{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-racing-pari-mutuel-wagering-and-breeding-law-1305","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 1305","heading":"Supplemental power of the commission","body":"§ 1305. Supplemental power of the commission. The commission shall\nhave all powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate its\npurposes including, but not limited to, the power to:\n  1. execute all instruments necessary or convenient for accomplishing\nthe purposes of this article;\n  2. enter into agreements or other transactions with a person,\nincluding, but not limited to, a public entity or other governmental\ninstrumentality or authority in connection with its powers and duties\nunder this article;\n  3. require an applicant for a position which requires a license under\nthis article to apply for such license and approve or disapprove any\nsuch application or other transactions, events and processes as provided\nin this article;\n  4. require a person who has a business association of any kind with a\ngaming licensee or applicant to be qualified for licensure under this\narticle;\n  5. determine a suitable debt-to-equity ratio for applicants for a\ngaming license;\n  6. deny an application or limit, condition, restrict, revoke or\nsuspend a license, registration, finding of suitability or approval, or\nfine a person licensed, registered, found suitable or approved for any\ncause that the commission deems reasonable;\n  7. monitor the conduct of licensees and other persons having a\nmaterial involvement, directly or indirectly, with a licensee for the\npurpose of ensuring that licenses are not issued to or held by and that\nthere is no direct or indirect material involvement with a licensee, by\nan unqualified or unsuitable person or by a person whose operations are\nconducted in an unsuitable manner or in unsuitable or prohibited places\nas provided in this article;\n  8. gather facts and information applicable to the commission's\nobligation to issue, suspend or revoke licenses, work permits or\nregistrations for:\n  (a) a violation of this article or any regulation adopted by the\ncommission;\n  (b) willfully violating an order of the commission directed to a\nlicensee;\n  (c) the conviction of certain criminal offenses; or\n  (d) the violation of any other offense which would disqualify such a\nlicensee from holding a license, work permit or registration;\n  9. conduct investigations into the qualifications of any regulated\nentity and all applicants for licensure;\n  10. request and receive from the division of criminal justice services\nand the federal bureau of investigation, criminal history information as\ndefined in paragraph (c) of subdivision one of section eight hundred\nforty-five-b of the executive law for the purpose of evaluating\napplicants for employment by any regulated entity, and evaluating\nlicensees and applicants for licensure under this article;\n  11. be present, through its agents, at all times, in a gaming facility\nfor the purposes of:\n  (a) certifying revenue;\n  (b) receiving complaints from the public relating to the conduct of\ngaming and wagering operations;\n  (c) examining records of revenues and procedures and inspecting and\nauditing all books, documents and records of licensees;\n  (d) conducting periodic reviews of operations and facilities for the\npurpose of regulations adopted hereunder; and\n  (e) exercising its oversight responsibilities with respect to gaming;\n  12. inspect and have access to all equipment and supplies in a gaming\nfacility or on premises where gaming equipment is manufactured, sold or\ndistributed;\n  13. seize and remove from the premises of a gaming licensee and\nimpound any equipment, supplies, documents and records for the purpose\nof examination and inspection;\n  14. demand access to and inspect, examine, photocopy and audit all\npapers, books and records of any affiliate of a gaming licensee or\ngaming vendor whom the commission suspects is involved in the financing,\noperation or management of the gaming licensee or gaming vendor;\nprovided, however, that the inspection, examination, photocopying and\naudit may take place on the affiliate's premises or elsewhere as\npracticable and in the presence of the affiliate or its agent;\n  15. require that the books and financial or other records or\nstatements of a gaming licensee or gaming vendor be kept in a manner\nthat the commission considers proper;\n  16. levy and collect assessments, fees, fines and interest and impose\npenalties and sanctions as authorized by law for a violation of this\narticle or any regulations promulgated by the commission;\n  17. collect taxes, fees and interest under this article;\n  18. restrict, suspend or revoke licenses issued under this article;\n  19. refer cases for criminal prosecution to the appropriate federal,\nstate or local authorities;\n  20. adopt, amend or repeal regulations for the implementation,\nadministration and enforcement of this article; and\n  21. determine a suitable duration for each license, registration or\nfinding of suitability or approval.","path":["Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law","Article 13. Destination Resort Gaming","Title 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PML/1305","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"41223775da7e542fab3efbd0fbdffc7883858a61ab89a7ffa0a0c7a6fdc778e7","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-racing-pari-mutuel-wagering-and-breeding-law-1304","next":"us-ny/n.y.-racing-pari-mutuel-wagering-and-breeding-law-1306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}