Amends the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to simulcasting; amends the penal law in relation to conducting account wagering without a license.
Sponsor: ADAMS
Committee: RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING
Law Section: Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Law: Rpld & add Art 10 SS1000 - 1012, amd SS108, 318, 532, 105, 503, 520, 529, 530 & 532, add S533, RWB L; amd S225.00, add SS225.45 & 225.50, Pen L
Law Section: Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Law: Rpld & add Art 10 SS1000 - 1012, amd SS108, 318, 532, 105, 503, 520, 529, 530 & 532, add S533, RWB L; amd S225.00, add SS225.45 & 225.50, Pen L
S3590A-2011 Actions
- Jan 23, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 3590A
- Jan 23, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING
- Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING
- Feb 28, 2011: REFERRED TO RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING
S3590A-2011 Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3590A
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
relation to simulcasting; to amend the penal law, in relation to
conducting account wagering without a license; and to repeal certain
provisions of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law
relating thereto
PURPOSE:
This bill overhauls Article 10 of the Racing Law in an effort to
streamline current simulcasting provisions and remove ambiguities in
the law as it is now written. The law is also simplified by removing
most references to regional tracks and special betting districts. The
bill also provides for live internet and video streaming of horse
racing, rebates, the regulation of out-of -state Account Deposit
Wagering ("ADW") providers, along with several other proposals to
enhance racing in New York state.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1.
Repeals Article X of the racing law and implements a new article for
account wagering and simulcasting.
1000 - Statement of Purpose - In contrast to current section � 1000,
this statement of purpose is intended to show that simulcasting is no
longer an experiment but is vital to the success of New York racing.
1001 - Definitions - This section is designed to provide a complete
guide to the meaning of terms in the article. Two definitions deserve
particular attention. The definition of "account wagering" would now
include Internet wagering as a form of "communication through other
electronic means."
The "market origin fee account" establishes a simplified system under
which OTBs will only need to pay one general fee to the state for
wagers which will then be paid over by the state to the various
racing entities in the state. The division of the fees in the "market
origin fee account" is designed to protect individual racetracks and
the breeding funds by insuring that they receive basically the same
percentages of handle from the OTBs that they received in 2004 as
indicated by the Racing and Wagering Board's annual report.
1002 - General Jurisdiction - This is similar to existing � 1002 of
the Racing Law.
1003 - Simulcasting Authorized - This proposal requires all racing
associations to grant a compulsory license under which the racetracks
make their signals available to OTB's so long as the OTB branches are
not in the immediate vicinity of the racing association.
1004 - Simulcast Licensing - This provision eliminates the extensive
plan of operations requirements imposed on OTBs in order to obtain a
simulcast license. So long as the facility complies with local laws
and zoning requirements, it can he a simulcast branch. Also food and
beverage service is authorized. The provision validates the existing
OTB private EZ bet branches by statute, and it mandates public
disclosure of EZ Bet agreements.
1005 - Racing & Wagering Board Authority Over Simulcasting and Account
Wagers - Besides its general powers in � 117 of the proposal, the
board can now suspend or revoke the license of a simulcast licensee.
1006 - Simulcasts to Racing Associations - This provision authorizes
track-to-track simulcasting. It provides for a uniform tax rate, and
all determinations of purse shares at racing associations within New
York are to be made by agreement between the horsemen and the track,
and not with any legislative involvement.
1007 - Simulcasts to Off-Track Betting Corporation Branches - This
provision authorizes the OTBs to accept simulcasts. It provides for a
uniform tax rate and payment of a market origin fee account by the
OTBs.
The market origin fee is set at a level which will closely match the
amounts currently being paid by OTBs to New York racetracks and the
breeding funds.
The use of takeout as the basis for determining the OTB payments
mitigates much of the traditional OTB complaints about NYRA lowering
takeout excessively. If overall NYRA takeout is lowered from 20% to
18.5%, under this proposal, OTB payments will also decrease. 11 you
posit an effective tax rate of 6.25% of takeout when you include
taxes and breakage, OTB pays the State in taxes and market origin
fees 8.85% of handle when NYRA takeout is 20%. When NYRA takeout is
18.5%. the OTBs pay 8.186% of handle to the State. The Use of takeout
as a basis spares OTBs 44% of the cost of any NYRA takeout decrease.
1008 - Televised Horse Races - This section allows for unlimited
televising of horse racing. First of all, one of the tenets of the
bill is to maximize the availability of horse racing. If a racetrack
wants to televise its races, it should be able to do so. Secondly, a
restraint on televising horse racing is extremely likely to run afoul
of the First Amendment. Under
GREATER NEW ORLEANS BROAD. ASS'N V.
UNITED STATES, 527 U.S. 173 (U.S. 1999),
and evolving standards of
protection given commercial speech, it is very unlikely that a ban on
broadcasting truthful, lawful horse races could pass muster. Finally,
limits on televising horse racing make no sense when most everyone
who has access to satellite TV can watch all the racing they could
ever want on TVG or HRTV. Additionally, most everyone with an
Internet connection can watch live racing. It makes no sense from a
constitutional or policy standpoint to limit in-home access to horse
racing.
1009 - Conditions for Account Wagering Licenses - This provision
establishes general standards for telephone account wagering. It
provides for the Use of PIN technology to protect access to accounts,
and it allows for racing associations, OTBs and multi-jurisdictional
account wagering providers to form partnerships to engage in account
wagering.
1010 - Licensed Account Wagering at Racing Associations - This section
requires that racing associations inside New York State must comply
with � 1004 in order to offer account wagering.
1011 - Licensed Account Wagering at Off-Track Betting Corporations -
This section allows OTBs that offer account wagering to determine the
extent to which the surcharge of current �532 of the Racing Law will
be applicable to account wagers.
1012 - Licensed Account Wagering at Multi-Jurisdictional Account
Wagering Providers (ADWs) - This provision authorizes account
wagering firms located outside New York state to offer account
wagering accounts to New York residents. The current New York ban on
out-of-state firms is almost certainly unlawful under the Supreme
Court cases interpreting the dormant commerce clause. See most
recently GRANHOLM V. HEALD, 125 S.
Ct. 1885 (U.S. 2005). A state simply cannot put up a tariff and block
firms from out-of-state from entering the New York market. This
provision allows for New York to benefit from authorizing these
account wagering providers into the New York market. The out-of-state
firms will pay the same market origin fee as the OTBs (minus a small
deduction if they are distributing funds to non-host tracks outside
New York state from the bet made by the New York resident) and will
in addition pay five per cent of takeout to the county of residence
of the New York bettor. The tax rate on these out-of-state firms will
be somewhat less than the tax rate on in-state firms, but that is
based on the assumption that these firms will be subject to tax in
their home states. This provision should provide a constitutional
vehicle which will provide greater benefits for New York racing and
will provide greater consumer choice for New York bettors.
Section 2.
Technical Changes
Section 3.
Technical Changes
Section 4.
Technical Changes
Section 5.
Allows for the acceptance of wagers on Palm Sunday.
Section 6.
Allows OTBs to enter into joint ventures.
Section 7.
Removes the prohibition on the sale of food and beverage in OTBs.
Section 8.
Allows New York City OTB to keep all funds derived from uncashed
tickets. Under current law these funds must be turned over to the
State.
Section 9.
Relates to job security for employees of regional off-track betting
corporations.
Section 10.
Amends provisions of law as they pertain to surcharge on winning wagers.
Section 11.
Adds a new section 533 to the Racing law pertaining authorizing OTBs
to offer rebates under certain set conditions.
Section 12.
Amends the penal law to define "Account Wagering" and
"Multi-Jurisdictional account wagering provider."
Section 13.
Amends the penal law by adding two new subsections, 225.45 and 225.50
to make the above referenced activities defined in section 12 of the
bill illegal when conducted without a license.
JUSTIFICATION:
There is nobody who will say anything positive about New York's Racing
Law. It has been composed over many decades in a totally ad hoc
fashion with almost no oversight. Not only is the legislation ad hoc,
it often is developed and drafted at the very end of the session,
without any way for anyone to review it. The result has been that the
Racing Law is often unclear, ambiguous, and incomprehensible, There
have been numerous "sunset" provisions in the Racing Law because few
people knew whether the bills being passed would be effective. The
Racing Law has become the functional equivalent of crab grass. It is
a weed that has grown unaided and unwanted that has completely
enveloped New York racing.
