2021 New York Laws
PML - Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Article 1 - Supervision and Regulation
111 - Compulsive Gambling Assistance.

* §  111.  Compulsive  gambling  assistance.  1.  The commission shall
cooperate with  the  commissioner  of  alcoholism  and  substance  abuse
services  to  ensure  the posting of signs and listing of information on
the internet designed to assist  compulsive  gamblers  pursuant  to  the
provisions  of  subdivision  (h)  of section 19.09 of the mental hygiene
law.
  2. (a) The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations  pursuant
to  which  people  may  voluntarily exclude themselves from entering the
premises of an association or corporation licensed  or  enfranchised  by
the commission pursuant to this chapter.
  (b) An association or corporation licensed or enfranchised pursuant to
this  chapter  shall not be liable to any self-excluded person or to any
other party in  any  judicial  proceeding  for  any  harm,  monetary  or
otherwise,  which  may  arise  as  a  result of a self-excluded person's
engaging in gaming activity while on the list of self-excluded  persons;
provided  that  nothing  contained  in  this  paragraph  shall limit the
liability of any such association,  corporation,  or  facility  for  any
other  acts  or  omissions  under  any  other statutory law or under the
common law.
  (c) No voluntary order or request to exclude persons from entering the
premises of any  such  association,  corporation,  or  facility  may  be
rescinded,  canceled, or declared null and void until seven days after a
request has been received by such association, corporation, or  facility
to cancel such order or request.
  3. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations under which a
person  with  an  account  authorized  pursuant  to section one thousand
twelve of this chapter may voluntarily place limits on  the  amounts  of
his  or  her  wagers  or potential wagers on a daily or weekly basis. No
order from a person to remove any limit placed on account  wagers  shall
be  effective  until seven days after it has been received by the entity
conducting account wagering.
  * NB Effective until March 3, 2022
  * § 111. Compulsive  gambling  assistance.  1.  The  commission  shall
cooperate  with  the  commissioner of addiction services and supports to
ensure the posting of signs and listing of information on  the  internet
designed  to  assist  compulsive  gamblers pursuant to the provisions of
subdivision (h) of  section  19.09  of  the  mental  hygiene  law.  Such
postings  shall include information explaining how an individual may add
his or her name to the list of self-excluded  persons.  Signs  shall  be
posted  at  a reasonable distance from each entrance, exit and automated
teller machine in the facility.
  2. (a) The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations  pursuant
to  which  people  may  voluntarily exclude themselves from entering the
premises of an association or corporation licensed  or  enfranchised  by
the  commission pursuant to this chapter. In promulgating such rules and
regulations the commission shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that
there is consistency in the process  followed  under  each  division  in
which  an  individual may voluntarily exclude themselves. Such rules and
regulations shall provide that:
  (i) an association or corporation licensed or enfranchised pursuant to
this chapter maintain an updated list of all persons who have  requested
exclusion  pursuant  to  this  section and shall submit such list to the
commission no less than every five days;
  (ii) an association or corporation licensed or  enfranchised  pursuant
to  this  chapter  shall not offer coupons, market its services, or send
advertisements to or otherwise solicit the patronage of, a self-excluded
person; and
  (iii) no employee or agent of an association or  corporation  licensed
or  enfranchised  pursuant  to  this chapter shall divulge any name of a
self-excluded person, other than to authorized surveillance, security or
other personnel whose  duties  and  functions  require  access  to  such
information,  the  division,  the  commission  or  their duly authorized
representatives.
  (b) An association or corporation licensed or enfranchised pursuant to
this chapter shall not be liable to any self-excluded person or  to  any
other  party  in  any  judicial  proceeding  for  any  harm, monetary or
otherwise, which may arise as  a  result  of  a  self-excluded  person's
engaging  in gaming activity while on the list of self-excluded persons;
provided that nothing  contained  in  this  paragraph  shall  limit  the
liability  of  any  such  association,  corporation, or facility for any
other acts or omissions under any  other  statutory  law  or  under  the
common law.
  (c) No voluntary order or request to exclude persons from entering the
premises  of  any  such  association,  corporation,  or  facility may be
rescinded, canceled, or declared null and void until seven days after  a
request  has been received by such association, corporation, or facility
to cancel such order or request.
  3. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations under which a
person with an account  authorized  pursuant  to  section  one  thousand
twelve  of  this  chapter may voluntarily place limits on the amounts of
his or her wagers or potential wagers on a daily  or  weekly  basis.  No
order  from  a person to remove any limit placed on account wagers shall
be effective until seven days after it has been received by  the  entity
conducting account wagering.
  * NB Effective March 3, 2022