Opn. No.

Honorable John M. Prenderville Chairman Division of State Athletic Commission

Your counsel has asked whether promoters of boxing events are required to include the "price" of complimentary admissions to boxing events when calculating the required payment to the Department of State of 5% of "total gross receipts" (McKinney's Unconsolidated Laws, § 8929). Your Commission determines the number of complimentary tickets that may be issued for an event (19 NYCRR § 207.4).

In the absence of any indication to the contrary, we believe that "gross receipts" is used in the usual sense of the total amount…