New York's recent State Budget law changed the gaming
regulatory structure in New York state moving forward. The new law,
the relevant parts of which become effective on October 1, 2012,
created the New York State Gaming Commission, a new agency which
will take over the regulation and responsibilities for all forms of
legalized in New York including Class III Indian Gaming,
pari-mutual wagering(both on-track and off-track wagering), bingo
and chartable games of chance, the lottery and prospective New York
casinos.
Although the N.Y. Lottery will now be a division under the
Gaming Commission, it will no longer be responsible for video
lottery gaming. The formation of the Gaming Commission was also
likely done in anticipation of the prospective change in the New
York State Constitution which will make the legalization of casinos
constitutional in New York,. Presently New York's casinos are
either Native American casinos or VLT facilities operated in
conjunction with the
