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By Representative Greenstein
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to video lotteries; amending s.
3 24.101, F.S.; redesignating ch. 24, F.S., as
4 the "Florida Public Education Lottery Chapter";
5 amending ss. 24.102, 24.108, 24.111, 24.118,
6 and 24.120, F.S., to conform; making technical
7 corrections within the chapter; amending s.
8 24.103, F.S., relating to definitions; defining
9 the terms "video lottery game," "video lottery
10 terminal vendor," "net terminal income," and
11 "video lottery retailer"; amending s. 24.105,
12 F.S.; providing duties of the Department of the
13 Lottery relating to establishment and operation
14 of video lottery games; providing specific
15 rulemaking authority; amending s. 24.1055,
16 F.S.; correcting a reference; prohibiting
17 participation of minors in video lottery games;
18 requiring warning signs; providing criminal
19 penalties; creating s. 24.1121, F.S.; providing
20 requirements for video lottery games and
21 retailers; providing suspension powers to the
22 Department of the Lottery; providing for fines;
23 providing for enforcement of suspension orders
24 or fines in circuit court; providing for
25 allocation of net terminal income; providing
26 for distribution of proceeds; providing funds
27 to the Department of Children and Family
28 Services for a program on compulsive gambling;
29 providing for use of certain funds for purses,
30 awards, and benefits; requiring certain written
31 agreements; providing for transfer of funds
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1 into the Public Education Capital Outlay and
2 Debt Service Trust Fund and into the Department
3 of Elderly Affairs' Grants and Donations Trust
4 Fund; prohibiting manipulation or attempted
5 manipulation of lottery games or terminals;
6 providing criminal penalties; providing for
7 payment of prizes; prohibiting isolation of
8 video lottery terminals in pari-mutuel
9 facilities; creating s. 24.1122, F.S.;
10 providing for licensure of video lottery
11 terminal vendors; creating s. 24.1123, F.S.;
12 prohibiting certain zoning changes by local
13 governments; creating s. 24.1124, F.S.,
14 relating to video lottery terminals; requiring
15 that such terminals be approved by the
16 department; providing technical specifications;
17 creating s. 24.1125, F.S.; providing for
18 training and certification of video lottery
19 terminal service employees; providing
20 rulemaking authority; creating s. 24.1126,
21 F.S.; requiring video lottery retailers to
22 provide notice of a toll-free problem gambling
23 hotline; amending s. 24.117, F.S.; prohibiting
24 knowingly permitting use of video lottery
25 terminals by minors; providing criminal
26 penalties; amending s. 24.122, F.S.;
27 prohibiting state and local taxation of the
28 installation, rental, or use of video lottery
29 terminals; amending s. 212.02, F.S.; clarifying
30 that video lottery terminals are not
31 coin-operated amusement machines for the
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1 purpose of taxation; creating s. 550.26315,
2 F.S., relating to the administration of the
3 Video Lottery Purse Trust Fund; providing for
4 distribution of proceeds; requiring certain
5 proceeds to be used as additional purses,
6 awards, or compensation; providing for transfer
7 of certain proceeds to the Video Lottery
8 Thoroughbred Trust Fund; providing rulemaking
9 authority; creating s. 550.26325, F.S.,
10 relating to the distribution of funds from the
11 Video Lottery Thoroughbred Trust Fund;
12 requiring certain uses of distributed funds;
13 amending s. 550.2625, F.S.; requiring that the
14 Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering of the
15 Department of Business and Professional
16 Regulation adopt rules regarding the
17 distribution of certain awards and funds,
18 including video lottery proceeds, received for
19 distribution to thoroughbred owners and
20 breeders by pari-mutuel permitholders or by
21 horsemen's or breeders' associations; providing
22 an exemption; providing administrative fines
23 for underpaying purses or awards; requiring
24 periodic audited accountings by permitholders
25 and by horsemen's and breeders' associations;
26 permitting agreement to increase the cap on
27 horseracing purses; creating s. 550.401, F.S.;
28 prohibiting the cancellation of certain
29 contracts by greyhound racing tracks; amending
30 s. 550.615, F.S.; providing that pari-mutuel
31 facilities are not required to broadcast their
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1 intertrack signals to other facilities located
2 within 25 miles; requiring approval of certain
3 intertrack contracts; requiring written consent
4 of certain permitholders relating to intertrack
5 wagering; amending s. 550.6305, F.S.; providing
6 that pari-mutuel facilities are not required to
7 broadcast their intertrack signals to other
8 facilities located within 25 miles; repealing
9 additional requirements and authority provided
10 in relation to intertrack wagering on nighttime
11 thoroughbred races; amending s. 550.6308, F.S.;
12 authorizing an intertrack wagering licensee to
13 conduct intertrack wagering on additional types
14 of races and on additional days if operating as
15 a video lottery retailer; amending s. 565.02,
16 F.S.; providing that pari-mutuel facilities may
17 be licensed to sell alcoholic beverages when
18 conducting video lottery games; directing the
19 Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Program
20 Office within the Department of Children and
21 Family Services to establish a program relating
22 to compulsive gambling, which includes public
23 education, training, prevention, and treatment;
24 providing a contingent effective date.
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26 WHEREAS, the need for additional classroom construction
27 both now and in the future will require an additional source
28 of revenue to meet that need, and
29 WHEREAS, the Florida Lottery was authorized by the
30 citizens of the State of Florida in the Florida Constitution
31 and was enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida, in
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1 part, to provide for the enhancement of educational
2 opportunities in this state, and
3 WHEREAS, the authorization of video lottery games as an
4 expansion of the state lottery would provide additional
5 funding which could, and should, help to address the unmet
6 need for construction, renovation, and maintenance of
7 educational facilities in this state, and
8 WHEREAS, the citizens of this state have overwhelmingly
9 rejected the establishment of casinos in this state, and
10 WHEREAS, the pari-mutuel industry of Florida has
11 provided employment, entertainment, and financial resources to
12 the State of Florida for over 75 years, and has been a vital
13 part of Florida's tourism industry, and
14 WHEREAS, the pari-mutuel industry permitholders are
15 strictly licensed and regulated by the State of Florida, and
16 have established a lengthy record of complying with the laws
17 of this state, and
18 WHEREAS, the amount which may be wagered at a licensed
19 facility has been unlimited, and
20 WHEREAS, there are a limited number of pari-mutuel
21 permits in Florida, and
22 WHEREAS, the Legislature has determined that permitting
23 video lottery terminals in licensed pari-mutuel facilities
24 will provide needed revenue for the construction of
25 educational facilities, enhance the economic vitality of the
26 pari-mutuel industry and the economic vitality of the state as
27 a whole, and ensure the protection of the public interests,
28 NOW, THEREFORE,
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30 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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1 Section 1. Section 24.101, Florida Statutes, is
2 amended to read:
3 24.101 Short title.--This chapter act may be cited as
4 the "Florida Public Education Lottery Chapter Act."
