Section 1612 - Disposition of revenuesa. The division shall pay into an account, to be known as the lottery prize account, under the joint custody of the comptroller and the commissioner, within one week after collection of sales receipts from a lottery game, such moneys necessary for the payment of lottery prizes but not to exceed the following percentages, plus interest earned thereon: (1) sixty percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for a lawful lottery game introduced on or after the effective date of this paragraph, subject to the following provisions: (A) such game shall be available only on premises occupied by licensed lottery sales agents, subject to the following provisions: (i) if the licensee does not hold a license issued pursuant to the alcoholic beverage control law to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, then the premises must have a minimum square footage greater than two thousand five hundred square feet;(ii) notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, television equipment that automatically displays the results of such drawings may be installed and used without regard to the square footage if such premises are used as: (I) a commercial bowling establishment, or(II) a facility authorized under the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to accept pari-mutuel wagers;(B) the rules for the operation of such game shall be as prescribed by regulations promulgated and adopted by the division, provided however, that such rules shall provide that no person under the age of twenty-one may participate in such games on the premises of a licensee who holds a license issued pursuant to the alcoholic beverage control law to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises; and, provided, further, that such regulations may be revised on an emergency basis not later than ninety days after the enactment of this paragraph in order to conform such regulations to the requirements of this paragraph; or(2) sixty-four and one-fourth percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for the "Instant Cash" game in which the participant purchases a preprinted ticket on which dollar amounts or symbols are concealed on the face or the back of such ticket, provided however up to five new games may be offered during the fiscal year, seventy-four and one-fourth percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for such five games in which the participant purchases a preprinted ticket on which dollar amounts or symbols are concealed on the face or the back of such ticket; or(3) fifty-five percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for any joint, multi-jurisdiction, and out-of-state lottery except as otherwise provided in paragraph one of subdivision b of this section for any joint, multi-jurisdiction, out-of-state video lottery gaming; or(4) fifty percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for games known as: (A) the "Daily Numbers Game" or "Win 4", discrete games in which the participants select no more than three or four of their own numbers to match with three or four numbers drawn by the commission for purposes of determining winners of such games, (B) "Pick 10", offered no more than twice daily, in which participants select from a specified field of numbers a subset of ten numbers to match against a subset of numbers to be drawn by the commission from such field of numbers for the purpose of determining winners of such game, (C) "Take 5", offered no more than twice daily, in which participants select from a specified field of numbers a subset of five numbers to match against a subset of five numbers to be drawn by the commission from such field of numbers for purposes of determining winners of such game; or(5) forty percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for: (A) "Lotto", offered no more than twice daily, a discrete game in which all participants select a specific subset of numbers to match a specific subset of numbers, as prescribed by rules and regulations promulgated and adopted by the commission, from a larger specific field of numbers, as also prescribed by such rules and regulations and (B) with the exception of the game described in paragraph one of this subdivision, such other state-operated lottery games that the commission may introduce, offered no more than twice daily, commencing on or after forty-five days following the official publication of the rules and regulations for such game.(6) the commission shall make a report on the revenues derived from the additional lottery drawings pursuant to paragraphs four and five of this subdivision and shall submit such report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, and the temporary president of the senate by the first day of March two thousand twenty-two. The moneys in the lottery prize account shall be paid out of such account on the audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the director or his or her duly designated official.
Prize money derived from ticket sales receipts of a particular game and deposited in the lottery prize account in accordance with the percentages set forth above may be used to pay prizes in such game. Balances in the lottery prize account identified by individual games may be carried over from one fiscal year to the next to ensure proper payout of games.
