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Florida House of Representatives - 2002 HB 1573
By Representative Fasano
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to wagering; prohibiting
3 gambling activities on vessels under certain
4 circumstances; providing penalties; providing
5 exceptions; amending s. 550.6305, F.S.,
6 relating to the distribution of net proceeds
7 that are retained from the takeout on
8 rebroadcast of certain races; revising area and
9 conditions for application of distribution
10 provisions; providing an effective date.
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12 WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Legislature to
13 prohibit gambling in violation of chapter 849, Florida
14 Statutes, on vessels that operate from certain ports within
15 this state and do not make an intervening stop within the
16 boundaries of another state or possession of the United States
17 or a foreign country at which passengers could disembark, NOW,
18 THEREFORE,
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20 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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22 Section 1. Gambling activity on vessels prohibited;
23 penalties.--
24 (1) A person may not intentionally cause or knowingly
25 permit gambling activity in violation of chapter 849, Florida
26 Statutes, to be conducted on any vessel that such person
27 manages, supervises, controls, operates, or owns, whether such
28 vessel is within or without the waters of this state, if the
29 vessel embarks from any point within this state and disembarks
30 at the same or other point within this state and, during the
31 voyage or segment of the voyage, does not make an intervening
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1 stop within the boundaries of another state or possession of
2 the United States or a foreign country at which passengers
3 could disembark.
4 (2) A person who violates this section commits a
5 felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
6 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, Florida Statutes.
7 (3) This section shall not apply to gambling, games of
8 chance, or other gambling activity conducted on a vessel that
9 embarks or disembarks from a port listed in s. 403.021(9)(b),
10 Florida Statutes, or to a vessel during travel to or from a
11 stop within the boundaries of another state or possession of
12 the United States or a foreign country at which passengers
13 could disembark.
14 Section 2. Paragraphs (c), (d), and (f) of subsection
15 (9) of section 550.6305, Florida Statutes, are amended to
16 read:
17 550.6305 Intertrack wagering; guest track payments;
18 accounting rules.--
19 (9) A host track that has contracted with an
20 out-of-state horse track to broadcast live races conducted at
21 such out-of-state horse track pursuant to s. 550.3551(5) may
22 broadcast such out-of-state races to any guest track and
23 accept wagers thereon in the same manner as is provided in s.
24 550.3551.
25 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1)
26 and s. 550.625(1) and (2)(a), the distribution of the net
27 proceeds that are retained by a thoroughbred host track from
28 the takeout on an out-of-state race rebroadcast under this
29 subsection shall be as follows:
30 1. One-third of the remainder of such proceeds shall
31 be paid to the guest track;
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1 2. One-third of the remainder of such proceeds shall
2 be retained by the host track; and
3 3. One-third of the remainder of such proceeds shall
4 be paid by the host track as purses at the host track.
5 (c) All guest tracks other than thoroughbred
6 permitholders that are eligible to receive wagers on
7 out-of-state horseraces rebroadcast from a host track racing
8 under a thoroughbred horse permit shall be subject to the
9 distribution of the net proceeds as specified in paragraph (b)
10 or paragraph (d) (a) unless the host and guest permitholders
11 and the recognized horseman's group agree to a different
12 distribution of their respective portions of the proceeds by
13 contract.
14 (d) Any permitholder located in any county area of the
15 state where there are only two permits, one for dogracing and
16 one for jai alai, may accept wagers on rebroadcasts of
17 out-of-state thoroughbred horse races from an in-state
18 thoroughbred horse racing permitholder and shall not be
19 subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) if such
20 thoroughbred horse racing permitholder located within the area
21 specified in this paragraph is both conducting live races and
22 accepting wagers on out-of-state horseraces. In such case,
23 the guest permitholder shall be entitled to 45 percent of the
24 net proceeds on wagers accepted at the guest facility. The
25 remaining proceeds shall be distributed as follows: one-half
26 shall be retained by the host facility and one-half shall be
27 paid by the host facility as purses at the host facility.
28 (f) Any permitholder located in any county area of the
29 state where there are only two permits, one for dogracing and
30 one for jai alai, may accept wagers on rebroadcasts of
31 out-of-state harness horse races from an in-state harness
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1 horse racing permitholder and shall not be subject to the
2 provisions of paragraph (b) if such harness horse racing
3 permitholder located within the area specified in this
4 paragraph is conducting live races. In such case, the guest
5 permitholder shall be entitled to 45 percent of the net
6 proceeds on wagers accepted at the guest facility. The
7 remaining proceeds shall be distributed as follows: one-half
8 shall be retained by the host facility and one-half shall be
9 paid by the host facility as purses at the host facility.
10 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
11 law.
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14 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Prohibits gambling activities on vessels under certain
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Revises provisions for distribution of net proceeds that
18 are retained from the takeout on rebroadcast of certain
races by certain permitholders.
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