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The Committee on Regulated Industries (King) recommended the

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following amendment to amendment (854032):

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     Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)

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     Between line(s) ?1235 and 1236

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insert:

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     Section 24.  Subsection (11) of section 550.002, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     550.002  Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the term:

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     (11)  "Full schedule of live racing or games" means, for a

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greyhound or jai alai permitholder, the conduct of a combination

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of at least 100 live evening or matinee performances during the

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preceding year; for a permitholder who has a converted permit or

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filed an application on or before June 1, 1990, for a converted

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permit, the conduct of a combination of at least 100 live

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evening and matinee wagering performances during either of the 2

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preceding years; for a jai alai permitholder who does not

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operate slot machines or an electronic gaming machine in its

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pari-mutuel facility, who has conducted at least 100 live

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performances per year for at least 10 years after December 31,

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1992, and whose handle on live jai alai games conducted at its

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pari-mutuel facility has been less than $4 million per state

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fiscal year for at least 2 consecutive years after June 30,

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1992, the conduct of a combination of at least 40 live evening

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or matinee performances during the preceding year; for a jai

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alai permitholder who operates slot machines in its pari-mutuel

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facility, the conduct of a combination of at least 150

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performances during the preceding year; for a harness

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permitholder, the conduct of at least 100 live regular wagering

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performances during the preceding year; for a quarter horse

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permitholder, the conduct of at least 40 live regular wagering

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performances during the preceding year; and for a thoroughbred

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permitholder, the conduct of at least 40 live regular wagering

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performances during the preceding year. For a permitholder which

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is restricted by statute to certain operating periods within the

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year when other members of its same class of permit are

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authorized to operate throughout the year, the specified number

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of live performances which constitute a full schedule of live

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racing or games shall be adjusted pro rata in accordance with

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the relationship between its authorized operating period and the

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full calendar year and the resulting specified number of live

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performances shall constitute the full schedule of live games

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for such permitholder and all other permitholders of the same

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class within 100 air miles of such permitholder. A live

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performance must consist of no fewer than eight races or games

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conducted live for each of a minimum of three performances each

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week at the permitholder's licensed facility under a single

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admission charge.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 1480 ?after "service charges"

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insert:

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amending s. 550.002, F.S.; providing for 100 live games at

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eligible jai alai facilities

2/6/2008  9:01:00 AM     RI.RI.03984