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                                        5584--A
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 22, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- 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 simulcast theaters
         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 1009 of  the  racing,  pari-mutuel
    2  wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2008,
    3  is amended to read as follows:
    4    2.  Such  a simulcast theater, pursuant to a license issued in accord-
    5  ance with the provisions of this section and section one thousand  three
    6  of this article may be owned or leased, and operated, (a) by one or more
    7  racing  associations  or  corporations;  (b)  by  the regional off-track
    8  betting corporation of the region where such simulcast theater  facility
    9  is  to  be  located;  (c)  jointly by one or more racing associations or
   10  corporations and the  regional  off-track  betting  corporation  of  the
   11  region where such simulcast theater facility is to be located; or (d) by
   12  a  franchised  corporation;  provided, however, that for the purposes of
   13  paragraph (a) of subdivision two-a of this section, an entity authorized
   14  by paragraph (b) or (c) of this subdivision to own, lease or  operate  a
   15  simulcast  theater  may,  pursuant  to  a  competitive bidding procedure
   16  carried out in accordance with  rules  and  regulations  issued  by  the
   17  [board] GAMING COMMISSION, select another person, firm or corporation to
   18  operate  or  jointly own or lease such facility and enter into a written
   19  agreement with such person, firm or corporation provided that such party
   20  shall be subject to the licensing requirements  of  the  [board]  GAMING
   21  COMMISSION.    ON  AND AFTER AUGUST THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN THE
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  FRANCHISED CORPORATION OPERATING A SIMULCAST THEATER IN A REGION  WHOLLY
    2  CONTAINED  WITHIN ONE COUNTY SHALL ONLY BE PERMITTED TO OPERATE A SIMUL-
    3  CAST THEATER IN THE TERRITORY OF SUCH A REGIONAL  CORPORATION,  PURSUANT
    4  TO  AN AGREEMENT WITH SUCH REGIONAL CORPORATION. ALL REVENUES DERIVED BY
    5  SUCH SIMULCAST THEATER SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED PURSUANT  TO  THE  TERMS  OF
    6  SUCH AGREEMENT.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.