Bill Text: OR HB2613 | 2013 | Regular Session | Engrossed

Oregon House Bill 2613 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Relating to wagering on races.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-04 - Chapter 275, (2013 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2014. [HB2613 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB2613-Engrossed.html



     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 1891

                           A-Engrossed

                         House Bill 2613
                  Ordered by the House April 23
            Including House Amendments dated April 23

Sponsored by Representative CLEM (at the request of Portland
  Meadows, Oregon Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association,
  Oregon Horsemen's Benevolent Protective Association, Oregon
  Quarter Horse Racing Association) (Presession filed.)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.

    { - Provides that forms of live or historical racing possibly
resulting in wagering pool being carried forward to future race
are forms of mutuel wagering. Authorizes Oregon Racing Commission
to adopt rules identifying permissible offerings. - }
   { +  Authorizes Oregon Racing Commission to allow mutuel
wagering at race course on horse races previously held. Imposes
conditions. + }

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to wagering on races.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2013 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS chapter 462. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) The Oregon Racing Commission may allow a
race meet operator that holds a Class A license to conduct mutuel
wagering at the licensee's race course on horse races previously
held if:
  (a) The races were actual events held at race courses during
race meets;
  (b) The races were subject to mutuel wagering at the time the
races were originally held; and
  (c) The race meets at which the races were originally held were
approved by the commission or by an equivalent regulatory body in
another state.
  (2) Subsection (1) of this section allows mutuel wagering on a
horse race displayed as a video or audio recording, or another
form of recording approved by the commission, but does not
authorize wagering on any animation, computer simulation or other
artificial representation of horse racing.
  (3) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a race
meet operator described in ORS 462.057 (2). Subsection (1) of
this section does not authorize off-race course wagering or
multi-jurisdictional simulcasting for horse races previously
held. + }
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