5 Section 2. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of
6 subsection (2) of section 24.102, Florida Statutes, are
7 amended to read:
8 24.102 Purpose and intent.--
9 (1) The purpose of this chapter act is to implement s.
10 15, Art. X of the State Constitution in a manner that enables
11 the people of the state to benefit from significant additional
12 moneys for education and also enables the people of the state
13 to play the best lottery games available.
14 (2) The intent of the Legislature is:
15 (a) That the net proceeds of lottery games conducted
16 pursuant to this chapter act be used to support improvements
17 in public education and that such proceeds not be used as a
18 substitute for existing resources for public education.
19 Section 3. Subsections (7), (8), (9), and (10) are
20 added to section 24.103, Florida Statutes, to read:
21 24.103 Definitions.--As used in this chapter act:
22 (7) "Video lottery game" means an electronically
23 simulated game involving any element of chance that is played
24 on a video lottery terminal that, upon insertion of cash,
25 tokens, credits, or voucher, is available to play or simulate
26 a lottery-type game, including, but not limited to, line-up
27 games utilizing a video display and microprocessors, and in
28 which, by means of an element of chance, the player may
29 receive credits that can be redeemed for cash. "Video lottery
30 game" also means an electronically simulated game involving
31 elements of chance and skill that is played on a video lottery
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1 terminal that, upon insertion of cash, tokens, credits, or
2 voucher, is available to play or simulate the play of
3 traditional card games including, but not limited to, video
4 poker, utilizing a cathode ray tube or video display screen
5 and microprocessors, and in which the player may win credits
6 that can be redeemed for cash. "Video lottery game" also
7 includes a progressive game, which is any game in which a
8 jackpot grows and accumulates as it is being played on a video
9 lottery terminal, or on a network of video lottery terminals,
10 and in which the outcome is randomly determined by the play of
11 video lottery terminals linked by a central network. A video
12 lottery terminal may use spinning reels or video displays, or
13 both. No video lottery terminal shall directly dispense coins,
14 cash, or tokens.
15 (8) "Video lottery terminal vendor" means any person
16 or entity approved by the department which provides the video
17 lottery terminals to a video lottery retailer or computer
18 functions related to video lottery terminals to the
19 department.
20 (9) "Net terminal income" means currency and other
21 consideration placed into a video lottery terminal minus
22 credits redeemed by players.
23 (10) "Video lottery retailer" means any person who
24 possesses a pari-mutuel permit on July 1, 2001, issued
25 pursuant to chapter 550, who either has conducted a full
26 schedule of live greyhound, horse, or harness racing between
27 July 1, 2000, and June 30, 2001, as defined by s. 550.002(11),
28 or has conducted at least one full schedule of live jai alai
29 games between January 1, 1990, and June 30, 2001, as defined
30 by s. 550.002(11), or is authorized to receive broadcasts of
31 horseraces pursuant to s. 550.615.
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1 Section 4. Subsection (7) and paragraph (a) of
2 subsection (9) of section 24.105, Florida Statutes, are
3 amended, paragraphs (k), (l), and (m) are added to subsection
4 (9) of said section and subsections (21), (22), (23), (24),
5 (25), and (26) are added to said section, to read:
6 24.105 Powers and duties of department.--The
7 department shall:
8 (7) Make a continuing study of the lottery to
9 ascertain any defects of the laws governing the lottery this
10 act or rules adopted thereunder which could result in abuses
11 in the administration of the lottery; make a continuing study
12 of the operation and the administration of similar laws in
13 other states and of federal laws which may affect the lottery;
14 and make a continuing study of the reaction of the public to
15 existing and potential features of the lottery.
16 (9) Adopt rules governing the establishment and
17 operation of the state lottery, including:
18 (a) The type of lottery games to be conducted, except
19 that:
20 1. No name of an elected official shall appear on the
21 ticket or play slip of any lottery game or on any prize or on
22 any instrument used for the payment of prizes, unless such
23 prize is in the form of a state warrant.
24 2. No coins or currency shall be dispensed from any
25 electronic computer terminal or device used in any lottery
26 game.
27 3. Other than as provided in subparagraph 4., no
28 terminal or device may be used for any lottery game which may
29 be operated solely by the player without the assistance of the
30 retailer, except authorized video lottery terminals operated
31 pursuant to this chapter.
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1 4. The only player-activated machine which may be
2 utilized is a machine which dispenses instant lottery game
3 tickets following the insertion of a coin or currency by a
4 ticket purchaser. To be authorized a machine must: be under
5 the supervision and within the direct line of sight of the
6 lottery retailer to ensure that the machine is monitored and
7 only operated by persons at least 18 years of age; be capable
8 of being electronically deactivated by the retailer to
9 prohibit use by persons less than 18 years of age through the
10 use of a lockout device that maintains the machine's
11 deactivation for a period of no less than 5 minutes; and be
12 designed to prevent its use or conversion for use in any
13 manner other than the dispensing of instant lottery tickets.
14 Authorized machines may dispense change to players purchasing
15 tickets but may not be utilized for paying the holders of
16 winning tickets of any kind. At least one clerk must be on
17 duty at the lottery retailer while the machine is in
18 operation. However, at least two clerks must be on duty at any
19 lottery location which has violated s. 24.1055.
20 (k) The regulation of video lottery retailers as
21 pertains to video lottery products.
22 (l) Specifications for video lottery terminals to be
23 approved and authorized as the department deems necessary to
24 maintain the integrity of video lottery games and terminals.
25 Initial rules sufficient to permit the operation of video
26 lotteries and the licensing of video lottery retailers shall
27 be adopted no later than August 1, 2002. The department shall
28 not provide for specifications which would have the result of
29 reducing to fewer than four the number of video lottery
30 terminal vendors who supply terminals which meet the
31 specifications.
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1 (m) The licensure and regulation of video lottery
2 terminal vendors. The department shall not approve any person
3 as a video lottery terminal vendor if such person has an
4 interest in a video lottery retailer or a business
5 relationship with a video lottery retailer other than as a
6 vendor or lessor of video lottery terminals.
