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Gaming regulatory authority in New York Criminal Law

Current through 2026 New York legislative session

In New York criminal law, “Gaming regulatory authority” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New York criminal code.

What does “Gaming regulatory authority” mean in New York criminal law?

"Gaming regulatory authority" means, with respect to any authorized gaming establishment on Indian lands, territory or reservation, the Indian nation or tribal gaming commission, its authorized officers, agents and representatives acting in their official capacities or such other agency of a nation or tribe as the nation or tribe may designate as the agency responsible for the regulation of Class III gaming, jointly with the state gaming agency, conducted pursuant to a gaming compact between the nation or tribe and the state of New York, or with respect to any casino gaming authorized pursuant (N.Y. Penal Law § 225.00)

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