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STATE OF WYOMING
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0187
Historic horse racing amendments.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Walters
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to gaming; revising requirements for
2 historic horse racing permits; and providing for an
3 effective date.
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5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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7 Section 1. W.S. 11-25-104(m) is amended to read:
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9 11-25-104. Gaming commission; officers; director;
10 meetings; quorum; records; licenses generally; effect of
11 financial interest in events.
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13 (m) The commission shall establish the number of
14 actual live horse racing or pari-mutuel event days required
15 to qualify for a simulcasting permit. A live horse racing
16 day shall consist of not less than six (6) races with not
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1 less than six (6) horses per race. The commission shall
2 adopt rules governing establishment of live horse racing or
3 pari-mutuel event days required for a simulcasting permit
4 in a manner that ensures fair and equitable involvement of
5 all affected parties, including consideration of the
6 economic viability of those days to permit applicants. For
7 pari-mutuel wagering on events that have previously
8 occurred, the simulcasting permit shall be limited as
9 follows:
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11 (i) No permit shall be issued for a location
12 that will have less than twenty (20) electronic devices for
13 pari-mutuel wagering;
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15 (ii) The permit shall be limited to not more
16 than fifty (50) electronic devices for pari-mutuel wagering
17 for each day of live horse racing days required to qualify
18 for a simulcasting permit under this subsection. If the
19 number of live horse racing days required to qualify for a
20 simulcasting permit under this subsection is not met in any
21 calendar year, in the following calendar year the permit
22 holder shall reduce the number of electronic devices
23 utilized by the permit holder by fifty (50) for each day of
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1 live horse racing in the preceding calendar year that was
2 less than the number of live horse racing days required to
3 qualify for a simulcasting permit under this subsection.
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5 Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2024.
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7 (END)
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 11-25-104