7 (21) Have in place the capacity to support video
8 lottery games at facilities of video lottery retailers
9 beginning no later than October 1, 2002.
10 (22) Hear and decide promptly and in reasonable order
11 all license applications or proceedings for suspension or
12 revocation of licenses.
13 (23) Collect and disperse such revenue due the
14 department as described in this chapter.
15 (24) Certify net terminal income by inspecting
16 records, conducting audits, or any other reasonable means.
17 (25) Provide a list of approved vendors and maintain a
18 current list of all contracts between video lottery terminal
19 vendors and video lottery retailers.
20 (26) Approve an application as a video lottery
21 retailer, pursuant to s. 24.103(10) within 30 days after the
22 receipt of the application.
23 Section 5. Section 24.1055, Florida Statutes, is
24 amended to read:
25 24.1055 Prohibition against sale of lottery tickets to
26 minors; posting of signs; penalties.--
27 (1) No person who is less than 18 years of age may
28 purchase a lottery ticket by means of a machine or otherwise.
29 (2) Any retailer that sells lottery tickets by means
30 of a player activated machine shall post a clear and
31 conspicuous sign on such machine, which states the following:
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1 THE SALE OF LOTTERY TICKETS TO PERSONS UNDER
2 THE AGE OF 18 IS AGAINST FLORIDA LAW (SECTION
3 24.1055 24.105, FLORIDA STATUTES). PROOF OF
4 AGE IS REQUIRED FOR PURCHASE.
5 (3) No person who is less than 18 years of age may
6 play a video lottery game authorized by this chapter.
7 (4) Any video lottery retailer that has a video
8 lottery terminal at its facility shall post a clear and
9 conspicuous sign on such terminal, which states the following:
10 THE USE OF A VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINAL BY PERSONS
11 UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IS AGAINST FLORIDA LAW
12 (SECTION 24.1055, FLORIDA STATUTES). PROOF OF
13 AGE IS REQUIRED FOR USE.
14 (5)(3) Any person, including any vendor or video
15 lottery retailer, who violates this section is guilty of a
16 misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
17 775.082 or s. 775.083.
18 Section 6. Subsection (5) and paragraph (b) of
19 subsection (7) of section 24.108, Florida Statutes, are
20 amended to read:
21 24.108 Division of Security; duties; security
22 report.--
23 (5) The Department of Law Enforcement shall provide
24 assistance in obtaining criminal history information relevant
25 to investigations required for honest, secure, and exemplary
26 lottery operations, and such other assistance as may be
27 requested by the secretary and agreed to by the executive
28 director of the Department of Law Enforcement. Any other state
29 agency, including the Department of Business and Professional
30 Regulation and the Department of Revenue, shall, upon request,
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1 relevant to any investigation conducted pursuant to this
2 chapter act. The Department of the Lottery shall maintain the
3 confidentiality of any confidential information it receives
4 from any other agency. The Department of the Lottery shall
5 reimburse any agency for the actual cost of providing any
6 assistance pursuant to this subsection.
7 (7)
8 (b) The portion of the security report containing the
9 overall evaluation of the department in terms of each aspect
10 of security shall be presented to the Governor, the President
11 of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
12 Representatives. The portion of the security report
13 containing specific recommendations shall be confidential and
14 shall be presented only to the secretary, the Governor, and
15 the Auditor General; however, upon certification that such
16 information is necessary for the purpose of effecting
17 legislative changes, such information shall be disclosed to
18 the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
19 Representatives, who may disclose such information to members
20 of the Legislature and legislative staff as necessary to
21 effect such purpose. However, any person who receives a copy
22 of such information or other information which is confidential
23 pursuant to this chapter act or rule of the department shall
24 maintain its confidentiality. The confidential portion of the
25 report is exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s.
26 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
27 Section 7. Subsection (1) of section 24.111, Florida
28 Statutes, is amended to read:
29 24.111 Vendors; disclosure and contract
30 requirements.--
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1 (1) The department may enter into contracts for the
2 purchase, lease, or lease-purchase of such goods or services
3 as are necessary for effectuating the purposes of this chapter
4 act. The department may not contract with any person or
5 entity for the total operation and administration of the state
6 lottery established by this chapter act but may make
7 procurements which integrate functions such as lottery game
8 design, supply of goods and services, and advertising. In all
9 procurement decisions, the department shall take into account
10 the particularly sensitive nature of the state lottery and
11 shall consider the competence, quality of product, experience,
12 and timely performance of the vendors in order to promote and
13 ensure security, honesty, fairness, and integrity in the
14 operation and administration of the lottery and the objective
15 of raising net revenues for the benefit of the public purpose
16 described in this chapter act.
17 Section 8. Section 24.1121, Florida Statutes, is
18 created to read:
19 24.1121 Video lottery games.--
20 (1) Video lottery games may only be offered by a video
21 lottery retailer at its pari-mutuel facility. During any
22 calendar year in which a video lottery retailer maintains
23 video lottery terminals within the confines of its pari-mutuel
24 facility, the video lottery retailer must conduct a full
25 schedule of live racing or games as defined in s. 550.002(11)
26 or be authorized to receive broadcasts of horseraces pursuant
27 to s. 550.615. In the case of a person who possesses a
28 greyhound racing permit or a jai alai permit, such person
29 shall be eligible to serve as a video lottery retailer only if
30 that permitholder also conducted, during the prior fiscal
31 year, no fewer than 80 percent of the number of performances
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1 and no fewer than 80 percent of the number of live races or
2 games which the same permitholder conducted during the
3 2001-2002 state fiscal year. The department may waive the
4 requirements provided in this subsection relating to the
5 conducting of live races or games upon a showing that the
6 failure to conduct such games resulted from a natural disaster
7 or other acts beyond the control of the permitholder. If the
8 video lottery retailer fails to comply with the requirement to
9 conduct a full schedule of races or games or, if a greyhound
10 racing permitholder or jai alai permitholder, the video
11 lottery retailer failed in the previous fiscal year to conduct
12 the required number of live races or games, within 30 days
13 after written notice from the department, the department shall
14 order the video lottery retailer to suspend its video lottery
15 operation. The department may assess an administrative fine
16 not to exceed $5,000 per video lottery terminal, per day,
17 against any video lottery retailer who fails to suspend its
18 video lottery operation when ordered to suspend by the
19 department. The department may enforce its order of suspension
20 or any administrative fine assessed in furtherance of such
21 order as provided in s. 120.69. Each video lottery retailer
22 shall post a bond payable to the state in an amount determined
23 by the department that is sufficient to guarantee payment to
24 the state of revenue due in any payment period.
