Bill Text: NY A06124 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relates to percent of wagers made at off-track betting facilities conducted by in-state thoroughbred racing corporations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2016-08-19 - tabled [A06124 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A06124-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relates to percent of wagers made at off-track betting facilities conducted by in-state thoroughbred racing corporations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2016-08-19 - tabled [A06124 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A06124-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6124
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 16, 2015
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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 percent of wagers made at off-track betting facilities
conducted by in-state thoroughbred racing corporations; and repealing
certain provisions of such law relating thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1017 of the racing, pari-mutuel
2 wagering and breeding law is REPEALED.
3 S 2. Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph h of subdivision 1 of section
4 1014 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as amended by
5 chapter 18 of the laws of 2008, are amended to read as follows:
6 (1) Licensed harness tracks shall receive in lieu of any other
7 payments on wagers placed at off-track betting facilities outside the
8 special betting district on races conducted by an in-state thoroughbred
9 racing corporation, [two and eight-tenths] ONE AND FOUR-TENTHS percent
10 on regular and multiple bets during a regional meeting and [one and
11 nine-tenths] NINETY FIVE-HUNDREDTHS percent of such bets if there is no
12 regional meeting and [four and eight-tenths] TWO AND FOUR-TENTHS percent
13 on exotic bets on days on which there is a regional meeting and [three
14 and four-tenths] ONE AND SEVEN-TENTHS percent of such bets if there is
15 no regional meeting.
16 (2) (i) In addition, licensed harness tracks shall receive [one and
17 one-half] THREE-QUARTERS per centum, TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY TO INCREASE
18 PURSES, on total handle on races conducted at an out-of-state or out-of-
19 country thoroughbred track provided such harness track is neither
20 accepting wagers nor displaying the signal from an out-of-state track.
21 (ii) In those regions in which there is more than one licensed harness
22 track, if no track is accepting wagers or displaying the live simulcast
23 signal from the out-of-state track, the total sum shall be divided among
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 the tracks in proportion to the ratio the wagers placed on races
2 conducted by each track bears to the corporation's total in-region
3 harness handle. If one or more tracks are accepting wagers or displaying
4 the live simulcast signal, the total amount shall be divided among those
5 tracks not accepting wagers or displaying the simulcast signal for an
6 out-of-state track.
7 S 3. Paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section 1015 of the racing, pari-
8 mutuel wagering and breeding law, as amended by section 22 of part F3 of
9 chapter 62 of the laws of 2003 and such section as renumbered by chapter
10 18 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
11 b. For off-track betting facilities, (1) of the sums so retained, the
12 applicable tax rate shall be one percent of all such wagers;
13 (2) of the sum so retained, one percent of all wagers shall be paid to
14 the New York state agricultural and horse breeding and development fund;
15 (3) of the sum so retained, [five] TWO AND ONE-HALF percent shall be
16 paid to the regional licensed harness track to be USED EXCLUSIVELY TO
17 INCREASE PURSES AND STAKES distributed in the same manner as though such
18 payments were on races conducted at such track;
19 (4) of the sum so retained, an additional one percent of all wagers
20 shall be paid to the regional licensed harness track for the purpose of
21 increasing purses.
22 S 4. Subparagraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 of paragraph b of subdivision 1 of
23 section 1016 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as
24 amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2008, are amended to read as
25 follows:
26 (3) Distribution of wagers placed on the initial out-of-state
27 thoroughbred track at facilities licensed in accordance with sections
28 one thousand eight and one thousand nine of this article.
29 (A) Of the sums so retained on days when a franchised corporation is
30 not conducting a race meeting within the state and a thoroughbred racing
31 corporation is conducting a race meeting
32 Super-
33 Regular Multiple Exotic exotic
34 bets bets bets bets
35 State Tax 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50
36 [Non-franchised
37 Thoroughbred Racing
38 corporation 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50]
39 Non-franchised
40 Thoroughbred Racing
41 corporation payments to purses 1.50 2.00 1.50 2.00
42 [Franchised corporation 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50]
43 Franchised corporation
44 payments to purses 2.00 2.00 2.50 4.00
45 (B) Of the sums so retained on days when a franchised corporation is
46 conducting a race meeting within the state
47 Super-
48 Regular Multiple Exotic exotic
49 bets bets bets bets
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1 State Tax 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
2 [Non-franchised
3 Thoroughbred Racing
4 corporation 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.00]
5 Non-franchised
6 Thoroughbred Racing
7 corporation payments to purses 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
8 [Franchised corporation 2.00 1.50 1.50 2.00]
9 Franchised corporation
10 payments to purses 2.00 3.00 3.00 5.00
11 (C) Payments to purses as required under clauses (A) and (B) of this
12 subparagraph shall be paid to the thoroughbred racing corporation to be
13 used exclusively for the purpose of increasing purses, including stakes,
14 premiums and prizes.
15 (4) Distribution of wagers placed on other than the initial out-of-
16 state thoroughbred track at facilities licensed in accordance with
17 sections one thousand eight and one thousand nine of this article.
