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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S10153 Summary: BILL NO S10153 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A10538

&nbsp SPONSOR ZELLNER &nbsp COSPNSR &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp

&nbsp Establishes the proposition betting task force to examine, evaluate and make recommendations concerning proposition betting, with particular consideration of under bets.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

10153

IN SENATE

April 30, 2026 ___________

Introduced by Sen. ZELLNER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wager- ing

AN ACT establishing the proposition betting task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. 1. An independent proposition betting task force is hereby 2 created and established to examine, evaluate and make recommendations 3 concerning proposition betting, with particular consideration of under 4 bets. 5 2. For the purposes of this act, the following terms shall have the 6 following meanings: 7 (a) "Proposition bet" means a sports wager made regarding the occur- 8 rence or nonoccurrence of a specific act, statistic, or other event 9 during a sports event that is not dependent on the final outcome of such 10 sports event; and 11 (b) "Under bet" means a sports wager on the individual performance of 12 an athlete, including a specific act, play or event involving such 13 athlete, in which the winning outcome is conditioned upon such athlete 14 achieving or being credited with less than a stated number, amount, 15 threshold, or other quantitative measure of performance, including but 16 not limited to points, rebounds, assists, yards, goals, hits, strike- 17 outs, saves, or minutes played. 18 3. (a) Such task force shall consist of four directors appointed as 19 follows: 20 (i) two members appointed by the governor; 21 (ii) one member appointed by the temporary president of the senate; 22 and 23 (iii) one member appointed by the speaker of the assembly. 24 (b) All appointments to the task force shall be made on or before July 25 first, two thousand twenty-six. Any vacancies shall be filled in the 26 same manner as the original appointment.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15197-01-6

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1 (c) The members of the task force shall receive no compensation for 2 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses 3 incurred in the performance of their duties. 4 4. The task force shall study and prepare a report on the following 5 topics: 6 (a) The types, prevalence, wagering volume, and revenue associated 7 with under bets offered in New York; 8 (b) Integrity risks presented by under bets; 9 (c) The economic impacts of under bets on entities authorized to offer 10 sports wagers, and the state's sports wagering market; 11 (d) The impacts of under bets on athletes, including but not limited 12 to, harassment, threats, or other harms directed at athletes arising 13 from under bets; 14 (e) The impacts of under bets on the governance and integrity of 15 sports events; 16 (f) The impacts of under bets on consumers, including public percep- 17 tion, consumer protection, and problem gambling; 18 (g) The role of sports integrity monitoring systems, fraud detection 19 mechanisms, and law enforcement in identifying unlawful or suspicious 20 activity relating to under bets, and the extent to which such activity 21 is reported to integrity monitoring systems; 22 (h) Conflicts of interest or other vulnerabilities associated with 23 under bets; 24 (i) Potential solutions to risks, integrity concerns, and other issues 25 arising from under bets, and the potential risks and impacts of such 26 solutions; 27 (j) The above listed topics as they relate to proposition bets gener- 28 ally; and 29 (k) Existing laws, policies and practices related to under bets and 30 proposition bets and legislative or administrative actions recommended 31 to address them. 32 5. (a) In carrying out its duties pursuant to this section, the task 33 force shall consult with relevant stakeholders, organizations, state 34 agencies and relevant subject matter experts representing, to the extent 35 practicable, relevant expertise, experience and knowledge concerning 36 proposition bets and sports wagering, including but not limited to the 37 following: 38 (i) the sports wagering industry, including sportsbook operators or 39 mobile sports wagering licensees; 40 (ii) regulation and oversight of sports wagering, including represen- 41 tatives of the state gaming commission or individuals with experience in 42 gaming regulation; 43 (iii) academic or policy research relating to sports wagering, gambl- 44 ing behavior, or the economic and social impacts of gambling; 45 (iv) economics, statistics, finance, tax revenue, or related disci- 46 plines relevant to sports wagering markets; 47 (v) consumer protection, problem gambling prevention, or responsible 48 gaming advocacy; and 49 (vi) professional sports leagues, collegiate athletic associations, or 50 other organizations responsible for the governance and integrity of 51 sports events. 52 (b) The state gaming commission and mobile sports wagering licensees 53 shall cooperate with the task force and provide aggregated and anonym- 54 ized data to the extent permitted by law.

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1 (c) The task force may hold public hearings, solicit public comment, 2 and request information from relevant stakeholders as it deems necessary 3 to carry out its duties. 4 6. (a) On or before December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-six, 5 the task force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations 6 to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker 7 of the assembly. 8 (b) Such report shall include findings on the topics listed in subdi- 9 vision four of this section. 10 (c) Upon submission, such report shall be made publicly available and 11 posted on the website of the New York state gaming commission. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 13 deemed repealed ninety days after the submission of the report required 14 pursuant to section one of this act; provided that the chair of the New 15 York state gaming commission shall notify the legislative bill drafting 16 commission upon the submission of the report provided for in subdivision 17 6 of section one of this act in order that the commission may maintain 18 an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of the 19 laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the 20 provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the 21 public officers law.

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