25 (2) Each pari-mutuel permitholder shall notify the
26 department prior to operating video lottery games at the
27 pari-mutuel facility.
28 (3) To facilitate the auditing and security programs
29 critical to the integrity of the video lottery system, the
30 department shall have overall control of the entire system.
31 Each video lottery terminal shall be linked, directly or
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1 indirectly, to a computer system under the control of the
2 department.
3 (4) The department shall determine, by rule, the
4 method by which cash receipts will be electronically validated
5 and redeemed.
6 (5) No person under the age of 18 years may play a
7 video lottery game authorized by this chapter.
8 (6) Video lottery games may be played at an authorized
9 video lottery retailer's pari-mutuel facility even if such
10 retailer is not conducting a pari-mutuel event.
11 (7) Video lottery games shall pay out a minimum of 88
12 percent of the amount of cash, tokens, credits, or vouchers
13 put into a video lottery terminal. The department may permit
14 the payment of a lesser percentage if requested by a video
15 lottery retailer and the department determines that the
16 payment of a minimum of 88 percent is not financially viable
17 at the video lottery retailer's location and that the total
18 amount of net revenue payable to the Public Education Capital
19 Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund will not be negatively
20 impacted. Such percentages shall be measured on an annual
21 basis.
22 (8) Income derived from video lottery operations shall
23 not be subject to the provisions of s. 24.121. The allocation
24 of net terminal income derived from video lottery games shall
25 be as follows:
26 (a) Thirty-six percent to the Video Lottery
27 Administrative Trust Fund of the department for transfer to
28 the Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust
29 Fund.
30 (b) Two percent to the Video Lottery Administrative
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1 which the pari-mutuel facilities with video lottery terminals
2 are located. if any such pari-mutuel facility with video
3 lottery terminals is located within an incorporated
4 municipality, twenty percent of the equal share of the two
5 percent otherwise to be transferred to the county in which
6 such facility is located shall instead be transferred to such
7 municipality.
8 (c) Two percent to the Video Lottery Administrative
9 Trust Fund of the department for transfer to the
10 Administrative Trust Fund established pursuant to s. 24.120.
11 (d) Eight percent to the Video Lottery Administrative
12 Trust Fund of the department for transfer to the Video Lottery
13 Purse Trust Fund in the Department of Business and
14 Professional Regulation, to be distributed in accordance with
15 s. 550.26315(1).
16 (e) To the Video Lottery Administrative Trust Fund of
17 the department for transfer to the Department of Children and
18 Family Services, 0.25 percent for the establishment and
19 administration of a treatment program for compulsive gambling.
20 (f) If the video lottery retailer holds a valid
21 harness racing permit under chapter 550, 6 percent of its net
22 terminal income shall be distributed by the video lottery
23 retailer as purses for live performances conducted at the
24 video lottery retailer's pari-mutuel facility in accordance
25 with the provisions of chapter 550.
26 (g) If the video lottery retailer holds a valid jai
27 alai permit under chapter 550, 6 percent of its net terminal
28 income shall be distributed by the video lottery retailer as
29 purses for live performances conducted at the video lottery
30 retailer's pari-mutuel facility in accordance with chapter
31 550.
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1 (h) If the video lottery retailer holds a valid
2 greyhound racing permit under chapter 550, 6 percent of its
3 net terminal income shall be distributed by the video lottery
4 retailer as purses for live performances conducted at the
5 video lottery retailer's pari-mutuel facility in accordance
6 with chapter 550.
7 (i) To be retained by the video lottery retailer as
8 compensation:
9 1. If a valid thoroughbred permitholder under chapter
10 550, 51.75 percent to be distributed as provided in paragraph
11 (j).
12 2. If a valid holder of a permit other than a
13 thoroughbred permit, 45.75 percent.
14 3. If the holder of a license issued pursuant to s.
15 550.615(9) or s. 550.6308, 51.75 percent to be distributed as
16 provided in paragraph (k).
17 (j) If the video lottery retailer holds a valid
18 thoroughbred racing permit under chapter 550, the remaining
19 net terminal income generated at its facility:
20 1. Three and three-tenths percent shall be distributed
21 for use as Florida thoroughbred breeders' and stallion awards
22 pursuant to ss. 550.26165 and 550.2625.
23 2. One-quarter of one percent shall be distributed to
24 the Jockeys' Guild Health and Welfare Trust maintained by
25 Jockeys' Guild, Inc., for the purpose of providing health,
26 disability, and retirement benefits to active, disabled, and
27 retired Florida jockeys in accordance with eligibility
28 criteria established by Jockeys' Guild, Inc., shall annually
29 provide a certified financial statement of the expenditures
30 made for benefits provided under this subparagraph.
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1 3. Ninety-six and forty-five one hundredths percent
2 shall be distributed as provided by written agreement between
3 the video lottery retailer and the Florida Horseman's
4 Benevolent and Protective Association. Such contract shall be
5 filed with the department. No video lottery retailer required
6 to enter into a contract by this subparagraph shall be
7 authorized to conduct video lottery games unless such contract
8 is in effect and is filed with the department.
9 (k) If the video lottery retailer holds a license
10 issued pursuant to s. 550.615(9) or s. 550.6308, the remaining
11 net terminal income generated at its facility:
12 1. Three and three-tenths percent shall be distributed
13 for use as Florida thoroughbred breeders' and stallion awards
14 pursuant to ss. 550.26165 and 550.2625.
15 2. Ninety-six and seven-tenths percent shall be
16 distributed as provided by written agreement between the video
17 lottery retailer and the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders'
18 Association. Such contract shall be filed with the
19 department. No video lottery retailer required to enter into a
20 contract by this subparagraph shall be authorized to conduct
21 video lottery games unless such contract is in effect and is
22 filed with the department.
23 (9) The allocation provided in subsection (8) shall be
24 made weekly. Amounts allocated pursuant to paragraphs
25 (8)(a)-(e) shall be remitted to the department by electronic
26 transfer within 24 hours after the allocation is determined.
