Section 108. Compulsive gambling assistance  


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  • 1. The chairperson of the board
      shall  cooperate with the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse
      services to ensure the posting of signs and listing  of  information  on
      the  internet  designed  to  assist  compulsive gamblers pursuant to the
      provisions of subdivision (h) of section 19.09  of  the  mental  hygiene
      law.
        2.  a.  The  board  shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to
      which people  may  voluntarily  exclude  themselves  from  entering  the
      premises of an association or corporation licensed or enfranchised under
      article two, three, or four of this chapter or a facility licensed under
      section one thousand eight or one thousand nine of this chapter.
        b.  An  association  or  corporation  licensed  or  enfranchised under
      article two, three, or four of this chapter or a facility licensed under
      section one thousand eight or one thousand nine of  this  chapter  shall
      not  be  liable to any self-excluded person or to any other party in any
      judicial proceeding for any harm, monetary or otherwise, which may arise
      as a result of a self-excluded person's engaging  in  gambling  activity
      while  on  the  list  of  self-excluded  persons;  provided that nothing
      contained in this paragraph  shall  limit  the  liability  of  any  such
      association,  corporation,  or  facility for any other acts or omissions
      under any other statutory law or under the common law.
        c. No voluntary order or request to exclude persons from entering  the
      premises  of  any  such  association,  corporation,  or  facility may be
      rescinded, canceled, or declared null and void until seven days after  a
      request  has been received by such association, corporation, or facility
      to cancel such order or request.
        3. The board shall promulgate rules  and  regulations  under  which  a
      person  with  an  account  authorized  pursuant  to section one thousand
      twelve of this chapter may voluntarily place limits on  the  amounts  of
      his  or  her  wagers  or potential wagers on a daily or weekly basis. No
      order from a person to remove any limit placed on account  wagers  shall
      be  effective  until seven days after it has been received by the entity
      conducting account wagering.