N.Y. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 1402: Registration

§ 1402. Registration. 1. (a) No operator shall administer, manage, or

otherwise make available an interactive fantasy sports platform to

persons located in New York state unless registered with the commission

pursuant to section fourteen hundred three of this article. A registrant

may use multiple interactive fantasy sports platforms and offer multiple

types of contests, provided that each platform and each type of contest

has been reviewed and approved by the commission. This article, and any

and all rules and regulations adopted under the authority of this

article, shall apply only to interactive fantasy sports contests for

which an authorized player pays an entry fee.

(b) Any operator that was offering contests to persons located in New

York state prior to the tenth of November, two thousand fifteen, may

continue to offer contests to persons located in New York state until

such operator's application for registration has been approved or denied

in accordance with section fourteen hundred three of this article,

provided that such operator receives a temporary permit pursuant to

subdivision two of this section and files an application for

registration with the commission within ninety days of the promulgation

of regulations to effectuate this article.

2. The commission shall provide a temporary permit to each operator

that was offering contests pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision one

of this section to allow such operator to continue to offer such

contests, on a provisional basis, until such operator's application for

registration has been approved or denied in accordance with section

fourteen hundred three of this article, provided that such operator

meets all the requirements in section fourteen hundred four of this

article.

3. Registrations issued by the commission shall remain in effect for

three years. The commission shall establish a process for renewal.

4. Interactive fantasy sports contests offered by a registrant in

accordance with the provisions of this article shall not constitute

gambling as defined in article two hundred twenty-five of the penal law.

5. The commission shall publish a list of all operators registered in

New York state pursuant to this section on the commission's website for

public use.

6. The commission shall promulgate regulations to implement the

provisions of this article, including the development of the initial

form of the application for registration. Such regulations shall provide

for the registration and operation of contests in New York state and

shall include, but not be limited to, responsible protections with

regard to compulsive play and safeguards for fair play.