27 If live meets were conducted at the pari-mutuel facility of
28 the video lottery retailer during the weekly period for which
29 the allocation is made, the portion of the allocation to be
30 distributed pursuant to paragraphs (8)(f), (g), and (h) shall
31 be paid as purses for those live meets. If no live meets were
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1 conducted at the pari-mutuel facility during the weekly period
2 for which the allocation is made, the distribution of purse
3 money shall be made during the next ensuing meet following the
4 weekly period in which the net terminal income is earned. The
5 accumulated amount to be distributed as purses during the next
6 ensuing meet shall be distributed weekly during the
7 permitholder's next race meeting in an amount determined by
8 dividing the amount to be distributed by the number of
9 performances approved for the permitholder pursuant to its
10 annual license and multiplying that amount by the number of
11 performances conducted each week. No less than one-half of the
12 interest income earned on funds required to be distributed
13 under paragraphs (8)(f), (g), and (h) prior to their
14 distribution as purses shall be distributed by the video
15 lottery retailer as purses for live performances conducted at
16 the video lottery retailer's pari-mutuel facility in
17 accordance with chapter 550.
18 (10) Any person who, with intent to manipulate the
19 outcome, payoff, or operation of a video lottery terminal,
20 manipulates or attempts to manipulate the outcome, payoff, or
21 operation of a video lottery terminal by physical or
22 electronic tampering or other means commits a felony of the
23 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
24 775.083, or s. 775.084.
25 (11) Notwithstanding s. 24.115, each video lottery
26 retailer shall have the responsibility for payment of video
27 lottery prizes.
28 (12) In any area or room in a facility in which a
29 video lottery terminal is placed, the video lottery retailer
30 must also place video monitors displaying the live races or
31 games of that facility, if such are being conducted, or, if no
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1 live races or games are being conducted, displaying some or
2 all of the available simulcast races or games, giving
3 preference to performances conducted by Florida pari-mutuel
4 permitholders. In each such area or room, the video lottery
5 retailer shall also provide a means by which patrons may wager
6 on pari-mutuel activity.
7 Section 9. Section 24.1122, Florida Statutes, is
8 created to read:
9 24.1122 Licensure of video lottery terminal
10 vendors.--Video lottery terminal vendors shall be licensed by
11 the Department of the Lottery, and, by August 1, 2002, the
12 department shall adopt rules governing such licensure. The
13 department shall not license any person as a video lottery
14 terminal vendor if such person has an interest in a video
15 lottery retailer or a business relationship with a video
16 lottery retailer other than as a vendor or lessor of video
17 lottery terminals.
18 Section 10. Section 24.1123, Florida Statutes, is
19 created to read:
20 24.1123 Local zoning of pari-mutuel facilities.--The
21 installation, operation, or use of a video lottery terminal on
22 any property on which pari-mutuel operations were or would
23 have been lawful under any county or municipal zoning
24 ordinance as of July 1, 2000, shall not be deemed to change
25 the character of the use of such property and shall not be
26 prohibited on such property by any local zoning ordinance or
27 amendments thereto.
28 Section 11. Section 24.1124, Florida Statutes, is
29 created to read:
30 24.1124 Video lottery terminals.--
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1 (1) Video lottery terminals shall not be offered for
2 use or play in this state unless approved by the department.
3 (2) Video lottery terminals approved for use in this
4 state shall:
5 (a) Be protected against manipulation to affect the
6 random probabilities of winning plays.
7 (b) Have one or more mechanisms that accept coins,
8 currency, tokens, or vouchers in exchange for game credits.
9 Such mechanisms shall be designed to prevent players from
10 obtaining credits by means of physical tampering.
11 (c) Be capable of suspending play until reset at the
12 direction of the department as a result of physical tampering.
13 (d) Be capable of being linked to the department's
14 central computer communications system for the purpose of
15 auditing the operation, financial data, and program
16 information as required by the department.
17 Section 12. Section 24.1125, Florida Statutes, is
18 created to read:
19 24.1125 Video lottery terminal training program.--
20 (1) Every licensed video lottery terminal vendor shall
21 submit a training program for the service and maintenance of
22 such terminals and equipment for approval by the department.
23 The training program shall include an outline of the training
24 curriculum, a list of instructors and their qualifications, a
25 copy of the instructional materials, and the dates, times, and
26 location of training classes. No service and maintenance
27 program shall be held unless approved by the department.
28 (2) Every video lottery terminal service employee
29 shall complete the requirements of the manufacturer's training
30 program before such employee performs service, maintenance, or
31 repair on video lottery terminals or video lottery terminal
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1 associated equipment. Upon the successful completion by a
2 service employee of the training program required by this
3 section, the department shall issue a certificate authorizing
4 such employee to service, maintain, and repair video lottery
5 terminals and video lottery terminal associated equipment. No
6 certificate of completion shall be issued to any video lottery
7 terminal service employee until the department has ascertained
8 that such employee has completed the required training
9 program. Any person certified as a video lottery terminal
10 service employee under this section shall pass a background
11 investigation conducted under the rules of the department. The
12 department may revoke certification upon finding a video
13 lottery terminal service employee in violation of any
14 provision of this chapter or a department rule.
15 (3) The department is authorized to adopt rules
16 regarding the training, qualifications, and certification of
17 video lottery terminal service employees, as provided in this
18 section.
19 Section 13. Section 24.1126, Florida Statutes, is
20 created to read:
21 24.1126 Notice of availability of assistance for
22 compulsive gambling required.--
23 (1) The owner of each facility at which video lottery
24 games are conducted, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 24,
25 shall post signs with the statement "IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU
26 KNOW HAS A GAMBLING PROBLEM, HELP IS AVAILABLE. CALL
27 1-800-426-7711." Such signs shall be posted within 50 feet of
28 each entrance and exit and within 50 feet of each credit
29 location within the facility.
30 (2) Each pari-mutuel facility licensee, who operates
31 as a video lottery retailer, shall print the statement "IF YOU
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1 OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS A GAMBLING PROBLEM, HELP IS AVAILABLE.
2 CALL 1-800-426-7711" on all daily racing programs provided by
3 the licensee or its lessees to the general public.
4 Section 14. Subsection (2) of section 24.117, Florida
5 Statutes, is amended to read:
6 24.117 Unlawful sale of lottery tickets; penalty.--Any
7 person who knowingly:
8 (2) Sells a state lottery ticket to a minor or permits
9 a minor to use a video lottery terminal; or
10
11 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
12 provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
13 Section 15. Subsection (4) of section 24.118, Florida
14 Statutes, is amended to read:
15 24.118 Other prohibited acts; penalties.--
16 (4) BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY.--Any person who, with
17 intent to defraud or with intent to provide a financial or
18 other advantage to himself, herself, or another, knowingly and
19 willfully discloses any information relating to the lottery
20 designated as confidential and exempt from the provisions of
21 s. 119.07(1) pursuant to this chapter act is guilty of a
22 felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
23 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
24 Section 16. Subsection (1) of section 24.120, Florida
25 Statutes, is amended to read:
26 24.120 Financial matters; Administrative Trust Fund;
27 interagency cooperation.--
28 (1) There is hereby created in the State Treasury an
29 Administrative Trust Fund to be administered in accordance
30 with chapters 215 and 216 by the department. All money
31 received by the department which remains after payment of
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1 prizes and initial compensation paid to retailers shall be
2 deposited into the Administrative Trust Fund. All moneys in
3 the trust fund are appropriated to the department for the
4 purposes specified in this chapter act.
