Florida Senate - 2016                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/HB 1187, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             03/11/2016 01:56 PM       .                                
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       Senator Margolis moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 1130 and 1131
    4  insert:
    5         Section 40. Section 550.6346, Florida Statutes, is created
    6  to read:
    7         550.6346 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 division 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 chapter.
   17         (2) The division 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 division.
   23         (3) A person authorized to conduct advance deposit wagering
   24  under subsection (2) may accept advance deposit wagering for
   25  races conducted:
   26         (a) In this state under a permit issued under this chapter;
   27  or
   28         (b) In another state on a schedule approved by the
   29  permitholder.
   30         (4) A person authorized to conduct advance deposit wagering
   31  under subsection (2) may not:
   32         (a) Accept an account wager in an amount in excess of the
   33  funds on deposit in the advance deposit wagering account of the
   34  individual placing the wager; or
   35         (b) Allow an individual younger than 21 years of age to
   36  open, own, or have access to an advance deposit wagering
   37  account.
   38         (5) A person authorized to conduct advance deposit wagering
   39  under subsection (2) shall:
   40         (a) Include a statement in all forms of advertising for
   41  advance deposit wagering that an individual younger than 21
   42  years of age may not open, own, or have access to an advance
   43  deposit wagering account; and
   44         (b) Verify the identification, residence, and age of the
   45  advance deposit wagering account holder by using methods and
   46  technologies approved by the division.
   47         (6) A resident or any other individual located within this
   48  state may not place a wager through a system of advance deposit
   49  wagering except with a person authorized to conduct advance
   50  deposit wagering under subsection (2). Only persons authorized
   51  to conduct advance deposit wagering under subsection (2) may
   52  accept wagers from residents or other individuals located within
   53  this state.
   54         (7) The division shall adopt rules to administer this
   55  section.
   56  
   57  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   58  And the title is amended as follows:
   59         Delete line 139
   60  and insert:
   61         adopt rules; creating s. 550.6346, F.S.; defining
   62         terms; providing that the Division of Pari-mutuel
   63         Wagering of the Department of Business and
   64         Professional Regulation may authorize advance deposit
   65         wagering conducted by certain permitholders or certain
   66         operators contracting with a permitholder; specifying
   67         requirements, prohibitions, and authorizations for a
   68         person authorized to conduct advance deposit wagering;
   69         prohibiting a resident or other individual from
   70         placing a wager through an advance deposit wagering
   71         system under specified circumstances; providing an
   72         effective date.