b.1. Notwithstanding section one hundred twenty-one of the state finance law, on or before the twentieth day of each month, the commission shall pay into the state treasury, to the credit of the state lottery fund created by section ninety-two-c of the state finance law, not less than forty-five percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for games defined in paragraph five of subdivision a of this section during the preceding month, not less than forty-five percent of the total amount for which tickets have be sold for games defined in paragraph four of subdivision a of this section during the preceding month, not less than thirty-five percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for games defined in paragraph three of subdivision a of this section during the preceding month, not less than twenty and three-fourths percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for games defined in paragraph two of subdivision a of this section during the preceding month, provided however that for games with a prize payout of seventy-four and one-fourth percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold, the commission shall pay not less than ten and three-fourths percent of sales into the state treasury and not less than twenty-five percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for games defined in paragraph one of subdivision a of this section during the preceding month; and the balance of the total revenue after payout for prizes for games known as "video lottery gaming," including any joint, multi-jurisdiction, and out-of-state video lottery gaming, (i) less ten percent of the total revenue wagered after payout for prizes to be retained by the division for operation, administration, and procurement purposes;(ii) less a vendor's fee the amount of which is to be paid for serving as a lottery agent to the track operator of a vendor track or the operator of any other video lottery gaming facility authorized pursuant to section sixteen hundred seventeen-a of this article. The amount of the vendor's fee shall be calculated as follows: (A) when a vendor track is located within development zone one as defined by section thirteen hundred ten of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, at a rate of thirty-nine and one-half percent of the total revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter;(B) when a vendor track is located within zone two as defined by section thirteen hundred ten of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, the rate of the total revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter shall be as follows: (1) forty-three and one-half percent for a vendor track located more than fifteen miles but less than fifty miles from a destination resort gaming facility authorized pursuant to article thirteen of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law;(2) forty-nine percent for a vendor track located within fifteen miles of a destination resort gaming facility authorized pursuant to article thirteen of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law;(3) fifty-one percent for vendor track located more than fifteen miles but less than fifty miles from a Native American class III gaming facility as defined in 25 U.S.C. § 2703 (8);(4) fifty-six percent for a vendor track located within fifteen miles of a Native American class III gaming facility as defined in 25 U.S.C § 2703 (8);(5) forty-nine percent for a video lottery gaming facility authorized pursuant to paragraph five of subdivision a of section sixteen hundred seventeen-a of this article;(B-1) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, for the period commencing on April first, two thousand nineteen and ending on March thirty-first, two thousand twenty, for a vendor track that is located within Ontario County, such vendor fee shall be thirty-seven and one-half percent of the total revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter;(B-2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, for the period commencing on April first, two thousand nineteen and ending on March thirty-first two thousand twenty, for a vendor track that is located within Saratoga County, such vendor fee shall be thirty-nine and one-half percent of the total revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter;(C) when a video lottery facility is located at Aqueduct racetrack, at a rate of fifty percent of the total revenue wagered at the video lottery gaming facility after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter;(D) when a video lottery gaming facility is located in either Nassau or Suffolk counties and is operated by a corporation established pursuant to section five hundred two of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, at a rate of forty-five percent of the total revenue wagered at the video lottery gaming facility after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter.