Budget Amendment ID: FY2017-S4-96.1

Further LOC 96.1

Live Racing

Mr. Ross moved that the amendment be amended in section 2, by adding at the end thereof the following:

“SECTION ____.  Notwithstanding chapters 128A and 128C of the General Laws and any other general or special law to the contrary, racing meeting licensees that are engaged in simulcast wagering as a guest track shall not be required to pay another racing meeting licensee within the Commonwealth any simulcast premiums, host track fees or any other payment for simulcast wagering.”

“SECTION ___.  Section 1 of chapter 128C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking the definition of “Full schedule of live racing performances” and inserting in place thereof the following new definition:

Full schedule of live racing performances”, the conduct of at least 720 live races with no fewer than seven live races on each separate racing performances over the course of no less than 80 calendar days, but if the commission determines that any cancelled live races were caused by circumstances that were beyond the racing meeting licensee’s control such as weather conditions, race track conditions, strikes, work stoppages, sicknesses or quarantine, or any other force majeure event, then such cancelled races shall be considered conducted within the meaning hereof.”