All the flaws of the Racing Law might have been acceptable if New York
racing were thriving. But it isn't. In the absence of video lottery
terminals (VLTs) , no sectors of New York racing are remotely thriving.
The OTBs are not providing revenue, the harness tracks and Finger
Lakes prior to VLTs - were dead on their feet, and the New York
Racing Association (NYRA) has faced enormous financial challenges and
self-made legal difficulties. New York handle in 2004 was, when you
account for inflation, 30% of where it was in 1974, when we had no
simulcasting, no winter thoroughbred racing, three exactas and one
trifecta a day, and OTB barely existed outside the City of New York.
Given these failings, in the best of all possible worlds, the Racing
Law would and should be totally rewritten.
It should be acknowledged that New York is hardly alone in crafting an
inscrutable law on horse racing. The laws in many of the states with
mature racing markets - California, New Jersey, and Illinois _ are
similarly obscure. The difference is that New York State remains the
largest market for horse racing, and only New York State has six
government operated OTB systems to make the racing picture even more
complicated.
Thus, the problems inherent in the Racing Law seem even more
significant in New York.
Finally, another of the age old adages dealing with horse racing is
the admonition to "First, do no harm." A total rewrite of the Racing
Law from scratch would harm many of the participants in racing. Thus,
the need for a major rewrite of the Racing Law is tempered by the
effort to reduce the harm on participants who may have relied to
their detriment on the existing provisions of the Racing Law. Thus
this revision of Article X of the racing law strives to minimize the
harm to the participants in racing.
Finally, even if the best racing law could be constructed and enacted,
it would not solve the problems of New York racing. The problem is
how do you get people in New York to attend the races and/or bet on
horse racing. Hopefully, enactment of this legislation will provide a
good first step in this direction.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2010: S.7383 - Held in Racing, Gaming and Wagering
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
S3590A-2011 Text
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3590--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N SENATE
February 28, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. ADAMS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wager-
ing -- recommitted to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering in
accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
relation to simulcasting; to amend the penal law, in relation to
conducting account wagering without a license; and to repeal certain
provisions of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law relat-
ing thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article 10 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding
law is REPEALED and a new article 10 is added to read as follows:
ARTICLE X
SIMULCASTING
SECTION 1000. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
1001. DEFINITIONS.
1002. GENERAL JURISDICTION.
1003. SIMULCASTING AUTHORIZED.
1004. SIMULCAST LICENSING.
1005. STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD AUTHORITY OVER SIMULCAST-
ING AND ACCOUNT WAGERS.
1006. SIMULCASTS TO RACING ASSOCIATIONS.
1007. SIMULCASTS TO OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION BRANCHES.
1008. TELEVISION, INTERNET AND VIDEO STREAMING OF HORSE RACES.
1009. CONDITIONS FOR ACCOUNT WAGERING LICENSES.
1010. LICENSED ACCOUNT WAGERING AT RACING ASSOCIATIONS.
1011. LICENSED ACCOUNT WAGERING AT OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPO-
RATIONS.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07561-02-1
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1012. LICENSED ACCOUNT WAGERING AT MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ACCOUNT
WAGERING PROVIDERS.
S 1000. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. THE SPORT OF HORSE RACING IS LARGELY
DEPENDENT ON THE SIMULCASTING OF RACES BETWEEN HOST TRACKS AND OTHER
RACETRACKS, OFF-TRACK BETTING SITES, AND PRIVATE HOMES. IN ORDER TO
SUPPORT THE SPORT OF HORSE RACING, SIMULCASTING OF HORSE RACES SHOULD BE
ENCOURAGED IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE
RACING INDUSTRY TO NEW YORK STATE. SIMULCASTING MAY ONLY BE CONDUCTED
PURSUANT TO THE STRICT CONTROLS OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS OF THE NEW YORK STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD.
S 1001. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE: 1. "ACCOUNT WAGERING"
MEANS A FORM OF PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING IN WHICH A PERSON ESTABLISHES AN
ACCOUNT WITH A RACING ASSOCIATION, AN OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION OR A
STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD APPROVED MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL WAGERING
HUB, AND SUBSEQUENTLY ISSUES WAGERING INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE FUNDS
IN THIS ACCOUNT, THEREBY AUTHORIZING THE ENTITY HOLDING THE ACCOUNT TO
PLACE WAGERS ON THE ACCOUNT OWNER'S BEHALF. AN ACCOUNT WAGER MAY BE MADE
ONLY BY THE ENTITY HOLDING THE ACCOUNT PURSUANT TO WAGERING INSTRUCTIONS
ISSUED BY THE OWNER OF THE FUNDS COMMUNICATED BY TELEPHONE CALL OR BY
COMMUNICATION THROUGH OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS.
2. "ACCOUNT WAGERING LICENSEE" MEANS RACING ASSOCIATIONS, OFF-TRACK
BETTING CORPORATIONS, AND NEW YORK STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD
APPROVED MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ACCOUNT WAGERING PROVIDERS WHICH HAVE BEEN
AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD TO OFFER ACCOUNT WAGERING.
3. "DORMANT ACCOUNT" MEANS AN ACCOUNT WAGERING ACCOUNT HELD BY A
RACING ASSOCIATION OR AN OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION WHICH HAS BEEN
INACTIVE FOR THREE YEARS.
4. "GUEST TRACK" MEANS A RACING ASSOCIATION WHERE SIMULCASTS ORIGI-
NATED FROM ANOTHER RACETRACK OR RACING ASSOCIATION ARE DISPLAYED.
5. "HOST TRACK" MEANS THE RACETRACK OR THE RACING ASSOCIATION AT WHICH
THE RACE WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF SIMULCAST WAGERING IS RUN.
6. "MARKET ORIGIN FEE ACCOUNT" SHALL MEAN AN ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE
STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD WHICH SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE
PAYMENTS FROM OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS AND MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL
ACCOUNT WAGERING PROVIDERS ON BEHALF OF RACING ASSOCIATIONS, HORSEMEN
AND BREEDERS IN NEW YORK STATE. OF THE MARKET ORIGIN FEE, EIGHTY-NINE
AND ONE-HALF PERCENT SHALL BE PAID TO RACING ASSOCIATIONS. PAYMENTS TO
INDIVIDUAL RACING ASSOCIATIONS SHALL BE DETERMINED BASED ON A RATIO
WHERE THE NUMERATOR IS THE RACING ASSOCIATION'S TOTAL IN-STATE HANDLE ON
ITS LIVE RACES BOTH AT RACING ASSOCIATIONS AND OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPO-
RATIONS DURING THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR, AND THE DENOMINATOR IS THE
TOTAL IN-STATE HANDLE ON LIVE RACES CONDUCTED BY ALL RACING ASSOCIATIONS
IN NEW YORK STATE AT RACING ASSOCIATIONS AND OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPO-
RATIONS DURING THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR, EXCEPT THAT NO LESS THAN
TWENTY PERCENT OF THIS FEE SHALL BE APPORTIONED TO HARNESS RACING ASSO-
CIATIONS, AND NO MORE THAN SEVENTY PERCENT OF THIS FEE SHALL BE APPOR-
TIONED TO AN ENFRANCHISED ASSOCIATION. OF THE REMAINING TEN AND ONE-HALF
PERCENT OF THE MARKET ORIGIN FEE, 32.4 PERCENT SHALL BE PAID TO THE
AGRICULTURE AND NEW YORK STATE HORSE BREEDING AND DEVELOPMENT FUND, AND
67.6 PERCENT SHALL BE PAID TO THE NEW YORK STATE THOROUGHBRED BREEDING
AND DEVELOPMENT FUND. SUCH PAYMENTS SHALL BE MADE AT LEAST ONCE EVERY
THIRTY DAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SCHEDULE TO BE ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE
RACING AND WAGERING BOARD.
