Florida Senate - 2014                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SPB 7052
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  03/24/2014           .                                
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    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 5309 and 5310
    4  insert:
    5         Section 73. Section 551.079, Florida Statutes, is created
    6  to read:
    7         551.079 Advance deposit wagering.—
    8         (1) As used in this section, the term:
    9         (a) “Advance deposit wagering” means a form of pari-mutuel
   10  wagering in which an individual deposits money into an account
   11  with a person authorized by the department to conduct advance
   12  deposit wagering and such individual uses the account funds to
   13  pay for pari-mutuel wagers made in person, by telephone, or
   14  through communication by other electronic means.
   15         (b) “Permitholder” means a person that is issued a permit
   16  under this part.
   17         (2) The department may authorize advance deposit wagering
   18  conducted by:
   19         (a) A permitholder; or
   20         (b) An operator of an advance deposit wagering system
   21  accepting wagers pursuant to an agreement with a permitholder if
   22  the agreement is approved by the department.
   23         (3) A person authorized to conduct advance deposit wagering
   24  under subsection (2) may accept advance deposit wagering for:
   25         (a) Races or games conducted in this state under a permit
   26  issued under this part; or
   27         (b) Races or games conducted in another state on a schedule
   28  approved by the permitholder.
   29         (4) Residents or other individuals located within the state
   30  may not place wagers through a system of advance deposit
   31  wagering except with a person authorized to conduct advance
   32  deposit wagering under subsection (2). Only persons authorized
   33  to conduct advance deposit wagering under subsection (2) may
   34  accept wagers from residents or other individuals located within
   35  the state.
   36         (5) A person authorized to conduct advance deposit wagering
   37  under subsection (2) may not:
   38         (a) Accept an account wager in an amount in excess of the
   39  funds on deposit in the advance deposit wagering account of the
   40  individual placing the wager; or
   41         (b) Allow individuals younger than 21 years of age to open,
   42  own, or have access to an advance deposit wagering account.
   43         (6) A person authorized to conduct advance deposit wagering
   44  under subsection (2) must:
   45         (a) Include a statement in all forms of advertising for
   46  advance deposit wagering that individuals younger than 21 years
   47  of age are not allowed to open, own, or have access to an
   48  advance deposit wagering account; and
   49         (b) Verify the identification, residence, and age of the
   50  advance deposit wagering account holder using methods and
   51  technologies approved by the department.
   52         (7) The department shall adopt rules to administer this
   53  section.
   54  
   55  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   56  And the title is amended as follows:
   57         Delete line 117
   58  and insert:
   59         limited licensure, and totalisators; creating s.
   60         551.079, F.S.; defining terms; authorizing the
   61         department to authorize advance deposit wagering
   62         conducted by certain permitholders or certain
   63         operators contracting with a permitholder; specifying
   64         requirements for a person authorized to conduct
   65         advance deposit wagering; requiring the department to
   66         adopt rules; creating s.