential  and
    17  shall not be published or in any way disclosed to persons other than the
    18  commission, unless otherwise authorized by law.
    19    4.  Upon  receipt of criminal history information pursuant to subdivi-
    20  sion three of this section, the commission shall make a determination to
    21  approve or deny an application for registration; provided, however, that
    22  before making a determination on such application, the commission  shall
    23  provide  the  subject of the record with a copy of such criminal history
    24  information and a copy of article twenty-three-A of the  correction  law
    25  and  inform such prospective applicant seeking to be credentialed of his
    26  or her right to seek correction of any incorrect  information  contained
    27  in  such  criminal  history  information pursuant to the regulations and
    28  procedures established by the division  of  criminal  justice  services.
    29  The  commission shall deny any application for registration, or suspend,
    30  refuse to renew, or revoke any existing registration issued pursuant  to
    31  this  article,  upon the finding that the operator or registrant, or any
    32  partner, officer, director, or shareholder:
    33    (a) has knowingly made a false  statement  of  material  fact  or  has
    34  deliberately  failed to disclose any information required by the commis-
    35  sion;
    36    (b) has had a registration or license to  offer  or  conduct  contests
    37  denied,  suspended,  or  revoked  in any other state or country for just
    38  cause;
    39    (c) has legally defaulted in the payment of any obligation or debt due
    40  to any state or political subdivision; or
    41    (d) has at any time knowingly failed to comply  with  any  requirement
    42  outlined  in  section  fourteen  hundred four of this article, any other
    43  provision of this article, any regulations promulgated by the commission
    44  or any additional requirements of the commission.
    45    5. All determinations to approve or deny an  application  pursuant  to
    46  this  article shall be performed in a manner consistent with subdivision
    47  sixteen of section two hundred ninety-six of the executive law and arti-
    48  cle twenty-three-A of the correction law. When the commission denies  an
    49  application,  the  operator shall be afforded notice and the right to be
    50  heard and offer proof in opposition to such determination in  accordance
    51  with the regulations of the commission.
    52    §  1404.  Required safeguards, minimum standards. 1. As a condition of
    53  registration in New York  state,  each  operator  and  registrant  shall
    54  implement the following measures:

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     1    (a)  limit  each authorized player to one active and continuously used
     2  account, and prevent prohibited players  from  maintaining  accounts  or
     3  participating in any contest offered by such operator or registrant;
     4    (b) prohibit minors from participating in any contest, which includes:
     5    (i)  if a registrant becomes or is made aware that a minor has partic-
     6  ipated in one of its contests, such registrant shall promptly, within no
     7  more than two business days, refund any deposit received from the minor,
     8  whether or not the minor has engaged in or  attempted  to  engage  in  a
     9  contest;  provided, however, that any refund may be offset by any prizes
    10  already awarded;
    11    (ii) each registrant shall publish  and  facilitate  parental  control
    12  procedures  to  allow parents or guardians to exclude minors from access
    13  to any contest or platform.  Such procedures shall include  a  toll-free
    14  number to call for help in establishing such parental controls; and
    15    (iii)  each registrant shall take appropriate steps to confirm that an
    16  individual opening an account is not a minor.
    17    (c) when referencing the chances or likelihood of  winning  in  adver-
    18  tisements  or  upon contest entry, make clear and conspicuous statements
    19  that are not inaccurate or misleading concerning the chances of  winning
    20  and the number of winners;
    21    (d)  enable authorized players to exclude themselves from contests and
    22  take reasonable steps to prevent such players from  entering  a  contest
    23  from which they have excluded themselves;
    24    (e)  permit  any  authorized  player  to  permanently close an account
    25  registered to such player, on any and all platforms  supported  by  such
    26  operator or registrant, at any time and for any reason;
    27    (f)  offer  introductory procedures for authorized players, that shall
    28  be prominently displayed on the main page of  such  operator  or  regis-
    29  trant's platform, that explain contest play and how to identify a highly
    30  experienced player;
    31    (g) identify all highly experienced players in any contest by a symbol
    32  attached  to  such players' usernames, or by other easily visible means,
    33  on all platforms supported by such operator or registrant;
    34    (h) disclose the number of entries  a  single  authorized  player  may
    35  submit to each contest;
    36    (i)  disclose  the  maximum  number  of total entries allowed for each
    37  contest;
    38    (j) implement measures to protect the privacy and online  security  of
    39  authorized players and their accounts;
    40    (k)  offer all authorized players access to his or her account history
    41  and account details;
    42    (l) ensure authorized players' funds are protected  upon  deposit  and
    43  segregated  from  the operating funds of such operator or registrant and
    44  otherwise protected from corporate insolvency, financial risk, or crimi-
    45  nal or civil actions against such operator or registrant;
    46    (m) list on each website, in a prominent place, information concerning
    47  assistance for compulsive play in New York state, including a  toll-free
    48  number  directing  callers  to  reputable  resources  containing further
    49  information, which shall be free of charge;
    50    (n) ensure the value of any prizes and awards  offered  to  authorized
    51  players  shall  be established and made known to such players in advance
    52  of the contest, and such value shall not be determined by the number  of
    53  authorized players or the amount of any entry fees paid by such players;
    54    (o)  ensure  all  winning  outcomes reflect the relative knowledge and
    55  skill of the authorized players and shall be determined predominantly by