7. "MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ACCOUNT WAGERING PROVIDER" MEANS A BUSINESS
ENTITY DOMICILED OUTSIDE NEW YORK STATE WHICH IS LICENSED IN MORE THAN
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ONE JURISDICTION AND OFFERS PARI-MUTUEL ACCOUNT WAGERING ON RACES IT
SIMULCASTS AND OTHER RACES IT OFFERS IN ITS WAGERING MENU.
8. "RACETRACK" MEANS RACING ASSOCIATIONS AND FACILITIES EITHER INSIDE
OR OUTSIDE NEW YORK STATE OFFERING WAGERING ON LIVE HORSE RACING FOR
WHICH SUCH FACILITIES ARE LICENSED IN THEIR STATE OR APPROPRIATE JURIS-
DICTION.
9. "SIMULCAST" MEANS THE LIVE TRANSMISSION OF VIDEO AND AUDIO SIGNALS
CONVEYING A HORSE RACE HELD EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THIS STATE.
10. "SIMULCAST FACILITY" MEANS THOSE RACING ASSOCIATIONS AND OFF-TRACK
BETTING CORPORATIONS WITHIN THE STATE THAT ARE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE TO DISPLAY SIMULCASTS FOR PARI-MUTUEL
WAGERING PURPOSES.
S 1002. GENERAL JURISDICTION. THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD
SHALL HAVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OVER THE SIMULCASTING OF HORSE RACES TO
AND FROM LOCATIONS WITHIN NEW YORK STATE, AND THE BOARD SHALL ISSUE
APPROPRIATE RULES AND REGULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS ARTICLE.
S 1003. SIMULCASTING AUTHORIZED. ALL HOST TRACKS IN NEW YORK STATE, AS
A CONDITION OF THEIR LICENSURE TO CONDUCT PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING, SHALL
GRANT A COMPULSORY LICENSE TO OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS PURSUANT TO
WHICH SIMULCASTS OF THEIR RACES SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL OFF-TRACK
BETTING CORPORATIONS EXCEPT THAT:
1. A HOST TRACK LOCATED IN A COUNTY OR A CITY WITH A POPULATION IN
EXCESS OF ONE MILLION PEOPLE MAY DENY SENDING ITS SIMULCAST SIGNAL TO AN
OFF-TRACK BETTING BRANCH THAT IS LOCATED LESS THAN FIVE MILES FROM THE
HOST TRACK; AND
2. A HOST TRACK IN ANY OTHER COUNTY MAY DENY SENDING ITS SIMULCAST
SIGNAL TO AN OFF-TRACK BETTING BRANCH THAT IS LOCATED LESS THAN FIFTEEN
MILES FROM THE HOST TRACK. NOTHING SHALL PREVENT AN OFF-TRACK BETTING
BRANCH OFFICE THAT IS DENIED THE SIMULCAST SIGNAL FROM THE HOST TRACK
FROM TAKING WAGERS ON RACES RUN BY THE HOST TRACK. WHERE A BRANCH OFFICE
TAKES WAGERS ON RACES BUT IS DENIED A SIMULCAST SIGNAL BY THE HOST
TRACK, THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE TAKEOUT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY SECTION ONE
THOUSAND SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
S 1004. SIMULCAST LICENSING. 1. ALL SIMULCAST FACILITIES SHALL BE
LICENSED BY THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD. THE BOARD MAY ONLY
LICENSE THOSE SIMULCAST FACILITIES WHERE THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL OFFICIALS
HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE FACILITY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LOCAL LAWS
AND ZONING REQUIREMENTS.
2. THE BOARD SHALL APPROVE THE SIMULCASTING FACILITY LICENSE IF IT
DETERMINES THAT THE FACILITY POSSESSES APPROPRIATE TOTALIZATOR AND
ACCOUNTING CONTROLS WHICH WILL SAFEGUARD THE TRANSMISSION OF WAGERING
DATA, WILL EFFECTUATE COMMON POOLING, AND WILL KEEP A SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS
WHICH WILL MAINTAIN A SEPARATE RECORD OF REVENUES COLLECTED BY THE
FACILITY, THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH REVENUES, AND AN ACCOUNTING OF COSTS
RELATIVE TO THE OPERATION OF THE FACILITY.
3. SIMULCAST FACILITIES MAY PROVIDE FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE AND LOCAL LAWS.
4. NO SIMULCAST FACILITY THAT COLLECTS A SURCHARGE PURSUANT TO SECTION
FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL CHARGE A PATRON FOR ADMIS-
SION.
5. OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS MAY PROVIDE FOR SIMULCASTS TO
SUPPLEMENTARY PRIVATE SIMULCAST FACILITIES AUTHORIZED TO ACCEPT WAGERS
ON THE QUICK DRAW LOTTERY GAME PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBDIVISION
A OF SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE TAX LAW. ALL SUCH SUPPLEMEN-
TARY PRIVATE SIMULCAST FACILITIES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A BACKGROUND CHECK
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AND MUST BE LICENSED BY THE BOARD. THE BOARD MAY DENY A LICENSE TO
SUSPEND, OR REVOKE A LICENSE TO A SUPPLEMENTARY PRIVATE SIMULCASTING
FACILITY IF IT FINDS THAT LICENSING OF THE FACILITY IS NOT IN THE PUBLIC
INTEREST AND THE BEST INTEREST OF HONEST HORSE RACING. ALL AGREEMENTS
BETWEEN THE SUPPLEMENTARY PRIVATE SIMULCAST FACILITY AND THE OFF-TRACK
BETTING CORPORATION SHALL BE IN WRITING, DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD, AND BE
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE SIX OF THE
PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW. THE BOARD SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
GOVERNING THE LICENSING OF SUPPLEMENTARY PRIVATE SIMULCASTING FACILI-
TIES.
S 1005. STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD AUTHORITY OVER SIMULCASTING
AND ACCOUNT WAGERS. 1. EACH SIMULCASTING LICENSEE SHALL PAY A NON-RE-
FUNDABLE FEE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD FOR EACH BRANCH OFFICE OR
SUPPLEMENTARY PRIVATE SIMULCASTING FACILITY FOR WHICH IT IS SEEKING A
LICENSE.
2. IN ADDITION TO THE PENALTIES AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 225.45
AND 225.50 OF THE PENAL LAW, THE BOARD MAY, AFTER NOTICE AND AN OPPORTU-
NITY FOR A HEARING, REVOKE OR SUSPEND THE LICENSE OF ANY RACING ASSOCI-
ATION, OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION, SUPPLEMENTARY PRIVATE SIMULCASTING
FACILITY, OR MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ACCOUNT WAGERING PROVIDER FOR A
VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE OR THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE. THE BOARD IS ALSO AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO
IMPOSE MONETARY FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, NOT EXCEEDING
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION.
S 1006. SIMULCASTS TO RACING ASSOCIATIONS. EACH RACING ASSOCIATION
WHICH IS LICENSED TO CONDUCT LIVE PARI-MUTUEL RACING FOR THIRTY DAYS OR
MORE EACH YEAR MAY BE LICENSED BY THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD TO
OFFER PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND SIMULCASTING ON LIVE RACING FROM OTHER
RACETRACKS AND RACING ASSOCIATIONS UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
1. THE PARI-MUTUEL TAX ON EACH WAGER SHALL BE SIX PERCENT OF TAKEOUT.
2. THERE IS A SIGNED CONTRACT BETWEEN THE GUEST RACING ASSOCIATION AND
ITS HORSEMEN WHICH GOVERNS THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RETAINED REVENUES
RECEIVED BY THE GUEST RACING ASSOCIATION FROM THE SIMULCASTS.
3. WHERE THE HOST TRACK IS A RACING ASSOCIATION, THERE IS A SIGNED
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE HOST RACING ASSOCIATION AND ITS HORSEMEN WHICH
GOVERNS THE DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES TO BE RECEIVED BY THE HOST RACING
ASSOCIATION.
4. WHERE THE HOST TRACK IS A RACETRACK, THERE IS COMPLIANCE WITH CHAP-
TER FIFTY-SEVEN OF TITLE FIFTEEN OF THE UNITED STATES CODE COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS THE "INTERSTATE HORSERACING ACT."
