SPGA reacts to recent NY Senate bill amendment
The group said the amendment does not address current concerns.
Key Points
- The SPGA claims the changes shift responsibility and has created a larger mess
- The group warns other states to pay attention and not take similar legislative actions
The Social and Promotional Games Association (SPGA) has released a response to New York Senate Bill S5935 and an amendment which seeks to ban online sweepstakes promotions.
Changes were made the bill because of “widespread concerns that the bill would criminalize promotional sweepstakes and marketing tools used by both small businesses and major brands.”
Under the terms of the amendment, the New York State Gaming Commission will decide what constitutes a “dual-currency system” under the law, not the legislation itself.
The SPGA described the amendment as a measure that does not address areas of concern.
The group said in a statement, “This amendment is a clear acknowledgment that this anti-business bill needlessly threatens New York’s economy. But this amendment doesn’t fix anything. It’s a political patch meant to quiet critics without solving the underlying problem.”
A spokesperson for the SPGA went on to say amending the bill shifts the problem to the New York Gaming Commission.
“Lawmakers wouldn’t be amending the bill if it didn’t need amending,” the SPGA spokesperson added. “New York legislators are publicly admitting the bill was flawed, and other states like Louisiana should take note before making the same mistake.
“This was already bad legislation. Lawmakers have taken a mess and made it into a catastrophe.”
According to the SPGA, New York State lawmakers have advanced a bill “that threatens innovation and dictates to New Yorkers what games they can and can’t play on their phones.”
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