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     1  accumulated statistical results of the  performance  of  individuals  in
     2  sports events;
     3    (p)  ensure  no  winning  outcome  shall  be based on the score, point
     4  spread, or performance of a single sports team, or  any  combination  of
     5  such teams;
     6    (q)  ensure  no  winning  outcome  shall be based solely on any single
     7  performance of an individual athlete  in  a  single  sport  or  athletic
     8  event; and
     9    (r)  ensure  no  game or contest shall be based on a prohibited sports
    10  event.
    11    2. Each registrant shall restrict the number of entries submitted by a
    12  single authorized player for any contest to a  maximum  of  one  hundred
    13  fifty  entries  per player per contest, or a maximum of three percent of
    14  the total number of entries by all players for any contest, whichever is
    15  less, or as determined by the commission. Registrants shall take reason-
    16  able steps to prevent authorized players from submitting more  than  the
    17  allowable  number  of entries per contest.  The commission shall promul-
    18  gate regulations to further effectuate this subdivision to  ensure  that
    19  the  number  of  entries submitted by a single authorized player for any
    20  contest will lead to a fair and  equitable  distribution  of  number  of
    21  entries.
    22    3. (a) Operators shall not directly or indirectly operate, promote, or
    23  advertise  any  platform or contest to persons located in New York state
    24  unless registered pursuant to this article.
    25    (b) Unless otherwise approved by regulation of the commission,  opera-
    26  tors  and registrants shall not directly or indirectly promote or adver-
    27  tise any online fantasy or simulation sports games or contests  with  an
    28  entry  fee during the conduct of any online fantasy or simulation sports
    29  games or contests without an entry fee. This paragraph shall  not  apply
    30  to  any  operator  or  registrant that prohibits prohibited players from
    31  participating in online fantasy or simulation sports games  or  contests
    32  without an entry fee.
    33    4.  Registrants  shall  not  offer any contest based on any prohibited
    34  sports event.
    35    5. Registrants shall not permit any minor or prohibited participant to
    36  enter any contest.
    37    6. Advertisements for contests and  prizes  offered  by  a  registrant
    38  shall  not  target  prohibited  participants,  minors,  or self-excluded
    39  persons.  Representations or implications about  average  winnings  from
    40  contests  shall  not be unfair or misleading. Such representations shall
    41  include, at a minimum:
    42    (a) the median and mean net winnings of all authorized players partic-
    43  ipating in contests offered by such registrant; and
    44    (b) the percentage of winnings awarded by  the  registrant  to  highly
    45  experienced players participating in contests offered by such registrant
    46  within the preceding calendar year.
    47    7.  Registrants  shall  prohibit  the  use  of  third-party scripts or
    48  scripting programs for any contest and ensure that measures are in place
    49  to deter, detect and, to the extent reasonably possible, prevent  cheat-
    50  ing, including collusion, and the use of cheating devices, including use
    51  of  software  programs  that  submit  entry  fees or adjust the athletes
    52  selected by an authorized player.
    53    8. Operators and registrants shall  develop  and  prominently  display
    54  procedures  on the main page of such operator's or registrant's platform
    55  for the filing of a complaint by  the  authorized  player  against  such
    56  registrant.  An  initial  response  shall be given by such registrant to

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     1  such player filing the complaint within forty-eight  hours.  A  complete
     2  response  shall  be  given  by such registrant to such player filing the
     3  complaint within ten business days.   An authorized player  may  file  a
     4  complaint  alleging  a  violation of the provisions of this article with
     5  the commission.
     6    9. Registrants shall maintain records of  all  accounts  belonging  to
     7  authorized  players and retain such records for five years from the date
     8  an account was created.
     9    § 1405. Powers and duties of the commission. 1.  The commission  shall
    10  promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of and effectuate the
    11  policy  and objectives of this article as the commission may deem neces-
    12  sary or advisable, including the development of the initial form of  the
    13  application  for  registration.  Such  regulations shall provide for the
    14  registration and operation of contests  in  New  York  state  and  shall
    15  include,  without  limitation,  responsible  protections  with regard to
    16  compulsive play and safeguards for fair play. Such regulations may regu-
    17  late the conduct  and  operation  of  contests  and  platforms,  protect
    18  contestants and promote the fairness, honesty and integrity of contests.
    19    2.  The  commission  shall  have  the  following powers and duties for
    20  purposes of administering, regulating, and enforcing the  provisions  of
    21  this article:
    22    (a)  all  powers  and  duties assigned by this article, as well as all
    23  powers necessary and proper to fully and effectively execute this  arti-
    24  cle;
    25    (b)  to  approve  and  deny  applications  for registration to conduct
    26  contests in New York state, and to suspend, refuse or renew,  or  revoke
    27  any registration issued to a registrant under this article;
    28    (c) to review and approve each platform and each contest offered by an
    29  operator or registrant;
    30    (d)  to  accept and investigate complaints of any kind from an author-
    31  ized player and attempt to mediate such complaints where appropriate;
    32    (e) to investigate alleged violations of this article;
    33    (f) to initiate proper enforcement proceedings where  such  action  is
    34  deemed by the commission to be necessary or appropriate; and
    35    (g) all powers and duties assigned by this chapter.
    36    §  1406.  Annual  report.  1.  Each registrant shall annually submit a
    37  report to the commission no later than the thirtieth  of  June  of  each
    38  year, which shall include the following information as it shall apply to
    39  accounts held by authorized players located in New York state:
    40    (a) the number of accounts held by authorized players on all platforms
    41  offered  by  the  registrant,  and the number of accounts held by highly
    42  experienced players on all platforms offered by the registrant;
    43    (b) the total number of new  accounts  established  in  the  preceding
    44  year,  as well as the total number of accounts permanently closed in the
    45  preceding year;
    46    (c) the total amount of entry fees received from authorized players;
    47    (d) the total amount of prizes awarded to authorized players;
    48    (e) the total amount of interactive fantasy sports revenue received by
    49  the registrant;
    50    (f) the total number of authorized players that requested  to  exclude
    51  themselves from contests;
    52    (g)  any additional information that the commission deems necessary to
    53  carry out the provisions of this article.
    54    2. Upon the submission of such annual report, to such extent that  the
    55  commission  deems  it to be in the public interest, the commission shall

