Bill Text: NY A03705 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
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
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3705 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y 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: 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