18 (A) Of the sums so retained on days when a franchised corporation is
19 not conducting a race meeting within the state and a thoroughbred racing
20 corporation is conducting a race meeting
21 Super-
22 Regular Multiple Exotic exotic
23 bets bets bets bets
24 State Tax 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
25 Non-franchised
26 Thoroughbred Racing 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.50
27 corporation payments to purses
28 [Franchised corporation 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00]
29 Franchised corporation
30 payments to purses 2.00 2.00 2.50 4.00
31 (B) Of the sums so retained on days when a franchised corporation is
32 conducting a race meeting within the state
33 Super-
34 Regular Multiple Exotic exotic
35 bets bets bets bets
36 State Tax 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
37 [Non-franchised
38 Thoroughbred racing 0.50 0.25 0.50 0.50]
39 corporation
40 Non-franchised
41 Thoroughbred racing 0.50 0.25 0.50 0.50
42 corporation payments to purses
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1 [Franchised corporation 2.25 2.25 2.00 2.50]
2 Franchised corporation
3 payments to purses 2.25 3.25 3.00 4.50
4 (C) Payments to purses as required under clauses (A) and (B) of this
5 subparagraph shall be paid to the thoroughbred racing corporation or to
6 the franchised corporation to be used exclusively for the purpose of
7 increasing purses, including stakes, premiums and prizes.
8 (D) On days when no thoroughbred track is conducting a race meeting,
9 facilities licensed in accordance with sections one thousand eight and
10 one thousand nine of this article are authorized to accept the simulcast
11 signal from more than two out-of-state thoroughbred tracks. The distrib-
12 ution of wagers on such out-of-state thoroughbred track or tracks shall
13 be in accordance with clause (B) of this subparagraph.
14 (5) Distribution of wagers placed on the initial out-of-state
15 thoroughbred track at facilities licensed in accordance with section one
16 thousand seven of this article.
17 (A) Of the sums so retained on days when a franchised corporation is
18 not conducting a race meeting within the state and a thoroughbred racing
19 corporation is conducting a race meeting
20 Super-
21 Regular Multiple Exotic exotic
22 bets bets bets bets
23 State Tax 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50
24 [Non-franchised
25 Thoroughbred racing 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.50]
26 corporation
27 Non-franchised
28 Thoroughbred racing 0.75 1.00 0.75 1.00
29 corporation payments to purses
30 [Franchised corporation 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25]
31 Franchised corporation
32 payments to purses 1.00 1.00 2.25 2.00
33 (B) Of the sums so retained on days when a franchised corporation is
34 conducting a race meeting within the state
35 Super-
36 Regular Multiple Exotic exotic
37 bets bets bets bets
38 State Tax 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
39 [Non-franchised
40 Thoroughbred racing
41 corporation 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25]
42 Non-franchised
43 Thoroughbred racing
44 corporation payments to purses 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
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1 [Franchised corporation 1.00 0.75 0.75 1.00]
2 Franchised corporation
3 payments to purses 1.00 1.50 1.50 2.50
4 (C) Payments to purses as required under clauses (A) and (B) of this
5 subparagraph shall be paid to a thoroughbred racing corporation to be
6 used exclusively for the purpose of increasing purses, including stakes,
7 premiums and prizes.
8 (D) For wagers placed at a thoroughbred racing corporation the state
9 tax shall be the amounts specified in clauses (A) and (B) of this
10 subparagraph and retention thereafter shall be identical to sums
11 retained for each type of on-track wager.
12 (E) On days when a franchised corporation is not conducting a race
13 meeting and when a licensed harness track is neither accepting wagers
14 nor displaying the signal from an in-state thoroughbred corporation or
15 association or an out-of-state thoroughbred track:
16 (i) Such licensed regional harness track shall receive in lieu of any
17 other payments on wagers placed at off-track betting facilities outside
18 the special betting district on races conducted by an in-state thorough-
19 bred racing corporation, [two and eight-tenths] ONE AND FOUR-TENTHS
20 percent on regular and multiple bets during a regional meeting and [one
21 and nine-tenths] NINETY-FIVE ONE-HUNDREDTHS percent of such bets if
22 there is no regional meeting and [four and eight-tenths] TWO AND
23 FOUR-TENTHS percent on exotic bets on days on which there is a regional
24 meeting and [three and four-tenths] ONE AND SEVEN-TENTHS percent of such
25 bets if there is no regional meeting.
26 (ii) Such licensed regional harness track shall receive [one and one-
27 half] THREE-QUARTERS per centum on total regional handle on races
28 conducted at out-of-state or out-of-country thoroughbred tracks.
29 (iii) In those regions in which there is more than one licensed
30 regional harness track, if no track is accepting wagers or displaying
31 the live simulcast signal from the out-of-state track, the total sum
32 shall be divided among the tracks in proportion to the ratio the wagers
33 placed on races conducted by each track bears to the corporation's total
34 in-region harness handle. If one or more tracks are accepting wagers or
35 displaying the live simulcast signal, the total amount shall be divided
36 among those tracks not accepting wagers or displaying the simulcast
37 signal for an out-of-state track or in-state thoroughbred corporation or
38 association.
