5/11/16 N.Y. St. Reg. SGC-07-16-00011-A
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
Amendment of sections 4011.23 and 4011.26; renumbering of section 4011.24 to 4011.23; and addition of section 4011.25 to Title 9 NYCRR.
Statutory authority:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law, sections 103(2), 104(1) and (19)
Subject:
Thoroughbred pick-four, pick-five and pick-six wagers.
Purpose:
To standardize and improve the pick-four, pick-five and pick-six wagers in thoroughbred racing.
Text or summary was published
in the February 17, 2016 issue of the Register, I.D. No. SGC-07-16-00011-P.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
No changes.
Text of rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from:
Kristen Buckley, New York State Gaming Commission, One Broadway Center, P.O. Box 7500, Schenectady, New York 12301, (518) 388-3407, email:
gamingrules@gaming.ny.govInitial Review of Rule
As a rule that does not require a RFA, RAFA or JIS, this rule will be initially reviewed in the calendar year 2021, which is no later than the 5th year after the year in which this rule is being adopted.
Assessment of Public Comment
The Gaming Commission received a public comment from the New York Racing Association, Inc. supporting the adoption of the rules and requested that the changes be effective on July 22, 2016, which is the start of the Saratoga meet, in order to allow for appropriate testing of the totalisator system to prepare for the rules changes.
As the result of the request, the Commission adopted the rules to become effective on July 22, 2016.
