| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to slot machine gaming; amending s. |
| 3 | 551.104, F.S.; revising requirements for issuance or |
| 4 | renewal of a slot machine license; requiring the applicant |
| 5 | to have on file an agreement with the Florida Standardbred |
| 6 | Breeders and Owners Association, the Florida Greyhound |
| 7 | Association, Inc., or the International Jai Alai Players |
| 8 | Association which governs the payment of purses and |
| 9 | awards; providing for payment of breeders', stallion, |
| 10 | greyhound, and special racing awards on live races to |
| 11 | specified entity; providing an effective date. |
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| 13 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 15 | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of section |
| 16 | 551.104, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 17 | 551.104 License to conduct slot machine gaming.-- |
| 18 | (10)(a) No slot machine license or renewal thereof shall |
| 19 | be issued to an applicant holding a permit under chapter 550 to |
| 20 | conduct pari-mutuel wagering meets of thoroughbred racing unless |
| 21 | the applicant has on file with the division a binding written |
| 22 | agreement between the applicant and the Florida Horsemen's |
| 23 | Benevolent and Protective Association, Inc., the Florida |
| 24 | Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association, the Florida |
| 25 | Greyhound Association, Inc., or the International Jai Alai |
| 26 | Players Association governing the payment of purses or jai alai |
| 27 | player awards on live thoroughbred races or games conducted at |
| 28 | the licensee's pari-mutuel facility. In addition, no slot |
| 29 | machine license or renewal thereof shall be issued to such an |
| 30 | applicant unless the applicant has on file with the division a |
| 31 | binding written agreement between the applicant and the Florida |
| 32 | Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, Inc., the Florida |
| 33 | Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association, or the Florida |
| 34 | Greyhound Association, Inc., as applicable, governing the |
| 35 | payment of breeders', stallion, greyhound, and special racing |
| 36 | awards on live thoroughbred races conducted at the licensee's |
| 37 | pari-mutuel facility. The agreement governing purses, the |
| 38 | agreement governing jai alai player awards, and the agreement |
| 39 | governing breeders', stallion, greyhound, and special racing |
| 40 | awards may direct the payment of such purses and awards from |
| 41 | revenues generated by any wagering or gaming the applicant is |
| 42 | authorized to conduct under Florida law. All purses and awards |
| 43 | shall be subject to the terms of chapter 550. All sums for |
| 44 | breeders', stallion, greyhound, and special racing awards shall |
| 45 | be remitted monthly to the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' |
| 46 | Association, Inc., the Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners |
| 47 | Association, or the Florida Greyhound Association, Inc., for the |
| 48 | payment of awards subject to the administrative fee authorized |
| 49 | in s. 550.2625(3) or (4), as applicable. |
| 50 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |