State Racing & Wagering Board
The enacted budget makes the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of April 4, 2005):
- Rejects the proposal to create a New York State Gaming Commission that includes a non-profit oversight board and the incorporation of the thoroughbred and harness racing funds into the Department of Agriculture and Markets.
- Rejects the creation of eight new non-racetrack franchises to operate video lottery terminals.
- It appears that the $108 million appropriation for the Regulation of Wagering is denied. This appropriation was a Miscellaneous appropriation in the Executive Budget.
The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 26, 2005):
· An estimated FTE level of 135, an increase of two FTEs, both of which are in the Regulation of Wagering Program. The Assembly reports that these two FTEs are for financial auditing of the Seneca casino.
· An All Funds appropriation of $24,135,000, an increase of $2.4 million (11.1%). Assembly analysis attributes this increase to the following increases:
· net increase of $458,000 in personal services due to collective bargaining agreements and inflation
· net increase of $130,000 related to nonpersonal service inflation
· net increase of $648,000 related to fringe benefit and indirect cost increases
· net increase of $625,000 related to the Cornell Equine Testing Program
· net increase of $165,000 to a dry appropriation for a potential Seneca-Cheektowaga casino for personal service and fringe benefits
· The personal service appropriation in the Regulation of Wagering Program is decreased by $2.3 million (-26.3 percent). This should be questioned at Labor/Management since there is no corresponding reduction in FTEs. Fringe benefits increase from $0 to $2.9 million.
· Proposed legislation would create a “New York State Gaming Commission” to replace the Racing & Wagering Board and to oversee VLTs.
· A $108 million new appropriation for a Racing and Gaming Contract Program for payment of contract vendors
Racing and Wagering Board
Program Details-State Operations
Enacted
Proposed
Enacted
Change in
Percent
Program
2004-05 Budget
2005-06 Budget
2005-06 Budget
Appropriation
Change
All Funds
$21,717,000
$132,135,000
$24,135,000
$2,418,000
11.1%
General Fund
$0
$108,000,000
$0
$0
-100.0%
Special Revenue-Other
$21,717,000
$24,135,000
$24,135,000
$2,418,000
11.1%
_
_
Regulation of Racing
$12,000,000
$13,598,000
$13,598,000
$1,598,000
13.3%
Special Revenue-Other
$12,000,000
$13,598,000
$13,598,000
$1,598,000
13.3%
_
_
Regulation of Racing Acct - (SRO)
$12,000,000
$13,598,000
$13,598,000
$1,598,000
13.3%
Personal Service
$8,573,000
$6,322,000
$6,322,000
($2,251,000)
-26.3%
Nonpersonal Service
$1,212,000
$1,308,000
$1,308,000
$96,000
7.9%
Fringe Benefits
$0
$2,920,000
$2,920,000
$2,920,000
100.0%
Indirect costs
$0
$208,000
$208,000
$208,000
100.0%
Equine Testing
$2,215,000
$2,840,000
$2,840,000
$625,000
28.2%
_
_
Regulation of Wagering (SRO)
$9,717,000
$10,537,000
$10,537,000
$820,000
8.4%
Special Revenue-Other
$9,717,000
$10,537,000
$10,537,000
$820,000
8.4%
_
_
Bell Jar Collection Acct - (SRO)
$2,289,000
$2,408,000
$2,408,000
$119,000
5.2%
Personal Service
$1,201,000
$1,228,000
$1,228,000
$27,000
2.2%
Nonpersonal Service
$542,000
$572,000
$572,000
$30,000
5.5%
Fringe Benefits
$504,000
$567,000
$567,000
$63,000
12.5%
Indirect costs
$42,000
$41,000
$41,000
($1,000)
-2.4%
_
_
Regulation of Indian Gaming - (SRO)
$7,428,000
$8,129,000
$8,129,000
$701,000
9.4%
Personal Service
$4,179,000
$4,513,000
$4,513,000
$334,000
8.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$1,350,000
$1,384,000
$1,384,000
$34,000
2.5%
Fringe Benefits
$1,754,000
$2,084,000
$2,084,000
$330,000
18.8%
Indirect costs
$145,000
$148,000
$148,000
$3,000
2.1%
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_
Regulation of Wagering (p.417)
$0
$108,000,000
$0
$0
-100.0%