N.Y. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 103: Organization and divisions

§ 103. Organization and divisions. 1. The commission shall establish a

plan of organization and may incur expenses within the limits of funds

available to it. An executive director shall be appointed by the

governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, who shall serve at

his or her pleasure. The executive director shall be responsible for the

conduct of the administrative affairs of the commission.

2. The commission shall establish and supervise four divisions to

respectively carry out responsibilities relating to the regulation and

enforcement of the following: lottery, charitable gaming, gaming, and

horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering. Each such division shall be

supervised by a division director, each to serve in such capacity at the

pleasure of the governor.

(a) Division of lottery. The division of lottery shall be responsible

to operate and administer the state lottery for education, as prescribed

by article thirty-four of the tax law, excepting responsibilities for

video lottery gaming. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the division shall

retain the responsibility for all aspects of promotional activities

related to video lottery gaming.

(b) Charitable gaming. The division of charitable gaming shall be

responsible for the supervision and administration of the games of

chance licensing law, bingo licensing law and bingo control law as

prescribed by articles nine-A and fourteen-H of the general municipal

law and nineteen-B of the executive law.

(c) Gaming. The division of gaming shall be responsible for the

appropriate administration, regulation or oversight of Indian gaming as

defined by tribal-state compacts in effect pursuant to the Indian Gaming

Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. § 2701, et seq., and operation and

administration of video lottery gaming, as prescribed by article

thirty-four of the tax law.

(d) Horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering. The division of horse

racing and pari-mutuel wagering shall be responsible for the

supervision, regulation and administration of all horse racing and

pari-mutuel wagering activities, as prescribed by articles two through

eleven of this chapter.