(iii) less any additional vendor's fees. Additional vendor's fees shall be calculated as follows: (A) when a vendor track is located within region one and is located within Orange county or region two of development zone two, as such zone is defined in section thirteen hundred ten of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, or is located within region six of such development zone two and is located within Ontario county, the additional vendor fee received by the vendor track shall be calculated pursuant to subclause one of this clause; provided, however, such additional vendor fee shall not exceed ten percent. (1) The additional vendor fee is a percentage of the total revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter. That percentage is calculated by subtracting the effective tax rate on all taxable gross gaming revenue paid by a gaming facility within the same region as the vendor track from the percentage that is ninety percent less than the percentage of the vendor track's vendor fee. For purposes of this clause, Seneca and Wayne counties shall be deemed to be located within region six of development zone two.(2) The additional vendor fee paid pursuant to this clause shall commence with the state fiscal year beginning on April first, two thousand nineteen and shall be paid to a vendor track no later than ninety days after the close of the fiscal year. The additional vendor fee authorized by this clause shall only be applied to revenue wagered at a vendor track while a gaming facility in the same region as that vendor track is open and operating pursuant to an operation certificate issued pursuant to section thirteen hundred thirty-one of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law.(B)[Repealed Effective 3/31/2027] for a vendor track that is located within Oneida county, within fifteen miles of a Native American class III gaming facility, such additional vendor fee shall be six and four-tenths percent of the total revenue wagered at the vendor after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter. The vendor track shall forfeit this additional vendor fee for any time period that the vendor track does not maintain at least seventy percent of full-time equivalent employees as they employed in the year two thousand sixteen.(1-a)(i) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any operators of a vendor track or the operators of any other video lottery gaming facility eligible to receive a capital award as of December thirty-first, two thousand eighteen shall deposit from their vendor fee into a segregated account an amount equal to four percent of the first sixty-two million five hundred thousand dollars of revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter to be used exclusively for capital investments, except for Aqueduct, which shall deposit an amount equal to four percent of all revenue wagered at the video lottery gaming facility after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter into a segregated account for capital investments.(ii) Vendor tracks and video lottery gaming facilities shall be permitted to withdraw funds for projects approved by the commission to improve the facilities of the vendor track or video lottery gaming facility which enhance or maintain the video lottery gaming facility including, but not limited to hotels, other lodging facilities, entertainment facilities, retail facilities, dining facilities, events arenas, parking garages and other improvements and amenities customary to a gaming facility, provided, however, the vendor tracks and video lottery gaming facilities shall be permitted to withdraw funds for unreimbursed capital awards approved prior to the effective date of this subparagraph.(iii) Any proceeds from the divestiture of any assets acquired through these capital funds or any prior capital award must be deposited into this segregated account, provided that if the vendor track or video lottery gaming facility ceases use of such asset for gaming purposes or transfers the asset to a related party, such vendor track or video lottery gaming facility shall deposit an amount equal to the fair market value of that asset into the account.(iv) In the event a vendor track or video lottery gaming facility ceases gaming operations, any balance in the account along with an amount equal to the value of all remaining assets acquired through this fund or prior capital awards shall be returned to the state for deposit into the state lottery fund for education aid, except for Aqueduct, which shall return to the state for deposit into the state lottery fund for education aid all amounts in excess of the amount needed to fund a project pursuant to an agreement with the operator to construct an expansion of the facility, hotel, and convention and exhibition space requiring a minimum capital investment of three hundred million dollars and any subsequent amendments to such agreement.(v) The comptroller or his legally authorized representative is authorized to audit any and all expenditures made out of these segregated capital accounts.(vi) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (i) through (v) of this paragraph, a vendor track located in Ontario county may withdraw up to two million dollars from this account for the purpose of constructing a turf course at the vendor track and may withdraw up to six million dollars in calendar year two thousand nineteen for the purpose of covering ongoing operating expenses.(vii) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (i) through (vi) of this paragraph, a vendor track located within Saratoga county may withdraw up to three million dollars in calendar year two thousand nineteen for the purpose of covering ongoing operating expenses.