5. A LICENSED GUEST HARNESS RACING ASSOCIATION SHALL PAY AN AMOUNT
EQUAL TO THREE-FOURTHS OF ONE PER CENTUM OF DAILY POOLS DERIVED FROM
BETS IT RECEIVES TO THE AGRICULTURE AND NEW YORK STATE HORSE BREEDING
AND DEVELOPMENT FUND. A LICENSED GUEST THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION
SHALL PAY AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THREE-FOURTHS OF ONE PER CENTUM OF DAILY
POOLS DERIVED FROM BETS IT RECEIVES TO THE NEW YORK STATE THOROUGHBRED
BREEDING AND DEVELOPMENT FUND.
6. ANY SIMULCASTS BETWEEN A HOST TRACK AND A GUEST TRACK SHALL RESULT
IN THE COMBINATION OF ALL WAGERS PLACED AT THE GUEST FACILITY WITH
WAGERS PLACED AT THE HOST FACILITY SO AS TO PRODUCE COMMON PARI-MUTUEL
BETTING POOLS FOR THE CALCULATION OF ODDS AND THE DETERMINATION OF
PAYOUTS FROM SUCH POOL, PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS
CHAPTER.
S 1007. SIMULCASTS TO OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION BRANCHES. SIMUL-
CASTS TO LICENSED OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION'S BRANCHES AND LICENSED
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SUPPLEMENTARY PRIVATE SIMULCASTING FACILITIES SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE
STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
1. THE PARI-MUTUEL TAX ON EACH WAGER SHALL BE SIX PERCENT OF TAKEOUT.
2. WHERE THE HOST FACILITY IS A RACETRACK, THERE IS COMPLIANCE WITH
CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN OF TITLE FIFTEEN OF THE UNITED STATES CODE COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS THE "INTERSTATE HORSERACING ACT."
3. SIMULCASTS BETWEEN A HOST TRACK AND AN OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPO-
RATION BRANCH OR SUPPLEMENTARY PRIVATE SIMULCASTING FACILITY SHALL
RESULT IN THE COMBINATION OF ALL WAGERS PLACED AT THE OFF-TRACK BETTING
CORPORATION BRANCH OR SUPPLEMENTARY PRIVATE SIMULCASTING FACILITY WITH
WAGERS PLACED AT THE HOST TRACK SO AS TO PRODUCE COMMON PARI-MUTUEL
BETTING POOLS FOR THE CALCULATION OF ODDS AND THE DETERMINATION OF
PAYOUTS FROM SUCH POOL, PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS
CHAPTER.
4. THIRTY-FOUR PERCENT OF THE FIRST FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS IN TAKEOUT
AND FORTY-ONE PERCENT OF TAKEOUT AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF FIFTY MILLION
DOLLARS PER ENTITY ARE TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE MARKET ORIGIN FEE
ACCOUNT.
5. AN OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION MAY WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COUN-
TY AND THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE THE FACILITY IS TO BE LOCATED OPEN SIMUL-
CAST THEATERS WHERE THE SURCHARGE IN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO OF
THIS CHAPTER SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO WAGERS. ALL SIMULCAST THEATERS
MUST BE LICENSED BY THE BOARD, AND THE BOARD MAY NOT LICENSE A SIMULCAST
THEATER UNTIL THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE
FACILITY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LOCAL LAWS AND ZONING REQUIREMENTS. A
SIMULCAST THEATER MAY NOT BE OPENED AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
THIRTEEN WITHIN TEN MILES OF A RACING ASSOCIATION, UNLESS THAT RACING
ASSOCIATION HAS APPROVED THE OPERATION OF A SIMULCAST THEATER. AN
OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO FORM A PARTNERSHIP
OR JOINT VENTURE WITH A RACING ASSOCIATION IN THE OPERATION OF A SIMUL-
CAST THEATER. NO OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO
PLACE A SIMULCAST THEATER IN A COUNTY WHERE A DIFFERENT OFF-TRACK
BETTING CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE. A SIMULCAST THEATER SHALL
BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE FEES AND TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION.
S 1008. TELEVISION, INTERNET AND VIDEO STREAMING OF HORSE RACES. A
RACETRACK MAY TELEVISE, VIDEO STREAM OR BROADCAST VIA THE INTERNET LIVE
HORSE RACES INTO HOMES AND PRIVATE RESIDENCES IN NEW YORK STATE.
OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS AND NEW YORK STATE RACING AND WAGERING
BOARD APPROVED MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL WAGERING PROVIDERS WITH THE WRITTEN
APPROVAL OF THE HOST TRACK MAY TELEVISE, VIDEO STREAM OR BROADCAST VIA
THE INTERNET LIVE HORSE RACES ON STATIONS OR NETWORKS THAT THEY CONTROL
OR OPERATE.
S 1009. CONDITIONS FOR ACCOUNT WAGERING LICENSES. 1. A RACING ASSOCI-
ATION, AN OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION AND A MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL
ACCOUNT WAGERING PROVIDER MAY APPLY TO THE NEW YORK STATE RACING AND
WAGERING BOARD TO BE LICENSED TO OFFER ACCOUNT WAGERING.
2. A RACING ASSOCIATION, AN OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION AND A
MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ACCOUNT WAGERING PROVIDER MAY FORM A PARTNERSHIP,
JOINT VENTURE, OR ANY OTHER AFFILIATION IN ORDER TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES
OF THIS SECTION.
3. THE BOARD SHALL DEVELOP AND ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO LICENSE
AND REGULATE ALL PHASES OF ACCOUNT WAGERING.
4. EACH APPLICANT FOR AN ACCOUNT WAGERING LICENSE SHALL SUBMIT A NON-
REFUNDABLE FEE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. SUCH LICENSE FEE SHALL
NOT BE LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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5. THE ACCOUNT WAGERING LICENSEE SHALL UTILIZE PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
NUMBERS (PINS) AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES TO ASSURE THAT ONLY THE ACCOUNT
HOLDER HAS ACCESS TO THE ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING ACCOUNT.
6. THE ACCOUNT WAGERING PROVIDER SHALL PROVIDE FOR WITHDRAWALS FROM
THE WAGERING ACCOUNT ONLY BY MEANS OF A CHECK MADE PAYABLE TO THE
ACCOUNT HOLDER AND SENT TO THE ADDRESS OF THE ACCOUNT HOLDER OR BY MEANS
OF AN ELECTRONIC TRANSFER TO AN ACCOUNT HELD BY THE VERIFIED ACCOUNT
HOLDER OR THE ACCOUNT HOLDER MAY WITHDRAW FUNDS FROM THE WAGERING
ACCOUNT AT A FACILITY APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION BY PRESENTING VERIFI-
ABLE PERSONAL AND ACCOUNT IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION.
7. RACING ASSOCIATIONS AND OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS MAY TAKE
WAGERS FROM INDIVIDUALS RESIDING OUTSIDE NEW YORK STATE WHERE THERE IS
COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN OF TITLE FIFTEEN OF THE UNITED
STATES CODE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "INTERSTATE HORSERACING ACT."
8. THE ACCOUNT HOLDER'S DEPOSITS TO THE WAGERING ACCOUNT SHALL BE
SUBMITTED BY THE ACCOUNT HOLDER TO THE ACCOUNT WAGERING LICENSEE AND
SHALL BE IN THE FORM OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
(A) CASH GIVEN TO THE ACCOUNT WAGERING LICENSEE;
(B) CHECK, MONEY ORDER, NEGOTIABLE ORDER OF WITHDRAWAL, OR WIRE OR
ELECTRONIC TRANSFER, PAYABLE AND REMITTED TO THE ACCOUNT WAGERING LICEN-
SEE; OR
(C) CHARGES MADE TO AN ACCOUNT HOLDER'S DEBIT OR CREDIT CARD UPON THE
ACCOUNT HOLDER'S DIRECT AND PERSONAL INSTRUCTION, WHICH INSTRUCTION MAY
BE GIVEN BY TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION OR OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS TO THE
ACCOUNT WAGERING LICENSEE OR ITS AGENT BY THE ACCOUNT HOLDER IF THE USE
OF THE CARD HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE ACCOUNT WAGERING LICENSEE.
