FILED ON: 10/31/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1905

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to simulcasting horse races in the Commonwealth.

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to forthwith further regulate simulcasting, therefore, it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public [Emergency Preamble Context].
 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding section 2 of chapter 128C of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, in calendar year 2013, no racing meeting licensee located in Suffolk or Norfolk county shall simulcast live races in the racing season unless the racing meeting licensee is licensed to and actually conducts at least 720 live races over the course of not less than 80 calendar days during the 2013 racing season with not fewer than 7 races completed on any of those 80 calendar days.

SECTION 2. Section 1 is hereby repealed.

SECTION 3. Section 2 shall take effect on January 1, 2014.