(viii) Any balance remaining in the capital award account of a vendor track or operator or any other video lottery gaming facility as of March thirty-first, two thousand nineteen shall be transferred for deposit into a segregated account established by this subparagraph. 1-b. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, free play allowance credits authorized by the division pursuant to subdivision i of section sixteen hundred seventeen-a of this article shall not be included in the calculation of the total amount wagered on video lottery games, the total amount wagered after payout of prizes, the vendor fees payable to the operators of video lottery gaming facilities, fees payable to the division's video lottery gaming equipment contractors, or racing support payments.1-c. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the operator of a vendor track or the operator of any other video lottery gaming facility shall fund a marketing and promotion program out of the vendor's fee. Each operator shall submit an annual marketing plan for the review and approval of the commission and any other required documents detailing promotional activities as prescribed by the commission. The commission shall have the right to reject any advertisement or promotion that does not properly represent the mission or interests of the lottery or its programs.2. As consideration for the operation of a video lottery gaming facility, the division, shall cause the investment in the racing industry of a portion of the vendor fee received pursuant to paragraph one of this subdivision in the manner set forth in this subdivision. With the exception of Aqueduct racetrack, a video lottery gaming facility authorized pursuant to paragraph five of subdivision a of section sixteen hundred seventeen-a of this article or a facility in the county of Nassau or Suffolk operated by a corporation established pursuant to section five hundred two of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, each such track shall dedicate a portion of its vendor fees, received pursuant to clause (A), (B), (B-1), (B-2), (C), or (D) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph one of this subdivision, for the purpose of enhancing purses at such track, in an amount equal to eight and three-quarters percent of the total revenue wagered at the vendor track after pay out for prizes. One percent of the gross purse enhancement amount, as required by this subdivision, shall be paid to the gaming commission to be used exclusively to promote and ensure equine health and safety in New York. Any portion of such funding to the gaming commission unused during a fiscal year shall be returned to the video lottery gaming operators on a pro rata basis in accordance with the amounts originally contributed by each operator and shall be used for the purpose of enhancing purses at such track. One and one-half percent of the gross purse enhancement amount at a thoroughbred track, as required by this subdivision, shall be paid to an account established pursuant to section two hundred twenty-one-a of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to be used exclusively to provide health insurance for jockeys. In addition, with the exception of Aqueduct racetrack, a video lottery gaming facility authorized pursuant to paragraph five of subdivision a of section sixteen hundred seventeen-a of this article or a facility in the county of Nassau or Suffolk operated by a corporation established pursuant to section five hundred two of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, one and one-quarter percent of total revenue wagered at the vendor track after pay out for prizes, received pursuant to clause (A), (B), (B-1), (B-2), (C), or (D) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph one of this subdivision, shall be distributed to the appropriate breeding fund for the manner of racing conducted by such track. Provided, further, that nothing in this paragraph shall prevent each track from entering into an agreement, not to exceed five years, with the organization authorized to represent its horsemen to increase or decrease the portion of its vendor fee dedicated to enhancing purses at such track during the years of participation by such track, or to race fewer dates than required herein.
3. Nothing in paragraph two of this subdivision shall affect any agreement in effect on or before the effective date of this paragraph, except that the obligation to pay funds to the gaming commission to promote and ensure equine health and safety and the obligation to pay funds to an account established pursuant to section two hundred twenty-one-a of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to be used exclusively to provide health insurance for jockeys shall supersede any provision to the contrary in any such agreement.c.1. The specifications for video lottery gaming, including any joint, multi-jurisdiction, and out-of-state video lottery gaming, shall be designed in such a manner as to pay prizes that average no less than ninety percent of sales.2. Of the ten percent retained by the division for administrative purposes, any amounts beyond that which are necessary for the operation and administration of this pilot program shall be deposited in the lottery education account. d. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any successor to the New York Racing Association, Inc. with respect to the operation and maintenance of video lottery gaming at Aqueduct racetrack shall be deemed the successor to the New York Racing Association, Inc. for purposes of being subject to existing contracts and loan agreements, if any, entered into by the New York Racing Association, Inc. directly related to the construction, operation, management and distribution of revenues of the video lottery gaming facility at Aqueduct racetrack. e. The video lottery gaming operator selected to operate a video lottery terminal facility at Aqueduct will be subject to a memorandum of understanding between the governor, temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly. Notwithstanding subparagraph (i) of paragraph a of subdivision eight of section two hundred twelve of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, the state, pursuant to an agreement with the video lottery gaming operator to operate a video lottery terminal facility at Aqueduct, may authorize, as part of such agreement or in conjunction with such agreement at the time it is executed, additional development at the Aqueduct racing facility. The selection will be made in consultation with the franchised corporation, but is not subject to such corporation's approval. The franchised corporation shall not be eligible to compete to operate or to operate a video lottery terminal facility at Aqueduct. The state will use its best efforts to ensure that the video lottery terminal facility at Aqueduct is opened as soon as is practicable and will, if practicable, pursue the construction of a temporary video lottery terminal facility at Aqueduct subject to staying within an agreed budget for such video lottery terminal facility and subject to such temporary facility not having an adverse impact on opening of the permanent facility at Aqueduct. To facilitate the opening of the video lottery gaming facility at Aqueduct as soon as is practicable, the division of the lottery may extend the term of any existing contract related to the video lottery system. f. As consideration for the operation of the video lottery gaming facility at Aqueduct racetrack, the division shall cause the investment in the racing industry of the following percentages of the vendor fee to be deposited or paid, as follows: 1. Six and one-half percent of the total wagered after payout of prizes for the first year of operation of video lottery gaming at Aqueduct racetrack, seven percent of the total wagered after payout of prizes for the second year of operation, and seven and one-half percent of the total wagered after payout of prizes for the third year of operation and thereafter, for the purpose of enhancing purses at Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course. One percent of the gross purse enhancement amount, as required by this subdivision, shall be paid to the gaming commission to be used exclusively to promote and ensure equine health and safety in New York. Any portion of such funding to the gaming commission unused during a fiscal year shall be returned on a pro rata basis in accordance with the amounts originally contributed and shall be used for the purpose of enhancing purses at such tracks. One and one-half percent of the gross purse enhancement amount, as required by this subdivision, shall be paid to an account established pursuant to section two hundred twenty-one-a of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to be used exclusively to provide health insurance for jockeys.2. One percent of the total wagered after payout of prizes for the first year of operation of video lottery gaming at Aqueduct racetrack, one and one-quarter percent of the total wagered after payout of prizes for the second year of operation, and one and one-half percent of the total wagered after payout of prizes for the third year of operation and thereafter, for an appropriate breeding fund for the manner of racing conducted at Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course.3.(i)Four percent of the total revenue wagered after payout of prizes to be deposited into an account of the franchised corporation established pursuant to section two hundred six of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to be used for capital expenditures in maintaining and upgrading Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course. Capital expenditures may include funding the construction of and initially equipping a state-based equine drug testing and research laboratory to be used pursuant to subdivision seven of section nine hundred two of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law.(ii) Notwithstanding subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, in the event the state provides funds to the franchised corporation for the renovation of Belmont Park racetrack, out of the amount payable to the franchised corporation for capital expenditures pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this paragraph during any state fiscal year, an amount pursuant to the repayment agreement between the state and the franchised corporation shall instead be deposited into the miscellaneous capital projects fund, New York racing capital improvement fund as required to repay the state for funds provided for the renovation of Belmont Park racetrack. Any amount payable to the franchised corporation in any state fiscal year for capital expenditures pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this paragraph in excess of the amount pursuant to the repayment agreement between the state and the franchised corporation shall be deposited pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this paragraph. Once the state has been fully reimbursed for the costs related to the renovation of Belmont Park racetrack, this subparagraph shall no longer apply and subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall apply.4. Three percent of the total revenue wagered after payout for prizes to be deposited into an account of the franchised corporation established pursuant to section two hundred six of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to be used for general thoroughbred racing operations at Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course. 