2021 New York Laws
PML - Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Article 14 - Interactive Fantasy Sports
1401 - Definitions.

§  1401.  Definitions.  As  used  in this article, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
  1. "Authorized player" shall mean an individual located  in  New  York
state,  who  is  not  a  prohibited  player,  that  participates  in  an
interactive fantasy sports contest offered by a registrant.
  2. "Collegiate sport or athletic event" shall mean a sport or athletic
event offered or sponsored by or played in connection with a  public  or
private  institution that offers education services beyond the secondary
level.
  3. "Commission" shall mean the New York state gaming commission.
  4. "Entry fee" shall mean cash or cash equivalent that is paid  by  an
authorized  player  to  an  operator  or registrant to participate in an
interactive  fantasy  sports  contest  offered  by  such   operator   or
registrant.
  5.  "High  school  sport  or  athletic  event"  shall  mean a sport or
athletic event offered or sponsored by or played in  connection  with  a
public  or  private  institution  that  offers education services at the
secondary level.
  6. "Highly experienced player" shall mean  an  authorized  player  who
has:
  (a)  entered  more  than  one  thousand  contests  offered by a single
operator or registrant; or
  (b) won more than three prizes valued at one thousand dollars each  or
more from a single operator or registrant.
  7.  "Horse  racing  event"  shall  mean  any  sport  or athletic event
conducted in New York state subject to the provisions of  articles  two,
three,  four,  five,  six,  nine, ten and eleven of this chapter, or any
sport or athletic event conducted outside of New York  state,  which  if
conducted  in  New York state would be subject to the provisions of this
chapter.
  8. "Interactive fantasy sports contest" or "contest" shall mean a game
of skill wherein one or more contestants compete against each  other  by
using  their knowledge and understanding of athletic events and athletes
to select and manage rosters  of  simulated  players  whose  performance
directly corresponds with the actual performance of human competitors on
sports teams and in sports events.
  9.  "Interactive  fantasy  sports gross revenue" shall mean the amount
equal to the total of all entry fees not attributable to New York  state
prohibited  sports  events  that a registrant collects from all players,
less the total of all sums not attributable to New York state prohibited
sports events paid out as winnings to all  players,  multiplied  by  the
resident  percentage  for  New  York  state; provided, however, that the
total of all sums paid out as winnings to players shall not include  the
cash  equivalent value of any merchandise or thing of value awarded as a
prize.
  10. "Interactive fantasy sports operator" or "operator" shall mean any
person or entity that offers any interactive fantasy sports  contest  to
any authorized player through any interactive fantasy sports platform.
  11. "Interactive fantasy sports platform" or "platform" shall mean the
combination  of  hardware,  software,  and data networks used to manage,
administer, or control contests and any associated entry fees.
  12. "Interactive fantasy sports registrant" or "registrant" shall mean
an operator that is registered  by  the  commission.  A  registrant  may
utilize multiple interactive fantasy sports platforms and offer multiple
contests, provided that each platform and each contest has been reviewed
and approved by the commission.
  13. "Minor" shall mean any person under the age of eighteen years.
  14. "Prohibited player" shall mean:
  (a)  any  member,  officer,  employee  or  agent  of  an  operator  or
registrant;
  (b)  any spouse, child, brother, sister or parent residing as a member
of the same household in the principal place of  abode  of  any  member,
officer, employee or agent of an operator or registrant;
  (c)  any individual with access to non-public confidential information
about contests;
  (d) any amateur or professional athlete whose performance may be  used
to determine the outcome of a contest;
  (e)  any  sports  agent,  team  employee,  referee, or league official
associated with any sport or athletic event on which contests are based;
  (f) any individual located in a state where the conduct of contests is
expressly prohibited; or
  (g) any minor.
  15. "Prohibited sports event"  shall  mean  any  collegiate  sport  or
athletic  event,  any  high  school sport or athletic event or any horse
racing event.
  16. "Resident percentage" shall mean,  for  each  interactive  fantasy
sports  contest,  the  percentage,  rounded  to  the  nearest tenth of a
percent, of the total entry fees collected from players located  in  New
York  state,  divided by the total entry fees collected from all players
in interactive fantasy sports contests not prohibited in New York state.
  17. "Sports event" shall mean any amateur  or  professional  sport  or
athletic event, except a prohibited sports event.