5 Section 17. Section 24.122, Florida Statutes, is
6 amended to read:
7 24.122 Exemption from taxation; state preemption;
8 inapplicability of other laws.--
9 (1) This chapter act shall not be construed to
10 authorize any lottery except the lotteries lottery operated or
11 directed by the department pursuant to this chapter act.
12 (2) No state or local tax shall be imposed upon any
13 prize paid or payable under this chapter act or upon the sale
14 of any lottery ticket or the installation, rental, or use of
15 any video lottery terminal pursuant to this chapter act.
16 (3) All matters relating to the operation of the state
17 lottery are preempted to the state, and no county,
18 municipality, or other political subdivision of the state
19 shall enact any ordinance relating to the operation of the
20 lottery authorized by this chapter act. However, this
21 subsection shall not prohibit a political subdivision of the
22 state from requiring a retailer to obtain an occupational
23 license for any business unrelated to the sale of lottery
24 tickets.
25 (4) Any state or local law providing any penalty,
26 disability, restriction, or prohibition for the possession,
27 manufacture, transportation, distribution, advertising, or
28 sale of any lottery ticket, including chapter 849, shall not
29 apply to the tickets of the state lottery operated pursuant to
30 this chapter act; nor shall any such law apply to the
31 possession of a ticket issued by any other government-operated
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1 lottery. In addition, activities of the department under this
2 chapter act are exempt from the provisions of:
3 (a) Chapter 616, relating to public fairs and
4 expositions.
5 (b) Chapter 946, relating to correctional work
6 programs.
7 (c) Chapter 282, relating to communications and data
8 processing.
9 (d) Section 110.131, relating to other personal
10 services.
11 Section 18. Subsection (24) of section 212.02, Florida
12 Statutes, is amended to read:
13 212.02 Definitions.--The following terms and phrases
14 when used in this chapter have the meanings ascribed to them
15 in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a
16 different meaning:
17 (24) "Coin-operated amusement machine" means any
18 machine operated by coin, slug, token, coupon, or similar
19 device for the purposes of entertainment or amusement. The
20 term includes, but is not limited to, coin-operated pinball
21 machines, music machines, juke boxes, mechanical games, video
22 games, arcade games, billiard tables, moving picture viewers,
23 shooting galleries, and all other similar amusement devices.
24 The term does not include a video lottery terminal approved
25 pursuant to chapter 24.
26 Section 19. Section 550.26315, Florida Statutes, is
27 created to read:
28 550.26315 Administration of the Video Lottery Purse
29 Trust Fund.--
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1 (1) Fifty-eight percent of the proceeds of the Video
2 Lottery Purse Trust Fund shall be transferred to the Video
3 Lottery Thoroughbred Trust Fund.
4 (2) Forty-two percent of the proceeds of the Video
5 Lottery Purse Trust Fund shall be distributed to pari-mutuel
6 permitholders to be distributed as purses at their respective
7 pari-mutuel facilities as follows:
8 (a) Eight percent shall be distributed to holders of
9 valid harness racing permits.
10 (b) Seven percent shall be distributed to holders of
11 valid jai alai permits.
12 (c) Twenty-seven percent shall be distributed to
13 holders of valid greyhound racing permits.
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15 Each permitholder entitled to receive distributions under a
16 paragraph of this subsection shall receive a percentage of the
17 amount to be distributed under that paragraph which is
18 determined by dividing the amounts paid in purses by such
19 permitholder during the state fiscal year 2000-2001 by the
20 amount of purses paid by all such permitholders statewide
21 during the state fiscal year 2000-2001.
22 (3) All proceeds distributed under this section are in
23 addition to and supplement the other funds set forth in this
24 chapter for use as purses, awards, and, in the case of jai
25 alai, player compensation.
26 (4) Of amounts to be distributed pursuant to this
27 section and s. 24.1121(8)(h) to persons holding valid
28 greyhound racing permits, 10 percent of such sums shall be
29 distributed as additional purses on all live races at each
30 facility to Florida-bred greyhounds in a manner similar to the
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1 distribution of regular purses and in accordance with rules
2 adopted by the division.
3 (5) Of amounts to be distributed pursuant to this
4 section and s. 24.1121(8)(f) to persons holding valid harness
5 racing permits, 6.6 percent of such sums shall be distributed
6 for payment of breeders' awards, stallion awards, and stallion
7 stakes, and for additional expenditures pursuant to ss.
8 550.26165 and 550.2625. The Florida Standardbred Breeders and
9 Owners Association may, in accordance with s. 550.2625(4),
10 deduct a fee for administering the payment of awards and for
11 general promotion of the industry.
12 (6) The department is authorized to adopt rules to
13 provide for the equitable distribution of funds by
14 permitholders for purses, awards, or jai alai player
15 compensation, in accordance with the provisions of this
16 section.
17 Section 20. Section 550.26325, Florida Statutes, is
18 created to read:
19 550.26325 Distribution of funds from Video Lottery
20 Thoroughbred Trust Fund.--The proceeds of the Video Lottery
21 Thoroughbred Trust Fund shall be distributed as follows:
22 (1) For use as Florida thoroughbred breeders' and
23 stallion awards pursuant to ss. 550.26165 and 550.2625: 6.6
24 percent. The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' Association may,
25 in accordance with s. 550.2625(3), deduct a fee for
26 administering the payment of awards and for general promotion
27 of the industry.
28 (2) The remainder shall be divided proportionally
29 among the thoroughbred permitholders for use as purses based
30 upon a formula determined by dividing the amounts paid in
31 purses by such thoroughbred permitholder during the 2000-2001
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1 state fiscal year by the amount of purses paid by all such
2 thoroughbred permitholders statewide during the 2000-2001
3 state fiscal year.