5. Paragraphs one, two, three and four of this subdivision shall be known collectively as the "racing support payments".f-1.As consideration for operation of video lottery gaming facility located in the county of Nassau or Suffolk and operated by a corporation established pursuant to section five hundred two of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, the division shall cause the investment in the racing industry of the following percentages of the vendor fee to be deposited or paid as follows: 1.Two and three tenths percent of the total wagered after payout of prizes for the purpose of enhancing purses at Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course, provided, however, that any amount that is in excess of the amount necessary to maintain purse support from video lottery gaming at Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course at the same level realized in two thousand thirteen, to be adjusted by the consumer price index for all urban consumers, as published annually by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, shall instead be returned to the commission.2.five tenths percent of the total wagered after payout of prizes for the appropriate breeding fund for the manner of racing at Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course, provided, however, that any amount that is in excess of the amount necessary to maintain payments from video lottery gaming at Aqueduct racetrack at the same level realized in two thousand thirteen, to be adjusted by the consumer price index for all urban consumers, as published annually by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, shall instead be returned to the commission.3.(i)one and three tenths percent of the total revenue wagered after payout of prizes to be deposited into an account of the franchised corporation established pursuant to section two hundred six of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to be used for capital expenditures in maintaining and upgrading Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course, provided, however, that any amount that is in excess of the amount necessary to maintain payments for capital expenditures from video lottery gaming at Aqueduct racetrack at the same level realized in two thousand thirteen, to be adjusted by the consumer price index for all urban consumers, as published annually by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, shall instead be returned to the commission.(ii) Notwithstanding subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, in the event the state provides funds to the franchised corporation for the renovation of Belmont Park racetrack, and in the event the amount deposited pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of paragraph three of subdivision f of this section is insufficient to make the required repayment pursuant to such subparagraph during any state fiscal year, an amount payable to the franchised corporation for capital expenditures pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall instead be deposited into the miscellaneous capital projects fund, New York racing capital improvement fund to the extent necessary, when combined with the amount set forth in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph three of subdivision f of this section, to make any required repayment of funds provided by the state related to the renovation of Belmont Park racetrack during such fiscal year. Any amount payable to the franchised corporation in any state fiscal year for capital expenditures pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this paragraph in excess of the amount pursuant to the repayment agreement between the state and the franchised corporation shall be deposited pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this paragraph. Once the state has been fully reimbursed for such costs related to the renovation of Belmont Park racetrack, this subparagraph shall no longer apply and subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall apply.4.Nine tenths percent of the total revenue wagered after payout for prizes to be deposited into an account of the franchised corporation established pursuant to section two hundred six of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to be used for general thoroughbred racing operations at Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course, provided, however, that any amount that is in excess of the amount necessary to maintain payments for general thoroughbred racing operations from video lottery gaming at Aqueduct racetrack at the same level realized in two thousand thirteen, to be adjusted by the consumer price