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     1  be authorized to conduct a financial audit of  any  registrant,  at  any
     2  time, to ensure compliance with this article.
     3    3.  The commission shall annually publish a report based on the aggre-
     4  gate information provided by all registrants pursuant to subdivision one
     5  of this section, which shall be published on the commission's website no
     6  later than one hundred eighty days after the deadline for the submission
     7  of individual reports as specified in subdivision one of this section.
     8    § 1407. State tax.  For the privilege of conducting interactive fanta-
     9  sy sports contests in the state, registrants shall pay a tax  equivalent
    10  to  fifteen  percent  of  their interactive fantasy sports gross revenue
    11  generated within the state; in addition, registrants  shall  pay  a  tax
    12  equal  to  one-half  of  one  percent,  but not to exceed fifty thousand
    13  dollars annually.
    14    § 1408. Additional regulatory costs. The commission may assess annual-
    15  ly, in arrears, on  each  registrant  proportional  to  the  interactive
    16  fantasy  sports  gross  revenue of such registrant in the preceding year
    17  compared to the aggregate interactive fantasy sports  gross  revenue  of
    18  all registrants in the preceding year actual costs necessary to regulate
    19  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of this article. Such assessments
    20  shall be made only within amounts appropriated therefor.
    21    § 1409. Disposition of taxes. 1. The commission  shall  pay  into  the
    22  state  lottery  fund all taxes imposed by this article; any interest and
    23  penalties imposed by the commission relating to those taxes; all  penal-
    24  ties  levied and collected by the commission; and the appropriate funds,
    25  cash or prizes forfeited from interactive fantasy sports.
    26    2. The commission shall require  at  least  monthly  deposits  by  the
    27  interactive  fantasy sports operator of any payments pursuant to section
    28  fourteen hundred seven of this article, at such times, under such condi-
    29  tions, and in such depositories as shall  be  prescribed  by  the  state
    30  comptroller.  The deposits shall be deposited to the credit of the state
    31  lottery fund. The commission shall require a monthly report  and  recon-
    32  ciliation  statement  to  be filed with it on or before the tenth day of
    33  each month, with respect to gross revenues  and  deposits  received  and
    34  made, respectively, during the preceding month.
    35    §  1410.  Determination  of  tax liability. The commission may perform
    36  audits of the books and records of an interactive fantasy sports  opera-
    37  tor with a permit or registrant, at such times and intervals as it deems
    38  appropriate,  for  the  purpose  of  determining  the sufficiency of tax
    39  payments. If a return required with regard to obligations imposed is not
    40  filed, or if a return when filed or is determined by the  commission  to
    41  be incorrect or insufficient with or without an audit, the amount of tax
    42  due  shall be determined by the commission. Notice of such determination
    43  shall be given to the interactive fantasy sports operator liable for the
    44  payment of the tax. Such determination shall finally and irrevocably fix
    45  the tax unless the person against whom it  is  assessed,  within  thirty
    46  days  after  receiving  notice of such determination, shall apply to the
    47  commission for a hearing in  accordance  with  the  regulations  of  the
    48  commission.
    49    §  1411.  Contests  authorized.  Interactive  fantasy  sports contests
    50  registered and conducted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter  are
    51  hereby authorized.
    52    §  1412.  Contests prohibited. The conduct of unregistered interactive
    53  fantasy sports contests is prohibited.
    54    § 2. Section 104 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding  law
    55  is amended by adding a new subdivision 23 to read as follows:

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     1    23.  To  register  and regulate interactive fantasy sports in New York
     2  state.
     3    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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