N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 4404.10

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 4404.10 - Betting by a person under the age of 18

(a)

(1) No corporation shall permit any person who is actually or apparently under 18 years of age to enter a branch office. For purposes of this paragraph, a branch office shall not include a simulcast theater, as defined in Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law section 1001(1), or a branch office operated by an entity other than the corporation (commonly referred to as an EZ Bet location, a Quick Bet location or a similar name).

(2) No corporation shall permit any person who is actually or apparently under 18 years of age to place a bet at any branch office directly for himself or herself or for or through another person.

(b) The commission shall penalize a corporation found to have violated paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of this section or paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of this section with respect to a simulcast theater, as defined in Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law section 1001(1) as follows:

(1) for a first violation, a fine of $1,000;

(2) for a second violation within one year of a violation, a fine of $5,000;

(3) for a third violation within one year of a violation, a fine of $10,000; and

(4) for a fourth or subsequent violation within one year of a violation, a fine of $25,000 and such further action as the commission may deem appropriate, which may include without limitation the revocation of approval of the corporation's plan of operation.

(c) The commission shall penalize an entity, other than a corporation, that operates a branch office (commonly referred to as an EZ Bet location, a Quick Bet location or a similar name), found to have violated paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of this section, as follows:

(1) for a first violation, a written warning of such violation;

(2) for a second violation within one year of a violation, a fine of $500;

(3) for a third violation within one year of a violation, a fine of $1,000; and

(4) for a fourth or subsequent violation within one year of a violation, such further action as the commission may deem appropriate, which may include without limitation the revocation of approval of the corporation's plan of operation with respect to such branch office.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 4404.10

Amended New York State Register June 8, 2016/Volume XXXVIII, Issue 23, eff.6/8/2016