Gaming Commission

 

The New York State Gaming Commission ("Commission") conducted a hearing in this matter pursuant to Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law (“RWL”) § 321, Article 3 of the State Administrative Procedure Act and 9 NYCRR Part 4550 at the request of Timothy Masters (“Respondent”), after the Commission fined Respondent $1,000 because the Commission found that Respondent did not act in a forthright, gentlemanly manner pursuant to 9 NYCRR § 4119.1 and that Respondent engaged in conduct detrimental to the best interests of racing pursuant to 9 NYCRR § 4119.9(a).

Respondent received proper notice and appeared at a hearing on December 8, 2021.

The Hearing Officer rendered a Report on January 6, 2022, which is attached and incorporated herein.

The Commission met on February 28, 2022, and after consideration and due deliberation of the entire record, adopted the Hearing Officer’s findings of fact and conclusions of law.

THEREFORE, based upon the entire record (including, without limitation, the evidence specifically relied upon by the Hearing Officer), the report of the Hearing Officer, and the findings and conclusions adopted by the Commission, it is hereby

ORDERED, that Respondent violated 9 NYCRRR § 4119.1 by failing to act in a forthright, gentlemanly manner;

ORDERED, that Respondent did not violate 9 NYCRR § 4119.9(a); and

ORDERED, that Respondent shall pay a $250 fine within 30 days of Respondent’s receipt of this notice, which is deemed to have occurred five days after the date of this notice, pursuant to New York’s State Finance Law § 18. Any failure to make such payment by such date will result in the assessment of interest or a later payment charge and may result in a charge to cover the cost of processing, handling, and collecting such debt.

         FOR THE NEW YORK STATE