{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-racing-pari-mutuel-wagering-and-breeding-law-601","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 601","heading":"Declaration of policy and statement of purposes","body":"§ 601. Declaration of policy and statement of purposes. It is hereby\nfound, determined and declared:\n  1. That the New York state off-track pari-mutuel betting law was\ncreated by a chapter of the laws of nineteen hundred seventy;\n  2. That the New York state off-track pari-mutuel betting commission,\nestablished by such law, was authorized to approve the operation of\noff-track pari-mutuel betting systems by public benefit corporations in\nparticipating municipalities;\n  3. That the operation of an off-track pari-mutuel betting system by a\npublic benefit corporation in New York city, in accordance with the\nprovision of the New York state off-track pari-mutuel betting law, is\ndeemed to be a matter of state concern and a public purpose which cannot\nbe adequately attained except by the powers of government, and that such\npublic benefit corporation in the exercise of the powers conferred upon\nit by this article, will perform a governmental function.","path":["Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law","Article 6. New York City Off-track Betting Corporation"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PML/601","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"98085390addc7f651e957ea64e98279de2a33679973a0b065544477c2f467a33","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-racing-pari-mutuel-wagering-and-breeding-law-532","next":"us-ny/n.y.-racing-pari-mutuel-wagering-and-breeding-law-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}