Bill Text: NY A03705 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Vetoed) 2011-08-03 - tabled [A03705 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A03705-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3705
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 26, 2011
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       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:
    1    Section 1. The  racing,  pari-mutuel  wagering  and  breeding  law  is
    2  amended by adding a new section 113 to read as follows:
    3    S  113.  ANTITRUST  EXEMPTIONS. STATE AND FEDERAL ANTITRUST LAWS SHALL
    4  NOT APPLY TO ANY JOINT AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO, IN CONSULTATION WITH  AND
    5  APPROVED  BY THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD, BY OR AMONG NON-PROFIT
    6  RACING ASSOCIATIONS, THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATIONS  OR  CORPORATIONS,
    7  HARNESS  RACING ASSOCIATIONS OR CORPORATIONS, QUARTER HORSE RACING ASSO-
    8  CIATIONS OR CORPORATIONS, AND REGIONAL OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS TO
    9  COORDINATE THE DATES AND TIMES UNDER WHICH THEY WILL CONDUCT PROGRAMS OF
   10  RACING AND OFFER PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING. IN ADDITION, SUCH ANTITRUST  LAWS
   11  SHALL  NOT  APPLY TO JOINT AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO, IN CONSULTATION WITH
   12  AND APPROVED BY THE  STATE  RACING  AND  WAGERING  BOARD,  BY  OR  AMONG
   13  NON-PROFIT  RACING  ASSOCIATIONS,  THOROUGHBRED  RACING  ASSOCIATIONS OR
   14  CORPORATIONS, HARNESS RACING ASSOCIATIONS OR CORPORATIONS, QUARTER HORSE
   15  RACING ASSOCIATIONS OR  CORPORATIONS,  AND  REGIONAL  OFF-TRACK  BETTING
   16  CORPORATIONS  TO SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN OR PURCHASE THE RIGHTS TO BROAD-
   17  CAST, SIMULCAST, ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMIT OR OFFER  PARI-MUTUEL  WAGERING
   18  ON  HORSE RACES.  THE STATE RACING AND WAGERING BOARD SHALL CONSIDER AND
   19  APPROVE SUCH AGREEMENTS AND THE TERMS THEREIN  TO  FURTHER  THE  STATE'S
   20  INTEREST IN ENSURING THE VIABILITY AND CONTINUED EXISTENCE IN THIS STATE
   21  OF THE HORSE RACING AND AGRICULTURE INDUSTRIES.
   22    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04869-01-1