ny-SGC-39-26-00033-P: Furnishing of information in Thoroughbred racing

I.D. No. SGC-39-26-00033-P PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Pro- cedureAct, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule: Proposed Action: This is a consensus rule making to amend sections 4009.1, 4009.16 and 4025.6 of Title 9 NYCRR. NYS Register/September 30, 2026 Statutory authority: Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law, sections 104(1), (19), 205, 235(1) and (3) Subject: Furnishing of information in Thoroughbred racing. Purpose: To update methods of providing information in Thorougbred racing. Text of proposed rule: Sections 4009.1, 4009.16 and 4025.6 of 9 NYCRR would be amended to read as follows: § 4009.1. [Posting] Public notice of wagering rules. [Such rules for pari-mutuel betting as may be specified from time to time by the commission shall be reproduced in legible type and perma- nently displayed in locations within all betting areas of the premises of racing associations] Each association shall, on its website, direct the pub- lic to the page on the commission website where rules for pari-mutuel bet- ting are provided or post such in legible type within all betting areas of the racetrack. The daily racing programs [sold] an association sells to the public [by racing associations] shall contain a statement indicating that such rules are posted in all betting areas or include a direction to the website address of the commission at which such rules are available. * * * § 4009.16. Record of calculations. [(a) The association, if operating a pari-mutuel system without the totalisator system, shall, in taking off total or mutuel ticket sales, prepare two additional carbon copies thereof at the time of making and furnish the same to the respective designated representatives of the commission and State Tax Commission before the calculations for mutuel prices to be paid shall have been made. (b)]At race meetings where [the] a totalisator [machine] system is oper- ated, if an association uses or undertakes any additional method of calculation [is used or undertaken], such association shall furnish full re- cords thereof [shall be furnished] to the commission and the [State Tax Commission] Department of Taxation and Finance. * * * § 4025.6. Procedure for making entries. Entries [and declarations] shall be made in writing, by electronic means approved by the association, or by telephone, [signed] by the managing owner of the horse or [of the engagement or by the] an authorized agent or some person deputed by [him or her] such managing owner[; and in order to secure privacy, all entries to overnight races must be made at a specially designated booth]. Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from: Kristen Buckley, New York State Gaming Commission, 354 Broadway Center, PO Box 7500, Schenectady, NY 12305, (518) 388- 3332, email: gamingrules@gaming.ny.gov Data, views or arguments may be submitted to: Same as above. Public comment will be received until: 60 days after publica