39 (F) Of the sums retained by a licensed harness facility, fifty percent
40 shall be used exclusively for purses awarded in races conducted by such
41 licensed facility and the remaining fifty percent shall be retained by
42 such licensed facility for its general purposes, provided, however, that
43 in a harness special betting district the portion of the sums retained
44 by a licensed harness facility to be used for purses or the methodology
45 for calculating the amount to be used for purses may be specified in a
46 written contract between a harness racing association or corporation and
47 its representative horsemen's association.
48 (6) Distribution of wagers placed on other than the initial out-of-
49 state thoroughbred track at facilities licensed in accordance with
50 section one thousand seven of this article.
51 (A) Of the sums so retained on days when a franchised corporation is
52 not conducting a race meeting within the state and a thoroughbred racing
53 corporation is conducting a race meeting
54 Super-
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1 Regular Multiple Exotic exotic
2 bets bets bets bets
3 State Tax 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
4 Non-franchised
5 Thoroughbred Racing
6 corporation payments to purses 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.25
7 [Franchised corporation 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50]
8 Franchised corporation
9 payments to purses 1.00 1.00 1.25 2.00
10 (B) Of the sums so retained on days when a franchised corporation is
11 conducting a race meeting within the state
12 Super-
13 Regular Multiple Exotic exotic
14 bets bets bets bets
15 State Tax 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
16 [Non-franchised
17 Thoroughbred Racing
18 corporation 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25]
19 Non-franchised
20 Thoroughbred Racing
21 corporation payments to purses 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
22 [Franchised corporation 1.25 1.25 1.00 1.25]
23 Franchised corporation
24 payments to purses 1.25 2.00 1.50 2.25
25 (C) Payments to purses as required under clauses (A) and (B) of this
26 subparagraph shall be paid to a thoroughbred racing corporation or to
27 the franchised corporation to be used exclusively for the purpose of
28 increasing purses, including stakes, premiums and prizes.
29 (D) For wagers placed at a franchised corporation or a thoroughbred
30 racing corporation the state tax shall be the amounts specified in
31 clauses (A) and (B) of this subparagraph and retention thereafter shall
32 be identical to sums retained for each type of on-track wager.
33 (E) On days when no thoroughbred track is conducting a race meeting,
34 facilities licensed in accordance with section one thousand seven of
35 this article are authorized to accept the simulcast signal from out-of-
36 state thoroughbred tracks. The distribution of wagers on such out-of-
37 state thoroughbred track or tracks shall be in accordance with clause
38 (B) of this subparagraph.
39 (F) On days when a franchised corporation is not conducting a race
40 meeting and when a licensed harness track is neither accepting wagers
41 nor displaying the signal from an in-state thoroughbred corporation or
42 association or an out-of-state thoroughbred track:
43 (i) Such licensed regional harness track shall receive in lieu of any
44 other payments on wagers placed at off-track betting facilities outside
45 the special betting district on races conducted by an in-state thorough-
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1 bred racing corporation, [two and eight-tenths] FOUR AND TWO-TENTHS
2 percent on regular and multiple bets during a regional meeting and [one
3 and nine-tenths] NINETY-FIVE ONE-HUNDRETHS percent of such bets if there
4 is no regional meeting and [four and eight-tenths] TWO AND FOUR-TENTHS
5 percent on exotic bets on days on which there is a regional meeting and
6 [three and four-tenths] ONE AND SEVEN-TENTHS percent of such bets if
7 there is no regional meeting.
8 (ii) Such licensed regional harness track shall receive [one and one-
9 half] THREE-QUARTERS per centum on total regional handle on races
10 conducted at out-of-state or out-of-country thoroughbred tracks.
11 (iii) In those regions in which there is more than one licensed
12 regional harness track, if no track is accepting wagers or displaying
13 the live simulcast signal from the out-of-state track, the total sum
14 shall be divided among the tracks in proportion to the ratio the wagers
15 placed on races conducted by each track bears to the corporation's total
16 in-region harness handle. If one or more tracks are accepting wagers or
17 displaying the live simulcast signal, the total amount shall be divided
18 among those tracks not accepting wagers or displaying the simulcast
19 signal for an out-of-state track or in-state thoroughbred corporation.
20 (G) Of the sums retained by a licensed harness facility, fifty percent
21 shall be used exclusively for purses awarded in races conducted by such
22 licensed facility and the remaining fifty percent shall be retained by
23 such licensed facility for its general purposes, provided, however, that
24 in a harness special betting district the portion of the sums retained
25 by a licensed harness facility to be used for purses or the methodology
26 for calculating the amount to be used for purses may be specified in a
27 written contract between a harness racing association or corporation and
28 its representative horsemen's association.
29 S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