9. (A) THE ACCOUNT SHALL BE IN THE NAME OF A NATURAL PERSON AND MAY
NOT BE IN THE NAME OF ANY BENEFICIARY, CUSTODIAN, JOINT TRUST, CORPO-
RATION, PARTNERSHIP OR OTHER ORGANIZATION OR ENTITY.
(B) AN ACCOUNT MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY A PERSON COMPLETING AN APPLICA-
TION FORM APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND SUBMITTING IT TOGETHER WITH A
CERTIFICATION, OR OTHER PROOF, OF AGE AND RESIDENCY. THE FORM SHALL
INCLUDE THE ADDRESS OF THE PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE OF THE PROSPECTIVE
ACCOUNT HOLDER AND A STATEMENT THAT A FALSE STATEMENT MADE IN REGARD TO
AN APPLICATION MAY SUBJECT THE APPLICANT TO PROSECUTION.
(C) THE PROSPECTIVE ACCOUNT HOLDER SHALL SUBMIT THE COMPLETED APPLICA-
TION TO THE ACCOUNT WAGERING LICENSEE. THE ACCOUNT WAGERING LICENSEE MAY
ACCEPT OR REJECT AN APPLICATION AFTER RECEIPT AND REVIEW OF THE APPLICA-
TION AND CERTIFICATION, OR OTHER PROOF, OF AGE AND RESIDENCY FOR COMPLI-
ANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
10. A WAGERING ACCOUNT SHALL NOT BE ASSIGNABLE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERA-
BLE.
11. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE OR IN REGULATIONS
WHICH THE BOARD MAY ADOPT HEREUNDER, ALL ACCOUNT WAGERS SHALL BE FINAL
AND NO WAGER SHALL BE CANCELED BY THE ACCOUNT HOLDER AT ANY TIME AFTER
THE WAGER HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE ACCOUNT WAGERING LICENSEE.
12. DORMANT ACCOUNTS SHALL BE TREATED AS ABANDONED PROPERTY PURSUANT
TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED OF THE ABANDONED PROPERTY LAW.
S 1010. LICENSED ACCOUNT WAGERING AT RACING ASSOCIATIONS. IN ORDER TO
BE LICENSED BY THE NEW YORK STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD, WAGERING
ACCOUNTS AT RACING ASSOCIATIONS SHALL ALSO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE.
S 1011. LICENSED ACCOUNT WAGERING AT OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS.
1. IN ORDER TO BE LICENSED BY THE NEW YORK STATE RACING AND WAGERING
BOARD, WAGERING ACCOUNTS AT OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS SHALL ALSO BE
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IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND FIVE OF THIS
ARTICLE.
2. EACH OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO DETERMINE THE
EXTENT TO WHICH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO OF
THIS CHAPTER (I.E. SURCHARGE) WILL BE APPLICABLE TO ITS ACCOUNT HOLDERS.
THE POLICIES ADOPTED BY THE OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION IN REGARD TO
SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE SUPPLIED IN
WRITING TO EVERY ACCOUNT HOLDER.
S 1012. LICENSED ACCOUNT WAGERING AT MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ACCOUNT
WAGERING PROVIDERS. A MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ACCOUNT WAGERING PROVIDER MAY
ONLY BE LICENSED UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
1. THE MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ACCOUNT WAGERING PROVIDER IS LICENSED IN
THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT OPERATES.
2. THE MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ACCOUNT WAGERING PROVIDER POSSESSES APPRO-
PRIATE TOTALIZATOR AND ACCOUNTING CONTROLS WHICH WILL SAFEGUARD THE
TRANSMISSION OF WAGERING DATA AND WILL KEEP A SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS WHICH
WILL MAINTAIN A SEPARATE RECORD OF REVENUES COLLECTED BY THE WAGERING
PROVIDER, THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH REVENUES, AND AN ACCOUNTING OF COSTS
RELATIVE TO THE OPERATION OF THE WAGERING PROVIDER. WAGERS PLACED WITH
THE MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ACCOUNT WAGERING PROVIDER SHALL RESULT IN THE
COMBINATION OF ALL WAGERS PLACED AT THE HOST TRACK SO AS TO PRODUCE
COMMON PARI-MUTUEL BETTING POOLS FOR THE CALCULATION OF ODDS AND THE
DETERMINATION OF PAYOUTS FROM SUCH POOL, PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE
HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER.
3. THE CHARACTER AND THE BACKGROUND OF THE MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL
ACCOUNT WAGERING PROVIDER IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND THE BEST INTER-
EST OF HONEST HORSE RACING.
4. THE MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ACCOUNT WAGERING PROVIDER SHALL UTILIZE
THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY TO PERFORM IDENTITY AND
VERIFICATION SERVICES WITH RESPECT TO NEW YORKERS ESTABLISHING WAGERING
ACCOUNTS.
5. THE BOARD SHALL BE ALLOWED ACCESS TO THE PREMISES OF THE MULTI-JUR-
ISDICTIONAL ACCOUNT WAGERING PROVIDER TO VISIT, INVESTIGATE, AND PLACE
EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS AND OTHER PERSONS IT DESIRES NECESSARY FOR THE
PURPOSE OF INSURING COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
BOARD.
6. A MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ACCOUNT WAGERING PROVIDER SHALL PAY ON THE
WAGERS OF NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS: (A) A PARI-MUTUEL TAX OF FOUR
PERCENT OF TAKEOUT; (B) A FEE OF THIRTY-FOUR PERCENT OF THE FIRST FIFTY
MILLION DOLLARS IN TAKEOUT AND FORTY-ONE PERCENT OF TAKEOUT AMOUNTS IN
EXCESS OF FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS TO THE MARKET ORIGIN FEE ACCOUNT; AND
(C) A FEE OF FIVE PERCENT OF TAKEOUT TO THE COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF THE
NEW YORK STATE ACCOUNT HOLDER. IF THE COUNTY OF RESIDENCE IS WITHIN A
CITY WITH A POPULATION IN EXCESS OF ONE MILLION PEOPLE, THE FEE SHALL BE
PAID TO THE STATE. IN COUNTIES WHICH ARE MEMBERS OF AN OFF-TRACK BETTING
CORPORATION, THE PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE TO THE OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPO-
RATION. THE MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ACCOUNT HOLDER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO
DEDUCT FROM ITS MARKET ORIGIN FEE DISTRIBUTIONS MADE ON THE WAGER OF THE
NEW YORK STATE RESIDENT TO RACETRACKS OTHER THAN HOST TRACKS. IN NO
EVENT SHALL THE DEDUCTION EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE MARKET
ORIGIN FEE.
S 2. Paragraphs a and b of subdivision 2 of section 108 of the racing,
pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as added by chapter 434 of the
laws of 2002, are amended to read as follows:
a. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to which
people may voluntarily exclude themselves from entering the premises of
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an association or corporation licensed or enfranchised under article
two, three, or four of this chapter or a facility licensed under section
one thousand [eight or one thousand nine] FOUR of this chapter.
b. An association or corporation licensed or enfranchised under arti-
cle two, three, or four of this chapter or a facility licensed under
section one thousand [eight or one thousand nine] FOUR of this chapter
shall not be liable to any self-excluded person or to any other party in
any judicial proceeding for any harm, monetary or otherwise, which may
arise as a result of a self-excluded person's engaging in gambling
activity while on the list of self-excluded persons; provided that noth-
ing contained in this paragraph shall limit the liability of any such
association, corporation, or facility for any other acts or omissions
under any other statutory law or under the common law.
