Provides that antitrust laws shall not apply to any joint agreement entered into, in consultation with and approved by the state racing and wagering board, by or among non-profit associations, thoroughbred racing associations or corporations, harness racing associations or corporations, quarter horse racing associations or corporations and regional off-track betting corporations to coordinate the dates and times under which they will conduct programs of racing and offer pari-mutuel wagering; also provides that such laws shall not apply to agreements entered into to sell, transfer, assign or purchase the rights to broadcast, simulcast, electronically transmit or offer pari-mutuel wagering on horse races.

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A3705-2011 Actions

• Aug 3, 2011: tabled
• Aug 3, 2011: vetoed memo.27
• Jul 22, 2011: delivered to governor
• Jun 21, 2011: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 21, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 21, 2011: 3RD READING CAL.165
• Jun 21, 2011: SUBSTITUTED FOR S623
• May 10, 2011: REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING
• May 10, 2011: delivered to senate
• May 10, 2011: passed assembly
• Apr 28, 2011: advanced to third reading cal.203
• Apr 13, 2011: reported
• Jan 26, 2011: referred to racing and wagering

A3705-2011 Votes

A3705-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    3705

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              January 26, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW, REILLY, SPANO -- read once and referred
    to the Committee on Racing and Wagering

  AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
    relation to antitrust exemptions for horse racing agreements

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. The  racing,  pari-mutuel  wagering  and  breeding  law  is
  amended by adding a new section 113 to read as follows:

    S  113.  ANTITRUST  EXEMPTIONS. STATE AND FEDERAL ANTITRUST LAWS SHALL
  NOT APPLY TO ANY JOINT AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO, IN CONSULTATION WITH  AND
  APPROVED  BY THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD, BY OR AMONG NON-PROFIT
  RACING ASSOCIATIONS, THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATIONS  OR  CORPORATIONS,
  HARNESS  RACING ASSOCIATIONS OR CORPORATIONS, QUARTER HORSE RACING ASSO-
  CIATIONS OR CORPORATIONS, AND REGIONAL OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS TO
  COORDINATE THE DATES AND TIMES UNDER WHICH THEY WILL CONDUCT PROGRAMS OF
  RACING AND OFFER PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING. IN ADDITION, SUCH ANTITRUST  LAWS
  SHALL  NOT  APPLY TO JOINT AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO, IN CONSULTATION WITH
  AND APPROVED BY THE  STATE  RACING  AND  WAGERING  BOARD,  BY  OR  AMONG
  NON-PROFIT  RACING  ASSOCIATIONS,  THOROUGHBRED  RACING  ASSOCIATIONS OR
  CORPORATIONS, HARNESS RACING ASSOCIATIONS OR CORPORATIONS, QUARTER HORSE
  RACING ASSOCIATIONS OR  CORPORATIONS,  AND  REGIONAL  OFF-TRACK  BETTING
  CORPORATIONS  TO SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN OR PURCHASE THE RIGHTS TO BROAD-
  CAST, SIMULCAST, ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMIT OR OFFER  PARI-MUTUEL  WAGERING
  ON  HORSE RACES.  THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD SHALL CONSIDER AND
  APPROVE SUCH AGREEMENTS AND THE TERMS THEREIN  TO  FURTHER  THE  STATE'S
  INTEREST IN ENSURING THE VIABILITY AND CONTINUED EXISTENCE IN THIS STATE
  OF THE HORSE RACING AND AGRICULTURE INDUSTRIES.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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