Bill Text: NY A03979 | 2013-2014 | 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 jointly approved by the state gaming commission and the attorney general, 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: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to racing and wagering [A03979 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A03979-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3979
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 30, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee 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-a to read as follows:
    3    S  113-A. ANTITRUST EXEMPTIONS. STATE AND FEDERAL ANTITRUST LAWS SHALL
    4  NOT APPLY TO ANY JOINT AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO, IN CONSULTATION WITH  AND
    5  JOINTLY  APPROVED BY THE STATE GAMING COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY GENER-
    6  AL, BY OR AMONG  NON-PROFIT  RACING  ASSOCIATIONS,  THOROUGHBRED  RACING
    7  ASSOCIATIONS  OR  CORPORATIONS,  HARNESS  RACING  ASSOCIATIONS OR CORPO-
    8  RATIONS, QUARTER HORSE RACING ASSOCIATIONS OR CORPORATIONS, AND REGIONAL
    9  OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS TO COORDINATE THE DATES AND  TIMES  UNDER
   10  WHICH  THEY WILL CONDUCT PROGRAMS OF RACING AND OFFER PARI-MUTUEL WAGER-
   11  ING. IN ADDITION, SUCH ANTITRUST LAWS SHALL NOT APPLY  TO  JOINT  AGREE-
   12  MENTS  ENTERED  INTO,  IN  CONSULTATION WITH AND JOINTLY APPROVED BY THE
   13  STATE GAMING COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, BY OR AMONG NON-PROFIT
   14  RACING ASSOCIATIONS, THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATIONS  OR  CORPORATIONS,
   15  HARNESS  RACING ASSOCIATIONS OR CORPORATIONS, QUARTER HORSE RACING ASSO-
   16  CIATIONS OR CORPORATIONS, AND REGIONAL OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS TO
   17  SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN OR PURCHASE THE RIGHTS TO  BROADCAST,  SIMULCAST,
   18  ELECTRONICALLY  TRANSMIT  OR  OFFER PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING ON HORSE RACES.
   19  THE STATE GAMING COMMISSION  AND  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL  SHALL  JOINTLY
   20  CONSIDER  AND  APPROVE  SUCH AGREEMENTS AND THE TERMS THEREIN TO FURTHER
   21  THE STATE'S INTEREST IN ENSURING THE VIABILITY AND  CONTINUED  EXISTENCE
   22  IN THIS STATE OF THE HORSE RACING AND AGRICULTURE INDUSTRIES.
   23    S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
   24  manner as section 1 of part A of chapter 60 of the laws  of  2012  takes
   25  effect.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07679-01-3