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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         5584--A
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      May 22, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        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    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.