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On December 28, 2009, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed amended legislation that increases how many coin-operated games may be placed in the city’s public locations without an arcade license. Officials from the Amusement and Music Owners Association of New York (AMOA-NY) joined the mayor in the official signing. The threshold of game placements rises from four to nine. An arcade license is required for locating 10 or more games at a single site.
The new law overwhelmingly passed the City Council by a 49-1 vote on December 21, 2009. As the first major change for amusement operators in years, it completed a year’s work by the AMOA-NY leadership. Operators, distributors, manufacturers and location clients expect it will improve business.
The law does include some restrictions. For example, no one under 18 years old may enter a premise with five to nine games between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on schooldays. It also prohibits game installations in locations within 200 feet of public and private elementary and secondary schools.
The new arcade licensing law goes into effect on March 28, 2010.