S 3. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph a and subparagraph (i) of paragraph
b of subdivision 1 of section 318 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering
and breeding law, subparagraph (i) of paragraph a as amended by chapter
281 of the laws of 1994 and subparagraph (i) of paragraph b as amended
by chapter 280 of the laws of 2001, are amended to read as follows:
(i) shall pay to the commissioner of taxation and finance as a reason-
able tax for the privilege of conducting pari-mutuel betting at races
run at race meetings held by such corporation or association, a tax,
which is hereby levied, at the following rates: of total daily on-track
pools resulting from regular bets, one and six-tenths per centum; of the
total daily on-track pools resulting from multiple bets, one and thir-
ty-five hundredths per centum; of total daily on-track pools resulting
from exotic bets, four and eighty-five hundredths per centum; and of
total daily on-track pools resulting from super exotic bets, seven per
centum, plus fifty per centum of the breaks. Effective September first,
nineteen hundred ninety-four, such tax shall be one-half of one per
centum of all wagers. Such association or corporation shall receive
credit as a reduction of the daily tax by the state for the privilege of
conducting pari-mutuel betting of amounts equal to one and one-half per
centum of total daily pools resulting from the simulcast of such associ-
ation's or corporation's races to licensed facilities operated by
regional off-track betting corporations in accordance with section one
thousand [eight] FOUR of this chapter; provided, however, that in no
event shall total daily credit exceed one and one half per centum of the
total daily pool of such association or corporation. Provided, however,
that on and after September first, nineteen hundred ninety-four, such
credit shall be four-tenths percent of total daily pools resulting from
such simulcasting and that in no event shall such total daily credit
exceed four-tenths percent of the total daily pool of such association
or corporation. An amount equal to fifty per centum of such credit shall
be used to increase purses. Provided, however, that for any twelve
month period beginning on April first in nineteen hundred ninety and any
year thereafter, each of the applicable rates set forth above shall be
increased by one-half of one per centum on all on-track bets of any such
racing association or corporation that did not expend an amount equal to
at least one-half of one per centum of its on-track bets during the
immediately preceding calendar year for enhancements consisting of capi-
tal improvements as defined by section three hundred nineteen of this
chapter, repairs to its physical plant, structures, and equipment used
in its racing or wagering operations, as certified by the state racing
and wagering board to the commissioner of taxation and finance no later
than eighty days after the close of such calendar year, and five special
events at each track in each calendar year, not otherwise conducted in
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the ordinary course of business, the purpose of which shall be to
encourage, attract and promote track attendance and encourage new and
continued patronage, which events shall be approved by the racing and
wagering board for purposes of this subdivision. In the determination of
the amounts expended for such enhancements, the board shall consider the
average of the two immediately preceding twelve month calendar periods.
Notwithstanding the foregoing no increase shall be imposed unless such
corporation or association has been afforded notice and opportunity to
be heard. The racing and wagering board shall promulgate rules and regu-
lations to implement the provisions relating to notice and hearing.
(i) Of the sums retained by any other licensed harness racing associ-
ation or corporation other than those described in paragraph a of this
subdivision, the applicable tax rates for regular bets shall be six-
tenths of one per centum; for multiple bets shall be one and one-tenth
per centum; for exotic bets shall be five and six-tenths per centum and
for super exotic bets shall be seven per centum, plus fifty per centum
of the breaks. Effective September first, nineteen hundred ninety-four,
for all licensed harness racing associations and corporations which have
entered into a contract with their representative horsemen's association
on and after such date, such tax shall be one-half of one per centum of
all wagers, plus fifty per centum of the breaks.
Provided, however, that for any twelve month period beginning on April
first in nineteen hundred ninety and any year thereafter, each of the
applicable rates set forth above shall be increased by one-quarter of
one per centum on all on-track bets of any such racing association or
corporation that did not expend an amount equal to at least one-half of
one per centum of its on-track bets during the immediately preceding
calendar year for enhancements consisting of capital improvements as
defined by section three hundred nineteen of this article, repairs to
its physical plant, structures, and equipment used in its racing or
wagering operations, as certified by the state racing and wagering board
to the commissioner of taxation and finance no later than eighty days
after the close of such calendar year, and five special events at each
track in each calendar year, not otherwise conducted in the ordinary
course of business, the purpose of which shall be to encourage, attract
and promote track attendance and encourage new and continued patronage,
which events shall be approved by the racing and wagering board for
purposes of this subdivision. In this regard, expenditures by a county
agricultural society pursuant to section three hundred nineteen of this
article shall be credited to the applicable harness racing association
or corporation for this purpose. In the determination of the amounts
expended for such enhancements, the board may consider the immediately
preceding twelve month calendar period or the average of the two imme-
diately preceding twelve month calendar periods. Notwithstanding the
foregoing no increase shall be imposed unless such corporation or asso-
ciation has been afforded a notice and opportunity to be heard and no
increase shall be imposed during nineteen hundred ninety-five on the
authorized harness racing association conducting a special seven day
harness race meeting that did not make such required expenditures during
nineteen hundred ninety-four. The racing and wagering board shall
promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions relating to
notice and hearing.
Such associations or corporations shall receive credit as a reduction
of the daily tax by the state for the privilege of conducting pari-mutu-
el betting of amounts equal to one per centum of total daily pools
resulting from the simulcast of such association's or corporation's
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races to licensed facilities operated by regional off-track betting
corporations in accordance with section one thousand [eight] FOUR of
this chapter, provided however, that in no event shall the total daily
credit exceed one per centum of the total daily pool of such association
or corporation which tax is hereby levied and shall be paid to the
commissioner of taxation and finance as a reasonable tax imposed by the
state for the privilege of conducting pari-mutuel betting at races run
at race meetings held by such association or corporation. Provided,
however, that on and after September first, nineteen hundred ninety-four
such credit shall be four-tenths percent of total daily pools resulting
from such simulcasting and that in no event shall such total daily cred-
it exceed four-tenths percent of the total daily pool of such associ-
ation or corporation. The racing and wagering board shall report annual-
ly, before July first, to the director of the budget, the chairman of
the senate finance committee and the chairman of the assembly ways and
means committee the extent to which such corporations and associations
utilized such retained percentages and breakage for operations, mainte-
nance, capital improvements, advertising and promotion, administration
and general overhead and evaluate the effectiveness and make recommenda-
tions with respect to the application of the reduced rates of taxation
as provided for in this subparagraph in accomplishing the objectives
stated therein. Such report shall also specify the amounts of such
retained percentages and breakage used for investments not directly
related to racing activities and such amounts used to declare dividends
or other profit distributions, additions to capital stock, its sale and
transfer and additions to retained earnings. Such reports shall also
include an analysis of any such agreements or proposals to conduct or
otherwise expand wagers authorized under article ten of this chapter and
present its conclusions with respect to the conduct of such wagering,
the nature of such proposals and agreements, and recommendations to
ensure the future maintenance of the intent of this article.
S 4. Section 105 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law
is amended to read as follows:
S 105. Supplementary regulatory powers of the board. Notwithstanding
any inconsistent provision of law, the board through its rules and regu-
lations or in allotting dates for racing or in licensing race meetings
at which pari-mutuel betting is permitted shall be empowered to: (i)
permit racing at which pari-mutuel betting is conducted on any or all
dates from the first day of January through the thirty-first day of
December, inclusive of Sundays but exclusive of December twenty-fifth
and Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday; and (ii) fix minimum and maximum
charges for admission at any race meeting. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL
BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT THE ACCEPTANCE OF WAGERS, INCLUDING THE DISPLAY
OF SIMULCAST SIGNALS, ON OUT-OF-STATE OR OUT-OF-COUNTRY RACES BY
REGIONAL OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS OR ANY OTHER AUTHORIZED ENTITY
ON PALM SUNDAY TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH ACCEPTANCE IS OTHERWISE CONSIST-
ENT WITH THIS CHAPTER.