4 Section 21. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (2)
5 and paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section 550.2625,
6 Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (f) is added to
7 subsection (2), to read:
8 550.2625 Horseracing; minimum purse requirement,
9 Florida breeders' and owners' awards.--
10 (2) Each permitholder conducting a horserace meet is
11 required to pay from the takeout withheld on pari-mutuel pools
12 a sum for purses in accordance with the type of race
13 performed.
14 (d) The division shall adopt reasonable rules to
15 ensure the timely and accurate payment of all amounts withheld
16 by horserace permitholders regarding the distribution of
17 purses, Florida breeders' and stallion awards, and Florida
18 owners' awards, and all other amounts received or collected
19 for payment to owners and breeders, including video lottery
20 proceeds. Each permitholder that fails to pay out during its
21 meet all moneys received or collected for payment to owners
22 and breeders during that meet shall, within 30 10 days after
23 the end of the meet during which the underpayment occurred
24 permitholder underpaid purses, deposit an amount equal to the
25 underpayment into a separate interest-bearing account to be
26 distributed to owners and breeders in accordance with division
27 rules. Any permitholder paying out during its meet less than
28 90 percent of all moneys received or collected for payment to
29 owners and breeders during that meet shall be subject to an
30 administrative fine in an amount equal to double the amount of
31 the underpayment. Within 30 days after the end of its meet,
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1 each permitholder shall be required to file with the division
2 an audited accounting reflecting the receipt and payment of
3 all sums dedicated to purses, Florida breeders' and stallion
4 awards, and Florida owners' awards.
5 (e) An amount equal to 8.5 percent of the purse
6 account generated through video lottery proceeds pursuant to
7 s. 550.26325(2), intertrack wagering, and interstate
8 simulcasting shall will be used for Florida Owners' Awards as
9 set forth in subsection (3). This percentage may be changed by
10 written agreement between the Florida Horseman's Benevolent
11 and Protective Association and the Florida Thoroughbred
12 Breeders' Association, filed with the division. Any
13 thoroughbred permitholder that had with an average blended
14 takeout which does not exceed 20 percent and with an average
15 daily purse distribution excluding sponsorship, entry fees,
16 and nominations exceeding $225,000 in the 2000-2001 fiscal
17 year is exempt from the provisions of this paragraph. This
18 exemption shall apply for up to 73 racing days.
19 (f) The division shall adopt reasonable rules to
20 ensure the timely and accurate payment of all amounts received
21 or collected by a horsemen's or breeders' association for
22 payment to owners and breeders, including video lottery
23 proceeds. Each horsemen's or breeders' association that fails
24 to pay out during the calendar year all moneys received or
25 collected for payment to owners and breeders during that year
26 shall, within 30 days after the end of the calendar year
27 during which the underpayment occurred, deposit an amount
28 equal to the underpayment into a separate interest-bearing
29 account to be distributed to owners or breeders in accordance
30 with division rules. Any horsemen's or breeders' association
31 paying out during the calendar year less than 90 percent of
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1 all moneys received or collected for payment to owners and
2 breeders during that calendar year shall be subject to an
3 administrative fine in an amount equal to double the amount of
4 the underpayment. Within 60 days after the end of the calendar
5 year, each permitholder shall be required to file with the
6 division an audited accounting reflecting the receipt and
7 payment of all sums received and collected for payment to
8 owners and breeders.
9 (6)(a) The takeout may be used for the payment of
10 awards to owners of registered Florida-bred horses placing
11 first in a claiming race, an allowance race, a maiden special
12 race, or a stakes race in which the announced purse, exclusive
13 of entry and starting fees and added moneys, does not exceed
14 $40,000 or such higher amount as may be agreed to in writing
15 between the permitholder and the Florida Horseman's Benevolent
16 and Protective Association, which agreement shall be filed
17 with the division.
18 Section 22. Section 550.401, Florida Statutes, is
19 created to read:
20 550.401 Limited prohibition on termination of kennel
21 operators.--A greyhound track may not terminate a kennel
22 operator, other than for breach of contract that remains in
23 breach 15 days following the delivery in writing of notice of
24 such breach to the kennel operator, for 12 months following
25 the first period that purse payments are made pursuant to the
26 provisions of s. 550.26315. Thereafter, only those kennel
27 operators can be terminated without cause if the kennel
28 occupies one of the bottom three positions based on total
29 number of wins for two consecutive racing seasons, which may
30 include the 12-month period following the first period that
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1 purse payments are made pursuant to the provisions of s.
2 550.26315.
3 Section 23. Subsections (3) and (4) of section
4 550.615, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
5 550.615 Intertrack wagering.--
6 (3)(a) If a permitholder who operates as a video
7 lottery retailer as defined in s. 24.103 elects to broadcast
8 its signal to any permitholder in this state, any
9 permitholder, not located within 25 miles of the host track,
10 that is eligible to conduct intertrack wagering under the
11 provisions of ss. 550.615-550.6345 is entitled to receive the
12 broadcast and conduct intertrack wagering under this section;
13 provided, however, that the host track may require a guest
14 track within 25 miles of another permitholder to receive in
15 any week at least 60 percent of the live races that the host
16 track is making available on the days that the guest track is
17 otherwise operating live races or games. A host track may
18 require a guest track not operating live races or games and
19 within 25 miles of another permitholder to accept within any
20 week at least 60 percent of the live races that the host track
21 is making available. A permitholder may, pursuant to a written
22 contract, elect to broadcast its signal to any permitholder in
23 this state located within 25 miles of the host track, provided
24 that where a thoroughbred permitholder is the host track, any
25 such contract must be approved by the Florida Horseman's
26 Benevolent and Protective Association. A person may not
27 restrain or attempt to restrain any permitholder that is
28 otherwise authorized to conduct intertrack wagering from
29 receiving the signal of any other permitholder or sending its
30 signal to any permitholder.
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1 (b) If a permitholder who does not operate as a video
2 lottery retailer as defined in s. 24.103 elects to broadcast
3 its signal to any permitholder in this state, any permitholder
4 that is eligible to conduct intertrack wagering under the
5 provisions of ss. 550.615-550.6345 is entitled to receive the
6 broadcast and conduct intertrack wagering under this section;
7 provided, however, that the host track may require a guest
8 track within 25 miles of another permitholder to receive in
9 any week at least 60 percent of the live races that the host
10 track is making available on the days that the guest track is
11 otherwise operating live races or games. A host track may
12 require a guest track not operating live races or games and
13 within 25 miles of another permitholder to accept within any
14 week at least 60 percent of the live races that the host track
15 is making available. A person may not restrain or attempt to
16 restrain any permitholder that is otherwise authorized to
17 conduct intertrack wagering from receiving the signal of any
18 other permitholder or sending its signal to any permitholder.
