Senate Bill sb1986

    Florida Senate - 2006                                  SB 1986

    By Senator Bennett





    21-1455-06

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to pari-mutuel wagering;

  3         amending s. 551.104, F.S.; providing for

  4         additional types of pari-mutuel licensees to

  5         offer slot machine gaming at their facilities;

  6         providing an effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of section

11  551.104, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

12         551.104  License to conduct slot machine gaming.--

13         (10)(a)  No slot machine license or renewal thereof

14  shall be issued to an applicant holding a permit under chapter

15  550 to conduct pari-mutuel wagering meets of thoroughbred

16  racing unless the applicant has on file with the division a

17  binding written agreement between the applicant and the

18  Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association,

19  Inc., the Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners

20  Association, Inc., the Florida Greyhound Association, Inc.,

21  and the International Jai Alai Players Association governing

22  the payment of awards and purses on live thoroughbred races or

23  games conducted at the licensee's pari-mutuel facility. In

24  addition, no slot machine license or renewal thereof shall be

25  issued to such an applicant unless the applicant has on file

26  with the division a binding written agreement between the

27  applicant and the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' Association,

28  Inc., governing the payment of breeders', stallion, and

29  special racing awards on live thoroughbred races conducted at

30  the licensee's pari-mutuel facility or, the Florida

31  Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association, Inc., the

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    Florida Senate - 2006                                  SB 1986
    21-1455-06




 1  Florida Greyhound Association, Inc., and the International Jai

 2  Alai Players Association governing the payment of awards and

 3  purses on live races or games conducted at the licensee's

 4  pari-mutuel facility. The agreement governing purses and the

 5  agreement governing awards may direct the payment of such

 6  purses and awards from revenues generated by any wagering or

 7  gaming the applicant is authorized to conduct under Florida

 8  law. All purses and awards shall be subject to the terms of

 9  chapter 550. All sums for breeders', stallion, and special

10  racing awards shall be remitted monthly to the Florida

11  Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, Inc., for the payment of

12  awards subject to the administrative fee authorized in s.

13  550.2625(3).

14         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.

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17                          SENATE SUMMARY

18    Expands the types of pari-mutuel facilities that may
      conduct slot machine gaming. Requires such licensees to
19    file certain written agreements with the Division of
      Pari-Mutuel Wagering in the Department of Business and
20    Professional Regulation.

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