I started a crusade back in 2015 about scratch off's being destroyed from retailers who changed ownership, went out of business, was temp. suspended etc. These tickets would get destroyed and we never had the chance to buy them. I sent out over 1000 letters through the mail to ALL legislators state city and government.
I am happy to announce that someone listened and investigated and found out I was right.
Assemblyman Mike Miller from the 38 district responded and acted swiftly and has introduced bill # A9641 which would stop Lottery once and for all from removing good tickets. I am going to paste the bill information. I hope that this changes peoples minds who told me that nothing would ever happen. That is not true. Unless you take a stand you are right, nothing will happen. If you get a chance please drop a letter or phone call to Mike Miller thanking him for doing this. This is a major break though for something that NYS lottery was using to destroy good tickets. Thank you Sam
Mike Miller 718-805-0950 millermg@assembly.state.ny.us
A9641
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9641
IN ASSEMBLY
March 24, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Racing and Wagering
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to prohibiting the removal,
confiscation or destruction of lottery tickets prior to such game's
expiration date
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision a of section 1609 of the tax law, as amended by
2 chapter 254 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
3 a. 1. Lottery tickets shall be in such form as the division may
4 prescribe. No ticket shall be sold at a price greater than that fixed by
5 the division nor shall a sale be made by any person other than a
6 licensed lottery sales agent, and a violation of these provisions shall
7 be a misdemeanor, but this shall not be deemed to prevent any person
8 from giving lottery tickets as premiums to customers, employees or other
9 dealing with him.
10 2. The division shall not remove, confiscate or destroy any lottery
11 ticket from any vendor prior to such game's expiration date.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14769-01-6
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A9641
SPONSOR: Pretlow
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to prohibiting the removal,
confiscation or destruction of lottery tickets prior to such game's
expiration date
PURPOSE:
This bill would prohibit the confiscation of lottery tickets from
retailers which negates the sale to potential consumers and would allow
for tickets to be sold up until the end of the game.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Subdivision A of section 1609 of the tax law, as amended by
chapter 254 of the laws of 2008, is amended to state that the division
shall not remove, confiscate or destroy any lottery ticket from any
vendor prior to such game's expiration date.
JUSTIFICATION:
There have been instances where Lottery Tickets were taken from distrib-
utors, with little or no justification. Confiscating tickets deprives a
customer of buying a potential winning ticket. There has been no
adequate reasoning for the recall of these tickets, and the demand has
been so high that customers seek other retailers that may have tickets.
This bill is to ensure that every person who wants to buy a lottery
ticket isn't limited to or deterred because tickets were recalled from a
distributor.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
Jeffrey Kohn
Chief of Staff
Assembyman Michael Miller
83-91 Woodhaven Boulevard
Woodhaven, NY 11421
718-805-0950
kohnj@assembly.state.ny.us