S 5. Section 503 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law,
subdivision 10 as amended, subdivision 12 as added and subdivision 13 as
renumbered by chapter 116 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as
follows:
S 503. Powers of regional corporations. Subject to the general and
specific limitations [of sections two hundred twenty-two through seven
hundred five] of this chapter and the authority of the state board
pursuant to articles one and five-a of this chapter, each corporation
shall have power:
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1. To sue and be sued;
2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;
3. To acquire, hold, lease, rent and dispose of personal property for
its corporate purposes;
4. To acquire, in the name of the corporation, by purchase, condemna-
tion, gift, grant or devise or otherwise, and to use, real property
which is necessary or convenient for carrying out its corporate
purposes; provided that the corporation shall not condemn any real prop-
erty without first having obtained the consent of the chief elected
official in the jurisdiction in which such real property is located. All
real property acquired by the corporation by condemnation shall be
acquired in the manner provided by law for the condemnation of real
property in the jurisdiction in which the real property is located;
5. To make by-laws for the management and regulation of its affairs;
6. To appoint officers, agents, and employees, to prescribe their
qualifications, and to fix their compensation;
7. To make contracts and leases, INCLUDING JOINT VENTURES WITH THIRD
PARTIES OR ENTITIES, and to execute all instruments necessary or conven-
ient to accomplish its corporate purposes;
8. TO ENTER INTO, AMEND, CANCEL AND TERMINATE AGREEMENTS FOR THE
PERFORMANCE WITH AND AMONG OTHER REGIONAL OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPO-
RATIONS, LICENSED RACING ASSOCIATIONS, MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ACCOUNT
WAGERING PROVIDERS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE OF THIS CHAP-
TER, THIRD PARTY JOINT VENTURERS OR OTHER ENTITIES, OF THEIR RESPECTIVE
FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES ON A COOPERATIVE OR CONTRACT BASIS;
9. ACTING THROUGH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TO NEGOTIATE AND IMPLEMENT
MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS OR CONSOLIDATIONS WITH OR AMONG OTHER REGIONAL
OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS, THIRD PARTIES OR OTHER ENTITIES.
[8.] 10. To construct such buildings, structures and facilities as may
be necessary;
[9.] 11. To accept grants, loans and contributions from the United
States, and the state or any agency or instrumentality of either of
them, or any participating county, or a city, or any person, including
gifts or transfers by bequest or otherwise, and to use the same or
expend the proceeds thereof for its corporate purposes;
[10.] 12. In the manner and subject to the provisions [of sections two
hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five] of this chapter, and
subject to the rules and regulations of the state board, to establish
and conduct within the region a system of off-track pari-mutuel betting
on horse races, and, if licensed to do so under article three of this
chapter, conduct harness race meetings;
[11.] 13. a. To promulgate, amend and repeal such rules and regu-
lations consistent with the provisions [of sections two hundred twenty-
two through seven hundred five] of this chapter as it may deem necessary
or desirable to carry out the purposes of this article. Such rules and
regulations shall have the force and effect of law;
b. No rule or regulation promulgated by a corporation pursuant to the
provisions of this subdivision shall be effective until a copy thereof
is filed with the clerk of each participating county;
c. Any violation of any rule or regulation, filed with the county
clerk of each county in which such corporation operates and designated
by the letter "R" by resolution of the board of directors of the corpo-
ration, shall be a violation and shall be punishable by imprisonment for
not more than three months, or by a fine of not more than one thousand
dollars, or by both such imprisonment and fine. All such fines collected
shall be payable to the county comptroller in the county in which the
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violation occurred and shall be paid by him into the general fund of
such county. Any such rule shall be effective, notwithstanding that any
act or omission made an offense or punishable thereby may be a crime or
violation or punishable under any other provision of law;
[12.] 14. When licensed to conduct harness race meetings pursuant to
article three of this chapter, western regional off-track betting corpo-
ration shall be authorized to enter into an agreement to make payments
in lieu of taxes to the Batavia city school district in an amount that
is based upon the assessed value of Batavia Downs race track as of the
first day of January, nineteen hundred ninety-eight and to enter into an
agreement with the county of Genesee to pay five-tenths of one percent
of the total deposits in pools resulting from the acceptance of simul-
cast wagering at Batavia Downs race track in order to compensate such
county for losses that may occur as the result of the closure of branch
offices in said county.
[13.] 15. To perform such other acts and engage in such other activ-
ities as may be necessary and proper for exercising its powers and
performing its duties under this article.
S 6. Subdivision 3 of section 520 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering
and breeding law is amended to read as follows:
3. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the board shall
establish such general regulations to limit the access to off-track
betting establishments of persons not permitted to bet therein, the
availability or utilization of publications, written materials or commu-
nications equipment therein as the board determines to be in the inter-
est of public order and the furtherance of the objectives of this arti-
cle [and shall prohibit the sale of food and beverages in all facilities
where bets may be placed]. The board shall also provide for the methods
for the results of races to be communicated to regional corporations and
disseminated thereby.
S 7. Subdivision 2 of section 529 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering
and breeding law is amended to read as follows:
2. Ninety-five percent of the balance of such account remaining
unclaimed as of the last day of February of such year shall be paid to
the state tax commission by March fifteenth. On or before April tenth of
each year the balance of such account and any other unclaimed amounts
received in the course of conducting off-track betting shall be paid by
such corporation to the state tax commission. A penalty of five percent
and interest at the rate of one percent per month from the due date to
the date of payment of the unclaimed balance due March fifteenth or
April tenth, as the case may be, shall be payable in case such balance
is not paid when due. Such amounts, interest and penalties when
collected by the state tax commission shall be deposited into the gener-
al fund of the state treasury. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IN THE
CASE OF THE NEW YORK CITY OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION, THE PAYMENTS TO
THE STATE TAX COMMISSION DESCRIBED IN AND OTHERWISE MANDATED BY THIS
SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE MADE, AND THE FULL BALANCE OF SUCH ACCOUNT
REMAINING UNCLAIMED AND ALL OTHER UNCLAIMED AMOUNTS RECEIVED IN THE
COURSE OF CONDUCTING OFF-TRACK BETTING BY SUCH CORPORATION SHALL BE
RETAINED BY SUCH CORPORATION FOR ITS CORPORATE PURPOSES.
S 8. Section 530 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law,
as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
follows:
S 530. Job security for track employees. Plans of operation of
regional off-track betting corporations [shall] MAY include provision
for job security for employees of racetracks within each region compat-
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ible with and in furtherance of the objectives of this article and
subject to the approval of the state racing and wagering board. Job
security agreements that may be concluded from time to time after July
first, nineteen hundred seventy-three between track employee organiza-
tions and the New York city off-track betting corporation or any other
regional off-track betting corporation shall be subject to the approval
of the board and when approved shall be deemed a part of the plan of
operation of such corporation and any other regional corporation;
provided, however, that nothing in this article or any other provision
of this chapter shall be construed to require or empower the board to
abrogate job security agreements between the New York city off-track
betting corporation and any track employee organization, in effect on
July first, nineteen hundred seventy-three and any such contracts shall
be deemed to be a part of the plan of operation of such corporation.
S 9. Subdivisions 1, 3, 3-a and 6 of section 532 of the racing, pari-
mutuel wagering and breeding law, subdivision 1 and the opening para-
graph of subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 115 of the laws of 2008,
subparagraph (v) of paragraph b of subdivision 3 as added by chapter 286
of the laws of 1985, subparagraph (vi) of paragraph b of subdivision 3
as added by chapter 365 of the laws of 2009 and subdivisions 3-a and 6
as added by chapter 346 of the laws of 1990, are amended to read as
follows:
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each regional off-
track betting corporation, or off-track betting operator, including the
New York city off-track betting corporation, conducting off-track
betting [shall] MAY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF ITS PLAN OF OPERA-
TION SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD, impose a surcharge of UP TO five per centum
on the portion of pari-mutuel wagering pools distributable to persons
having placed bets at off-track betting facilities located within such
region. The revenues derived from such surcharge, plus the breaks, shall
be held separate and apart from any amounts otherwise authorized to be
retained from pari-mutuel pools. Such surcharge is hereby levied subject
to the conditions set forth in this subdivision and article ten of this
chapter.
[3.] 2. The revenues received from any surcharge imposed by subdivi-
sion one of this section, plus the breaks, shall be distributed monthly,
as follows:
a. Fifty per centum [to such city] (I) IN THE CASE OF THE NEW YORK
CITY OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION, TO SUCH CORPORATION, or (II) IN THE
CASE OF THE OTHER REGIONAL OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS, to the coun-
ties and cities entitled to receive revenues from the regional corpo-
ration pursuant to section five hundred sixteen of this chapter and in
the same proportion as provided therein, or to an off-track betting
operator; and
b. The balance as follows:
(i) where the track conducting the race on which the bet was placed is
located within a city with a population in excess of one hundred thou-
sand, to such city;
(ii) where the track conducting the race on which the bet was placed
is not located within a city with a population in excess of one hundred
thousand, to the county in which such track is located;
(iii) where the track conducting the race on which the bet was placed
is located partially within a city with a population in excess of one
million and partially within a county, twenty-five per centum of such
balance to the city and the remainder to the county; and
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(iv) where the track conducting the race on which the bet was placed
is located outside the state, [in the same manner as described in para-
graph a of this subdivision] TO THE OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION WHERE
THE WINNING WAGER WAS PLACED.
