N.Y. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 504

§ 504. Policing off-track betting. 1. For the purpose of preserving\norder and preventing offenses against the laws prohibiting gambling and\nthe rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to sections two hundred\ntwenty-two through seven hundred five of this chapter, the officers or\ndirectors of each corporation subject to the provisions of this article\nare hereby authorized to appoint from time to time, special policemen,\nand the same to remove at pleasure, who, when appointed, shall within\nany office of a corporation and within five hundred feet therefrom be\nvested with the powers of peace officers, as set forth in section 2.20\nof the criminal procedure law, whose duty, when appointed, shall be to\npreserve order within and around the offices of said corporation, to\nprotect the property within, to eject or arrest all persons who shall be\nimproperly within the office of such corporation or who shall be guilty\nof disorderly conduct, or who shall neglect or refuse to observe the\nrules prescribed by said corporation; and it shall be the further duty\nof said policemen, when appointed to prevent all violations of law with\nreference to pool-selling, bookmaking and other gambling and all\nviolations of the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to sections\ntwo hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of this chapter having\nthe force of law and to arrest any and all persons violating such\nprovisions, and to convey such person or persons so arrested, with a\nstatement of the cause of such arrest, before a magistrate having\njurisdiction of such offense, to be dealt with according to law. The\nappointment of special policemen in pursuance of this section shall not\nbe deemed to supersede in any way the authority of peace officers or\npolice officers of the jurisdiction within which the offices of the\ncorporation are located.\n 2. Any appointment of a special policeman under this section, shall\nonly be made with the approval of the state racing and wagering board.\nApplication for such approval shall be in such form as may be prescribed\nby the board and shall contain such other information or material or\nevidence as it shall require. In acting on an application for such\napproval the board shall consider the background, experience, integrity,\nand competence of the candidate for appointment, the public interest,\nconvenience or necessity and the interests of legalized wagering\ngenerally. The board in its discretion may set the term of any such\nappointment, terminate any existing appointment at any time and\nprescribe conditions and rules for the conduct of such office.\n