index for all urban consumers, as published annually by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, shall instead be returned to the commission. g. In the event the state elects to construct a video lottery terminal facility at the Aqueduct racetrack, all video lottery terminal revenues payable to the video lottery gaming operator at the Aqueduct racetrack remaining after payment of the racing support payments shall first be used to repay the state's advances for (i) confirmation of the chapter eleven plan of reorganization and cash advances for the franchised corporation's operations following confirmation of the chapter eleven plan of reorganization and (ii) the amount expended by the state to construct such video lottery terminal facility at Aqueduct racetrack pursuant to an agreement with the state. Subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph shall be defined as the state advance amount and the amounts payable to the division of the lottery.h. As consideration for the operation of a video lottery gaming facility located in Orange county, the division shall cause the investment in the racing industry at the following amount from the vendor fee to be paid as follows: As amount to the horsemen for purses at a licensed racetrack in Sullivan county in an amount equal to eight and three-quarters percent of the total revenue wagered at the video lottery gaming facility, after pay out for prizes. The facility located in Orange county, as defined in paragraph five of subdivision a of section sixteen hundred seventeen-a of this article shall pay to the horsemen at a licensed racetrack at Yonkers racetrack an amount to maintain purses for such horsemen at the same dollar levels realized in two thousand eighteen, to be adjusted by the consumer price index for all urban consumers, as published annually by the United States department of labor bureau of labor statistics. In addition, one and one-quarter percent of total revenue wagered at the video lottery gaming facility after pay out for prizes, received pursuant to clause (B) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph one of subdivision b of this section, shall be distributed to the appropriate breeding fund for the manner of racing conducted by such track. In no circumstance shall net proceeds of the lottery, including the proceeds from video lottery gaming, be used for the payment of non-lottery expenses of the gaming commission, administrative or otherwise.
Amended by New York Laws 2023, ch. 528,Sec. 3, eff. 10/13/2023.Amended by New York Laws 2023, ch. 528,Sec. 2, eff. 10/13/2023.Amended by New York Laws 2023, ch. 59,Sec. X-9, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by New York Laws 2023, ch. 59,Sec. X-8, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by New York Laws 2021, ch. 143,Sec. 1, eff. 6/11/2021.Amended by New York Laws 2021, ch. 59,Sec. BB-1, eff. 4/19/2021.Amended by New York Laws 2020, ch. 59,Sec. V-2, eff. 4/3/2020.Amended by New York Laws 2019, ch. 68,Sec. 1, eff. 7/3/2019.Amended by New York Laws 2019, ch. 39,Sec. S-3, eff. 6/24/2019.Amended by New York Laws 2019, ch. 39,Sec. S-2, eff. 6/24/2019.Amended by New York Laws 2019, ch. 39,Sec. S-1-a, eff. 6/24/2019.Amended by New York Laws 2019, ch. 39,Sec. S-1, eff. 6/24/2019.Amended by New York Laws 2019, ch. 39,Sec. R-1, eff. 6/24/2019.Amended by New York Laws 2019, ch. 59,Sec. EE-2, eff. 4/12/2019.Amended by New York Laws 2019, ch. 59,Sec. EE-1, eff. 4/12/2019.Amended by New York Laws 2019, ch. 59,Sec. DD-D-2, eff. 4/12/2019.Amended by New York Laws 2019, ch. 59,Sec. DD-D-1, eff. 4/12/2019.Amended by New York Laws 2018, ch. 59,Sec. TT-1, eff. 4/12/2018.Amended by New York Laws 2017, ch. 236,Sec. 1, eff. 8/21/2017.Amended by New York Laws 2017, ch. 61,Sec. I-1 and Sec. I-2, eff. 6/29/2017.Amended by New York Laws 2017, ch. 59,Sec. QQ-1, eff. 4/10/2017.Amended by New York Laws 2017, ch. 59,Sec. PP-1, eff. 4/1/2017.Amended by New York Laws 2016, ch. 60,Sec. SS-2, eff. upon the designation of 400 video lottery devices as hosted pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivsion a of section 1617-a of the tax law, pending notification from gaming commission.Amended by New York Laws 2016, ch. 60,Sec. HH-2, eff. 1/1/2014.Amended by New York Laws 2016, ch. 60,Sec. GG-1, eff. 4/13/2016.Amended by New York Laws 2016, ch. 60,Sec. EE-1, eff. 1/1/2016.Amended by New York Laws 2016, ch. 60,Sec. DD-1, eff. 1/1/2014.Amended by New York Laws 2015, ch. 59,Sec. WW-1, eff. 4/1/2015.Amended by New York Laws 2015, ch. 59,Sec. MM-1, eff. 4/13/2015.Amended by New York Laws 2014, ch. 59,Sec. OO-1 and Sec. OO-2, eff. 3/31/2014.Amended by New York Laws 2014, ch. 59,Sec. BB-1, eff. 3/31/2014.Amended by New York Laws 2014, ch. 59,Sec. Z-1, eff. 4/1/2014.Amended by New York Laws 2013, ch. 175,Sec. 18 and Sec. 19, eff. 7/30/2013.Amended by New York Laws 2013, ch. 175,Sec. 5 to Sec. 10, eff. 7/30/2013.Amended by New York Laws 2013, ch. 174,Sec. 40, eff. 7/30/2013.Amended by New York Laws 2013, ch. 174,Sec. 37 and Sec. 38, eff. 7/30/2013.Amended by New York Laws 2013, ch. 174,Sec. 30, eff. 7/30/2013.Amended by New York Laws 2013, ch. 174,Sec. 27, eff. 1/1/2014.Amended by New York Laws 2013, ch. 59,Sec. T-1, eff. 4/1/2013.Amended by New York Laws 2013, ch. 55,Sec. J-1 and Sec. J-2, eff. 3/28/2013. See New York Laws 2023, ch. 528, Sec. 4. See New York Laws 2019, ch. 39, Sec. R-2.