(v) where the track conducting the race is located in a thoroughbred
special betting district and is simulcasting pursuant to section one
thousand [eight] SIX of this chapter outside such special betting
district, ninety per centum to the off-track betting operator and ten
per centum to the county in which such track is located.
(vi) for the period of September first, two thousand seven until
August thirty-first, two thousand twelve and where the track conducting
the race on which the bet was placed is a harness track located in the
county of Erie, to such track.
[3-a.] 3. Such five per centum surcharge herein provided is hereby
increased by a supplemental UP TO one per centum surcharge on the
portion of pari-mutuel wagering pools of multiple, exotic and super
exotic bets distributable to persons having placed bets at off-track
betting facilities to be distributed in accordance with the provisions
of section five hundred nine-a or six hundred nine-a of this chapter,
whichever may be applicable to the corporation with which such bets
originated.
6. Notwithstanding any provision herein or in section one thousand
[nine] SEVEN of this chapter to the contrary where the track conducting
the race is a thoroughbred track located in the Catskill region conduct-
ing a mixed meeting such surcharge shall be collected on all wagers
placed in branch offices or simulcast theaters of a regional off-track
betting corporation. The revenues received from any such surcharge
imposed in accordance with this section plus the breaks shall be
distributed monthly as follows:
a. one-fifth to the county in which such track is located;
b. three-fifths to a regional track located in the region in which the
bet is placed in accordance with provisions of section five hundred
twenty-seven of this article, one-half thereof to be used for purses at
such regional track, except that in any region containing two or more
regional tracks such tracks shall be entitled to an equal share;
c. one-fifth to be retained by the off-track betting operator with
whom such bet originated as operating revenues.
S 10. The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is amended by
adding a new section 533 to read as follows:
S 533. REBATES AND OTHER REWARDS. 1. THE TERM "REBATE" SHALL MEAN THE
PORTION OF THE RETAINED COMMISSION FROM WAGERING ACCEPTED BY AN
OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION AWARDED TO BETTORS THAT IS INTENDED TO
REDUCE OR REFUND ALL OR A PORTION OF THE TAKEOUT TO SUCH BETTORS. A
REBATE SHALL INCLUDE REFUNDS TO BETTORS ON ANY PORTION OR PERCENTAGE OF
THE FULL FACE VALUE OF A PARI-MUTUEL WAGER, OR INCREASING THE PAYOFF OF,
OR PAYING A BONUS ON, A WINNING PARI-MUTUEL WAGER, AS WELL AS AWARDS OF
MERCHANDISE, SERVICES (INCLUDING ADMISSION, SEATING, PROGRAMS OR OTHER
PERIODICALS), FREE OR REDUCED COST PARI-MUTUEL WAGERS, AND MONETARY
AWARDS.
2. WITH THE CONSENT OF THE HOST RACETRACK, AND FOLLOWING APPROVAL FROM
THE BOARD, AN OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION MAY OFFER REBATES ON THE
RACES RUN AT SUCH TRACK.
3. THE BOARD MAY APPROVE REBATES OFFERED BY AN OFF-TRACK BETTING
CORPORATION PROVIDED, AT A MINIMUM, THERE IS COMPLIANCE WITH EACH OF THE
FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
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A. THE REBATES, AND REBATE PROGRAM, HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED BY ALL HOST
RACETRACKS ON WHOSE RACES THE DOLLAR VALUE OF WAGERS PLACED BY BETTORS
SHALL FORM THE BASIS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE
AMOUNT OR CHARACTER OF THE REBATE;
B. THE OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION FULLY AND ACCURATELY DISCLOSES
THE REBATE PROGRAM TO THE BOARD, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE DISCLOSURE OF THE
MONETARY VALUE OF ALL AWARDS REBATED TO BETTORS IN THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR
YEAR, AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE AWARD OF REBATES TO
INDIVIDUAL BETTORS FOR THE UPCOMING CALENDAR YEAR;
C. THE OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION PROVIDES ASSURANCES THAT THE
AMOUNTS GOVERNING THE REBATES ARE DETERMINED SOLELY BY: (I) THE AMOUNTS
WAGERED BY THE BETTOR; (II) THE TAKEOUT ON THE BET ESTABLISHED AT THE
HOST TRACK; AND/OR (III) HOW FREQUENTLY THE BETTOR WAGERS.
4. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS LIMITING
THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING
REBATES AND REBATE PROGRAMS OFFERED BY AN OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATION,
WHICH RULES AND REGULATIONS MAY IMPOSE ADDITIONAL AND FURTHER REQUIRE-
MENTS AND CONDITIONS UPON OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS SEEKING TO
OFFER, OR OFFERING, REBATES, THAN AS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF
THIS SECTION.
S 11. Section 225.00 of the penal law is amended by adding two new
subdivisions 13 and 14 to read as follows:
13. "ACCOUNT WAGERING" MEANS A FORM OF PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING ON HORSE
RACES IN WHICH A PERSON ESTABLISHES AN ACCOUNT WITH AN ACCOUNT WAGERING
LICENSEE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY ISSUES WAGERING INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE
FUNDS IN THIS ACCOUNT, THEREBY AUTHORIZING THE LICENSEE TO PLACE HORSE
RACE WAGERS ON BEHALF OF THE ACCOUNT HOLDER.
14. "MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ACCOUNT WAGERING PROVIDER" MEANS A BUSINESS
ENTITY DOMICILED OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK STATE THAT IS LICENSED IN ANOTHER
STATE OR JURISDICTION TO OFFER PARI-MUTUEL ACCOUNT WAGERING ON RACES IT
SIMULCASTS AND OTHER RACES OFFERED IN ITS WAGERING MENU TO PERSONS
LOCATED IN OR OUT OF THE STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION ISSUING SUCH
LICENSE.
S 12. The penal law is amended by adding two new sections 225.45 and
225.50 to read as follows:
S 225.45 CONDUCTING ACCOUNT WAGERING WITHOUT A LICENSE IN THE SECOND
DEGREE.
A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CONDUCTING ACCOUNT WAGERING WITHOUT A LICENSE IN
THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN HE OR IT KNOWINGLY ACCEPTS OR OFFERS OR SEEKS TO
ACCEPT ACCOUNT WAGERS ON HORSE RACES FROM BETTORS LOCATED WITHIN THE
STATE BUT IS NOT APPROVED TO DO SO AND LICENSED AS A MULTI-JURISDICTION-
AL ACCOUNT WAGERING PROVIDER, OR OTHER AUTHORIZED ACCOUNT WAGERING
LICENSEE, BY THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW.
CONDUCTING ACCOUNT WAGERING WITHOUT A LICENSE IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS
A CLASS D FELONY.
S 225.50 CONDUCTING ACCOUNT WAGERING WITHOUT A LICENSE IN THE FIRST
DEGREE.
A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CONDUCTING ACCOUNT WAGERING WITHOUT A LICENSE IN
THE FIRST DEGREE WHEN HE OR IT KNOWINGLY ACCEPTS OR OFFERS OR SEEKS TO
ACCEPT ACCOUNT WAGERS ON HORSE RACES FROM BETTORS LOCATED WITHIN THE
STATE BUT IS NOT APPROVED TO DO SO AND LICENSED AS A MULTI-JURISDICTION-
AL ACCOUNT WAGERING PROVIDER, OR OTHER AUTHORIZED ACCOUNT WAGERING
LICENSEE, BY THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW AND THE
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AGGREGATE VALUE OF ALL SUCH ACCOUNT WAGERS IS FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OR
GREATER.
CONDUCTING ACCOUNT WAGERING WITHOUT A LICENSE IN THE FIRST DEGREE IS A
CLASS C FELONY.
S 13. This act shall take effect immediately.
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