19 (4) In no event shall any intertrack wager be accepted
20 on the same class of live or simulcast races or games of any
21 permitholder without the written consent of such operating
22 permitholders conducting the same class of live or simulcast
23 races or games if the guest track is within the market area of
24 such operating permitholder.
25 Section 24. Paragraph (g) of subsection (9) of section
26 550.6305, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
27 550.6305 Intertrack wagering; guest track payments;
28 accounting rules.--
29 (9) A host track that has contracted with an
30 out-of-state horse track to broadcast live races conducted at
31 such out-of-state horse track pursuant to s. 550.3551(5) may
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1 broadcast such out-of-state races to any guest track and
2 accept wagers thereon in the same manner as is provided in s.
3 550.3551.
4 (g)1. Any thoroughbred permitholder which accepts
5 wagers on a simulcast signal must make the signal available to
6 any permitholder that is located more than 25 miles from where
7 the permitholder providing the signal is located and that is
8 eligible to conduct intertrack wagering under the provisions
9 of ss. 550.615-550.6345.
10 2. Any thoroughbred permitholder which accepts wagers
11 on a simulcast signal received after 6 p.m. must make such
12 signal available to any permitholder that is eligible to
13 conduct intertrack wagering under the provisions of ss.
14 550.615-550.6345, including any permitholder located as
15 specified in s. 550.615(6). Such guest permitholders are
16 authorized to accept wagers on such simulcast signal,
17 notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the
18 contrary.
19 3. Any thoroughbred permitholder which accepts wagers
20 on a simulcast signal received after 6 p.m. must make such
21 signal available to any permitholder that is eligible to
22 conduct intertrack wagering under the provisions of ss.
23 550.615-550.6345, including any permitholder located as
24 specified in s. 550.615(9). Such guest permitholders are
25 authorized to accept wagers on such simulcast signals for a
26 number of performances not to exceed that which constitutes a
27 full schedule of live races for a quarter horse permitholder
28 pursuant to s. 550.002(11), notwithstanding any other
29 provision of this chapter to the contrary, except that the
30 restrictions provided in s. 550.615(9)(a) apply to wagers on
31 such simulcast signals.
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2 No thoroughbred permitholder shall be required to continue to
3 rebroadcast a simulcast signal to any in-state permitholder if
4 the average per performance gross receipts returned to the
5 host permitholder over the preceding 30-day period were less
6 than $100. Subject to the provisions of s. 550.615(4), as a
7 condition of receiving rebroadcasts of thoroughbred simulcast
8 signals under this paragraph, a guest permitholder must accept
9 intertrack wagers on all live races conducted by all
10 then-operating thoroughbred permitholders.
11 Section 25. Subsection (6) is added to section
12 550.6308, Florida Statutes, to read:
13 550.6308 Limited intertrack wagering license.--In
14 recognition of the economic importance of the thoroughbred
15 breeding industry to this state, its positive impact on
16 tourism, and of the importance of a permanent thoroughbred
17 sales facility as a key focal point for the activities of the
18 industry, a limited license to conduct intertrack wagering is
19 established to ensure the continued viability and public
20 interest in thoroughbred breeding in Florida.
21 (6) Notwithstanding the limitations on use of the
22 license provided in subsections (1) and (4) and s. 550.615(9),
23 if the licensee is also operating as a video lottery retailer,
24 the licensee may conduct intertrack wagering on thoroughbred
25 horse racing and on greyhound racing and the licensee may also
26 conduct intertrack wagering between May 9 and October 31 at
27 such times and on such days as any thoroughbred, jai alai, or
28 a greyhound permitholder in the same county is conducting live
29 performances.
30 Section 26. Subsection (5) of section 565.02, Florida
31 Statutes, is amended to read:
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1 565.02 License fees; vendors; clubs; caterers; and
2 others.--
3 (5) A caterer at a horse or dog racetrack or jai alai
4 fronton may obtain a license upon the payment of an annual
5 state license tax of $675. Such caterer's license shall permit
6 sales only within the enclosure in which such races or jai
7 alai games are conducted, and such licensee shall be permitted
8 to sell only during the period beginning 10 days before and
9 ending 10 days after racing or jai alai under the authority of
10 the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering of the Department of
11 Business and Professional Regulation is conducted at such
12 racetrack or jai alai fronton and on days on which the
13 pari-mutuel facility is open to the public for the purpose of
14 video lottery play authorized by the Department of the
15 Lottery. Except as in this subsection otherwise provided,
16 caterers licensed hereunder shall be treated as vendors
17 licensed to sell by the drink the beverages mentioned herein
18 and shall be subject to all the provisions hereof relating to
19 such vendors.
20 Section 27. Compulsive gambling program.--The Alcohol,
21 Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Program Office within the
22 Department of Children and Family Services shall establish a
23 program for public education, awareness, and training
24 regarding problem and compulsive gambling and the treatment
25 and prevention of problem and compulsive gambling. The program
26 shall include:
27 (1) Maintenance of a compulsive gambling advocacy
28 organization's toll-free problem gambling telephone number to
29 provide crisis counseling and referral services to families
30 experiencing difficulty as a result of problem or compulsive
31 gambling.
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1 (2) The promotion of public awareness regarding the
2 recognition and prevention of problem or compulsive gambling.
3 (3) Facilitation, through inservice training and other
4 means, of the availability of effective assistance programs
5 for problem and compulsive gamblers, of all ages, and family
6 members affected by problem and compulsive gambling.
7 (4) Studies to identify adults and juveniles in this
8 state who are, or who are at risk of becoming, problem or
9 compulsive gamblers.
10 Section 28. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
11 law, if House Bill , House Bill , House Bill , and
12 House Bill , or similar legislation is adopted in the same
13 legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes law.
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16 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Provides for the establishment and operation of video
18 lottery games to be conducted at pari-mutuel facilities
and the allocation of revenues from the games to the
19 Video Lottery Administrative Trust Fund of the Department
of the Lottery for transfer to the Public Education
20 Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund, to the Grants
and Donations Trust Fund of the Department of Elderly
21 Affairs, to the Administrative Trust Fund of the
department, to the Video Lottery Purse Trust Fund of the
22 Department of Business and Professional Regulation, and
to the Department of Children and Family Services.
23 Provides additional funds for pari-mutuel purses. Changes
regulation of intertrack wagering. See bill for details.
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