SF 1960

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to horse racing; providing for electronic
wagers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections
240.13, by adding a subdivision; 240.30, subdivision 8.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 240.13, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Reimbursement. new text end

new text begin The commission may permit a
class B licensee who conducts pari-mutuel wagering on horse
races at a class A licensed facility to accept reimbursement
from an out-of-state vendor if the out-of-state vendor is using
or selling the televised signal of races conducted by the
licensee as a component of a system that is operating in
compliance with the Interstate Horse Racing Act of 1978, United
States Code, title 15, sections 3001 to 3007. ... percent of
the reimbursement received by the licensee shall be set aside
and used for purses for races conducted at the licensee's
facility provided that ten percent of this amount shall be paid
into the breeders' fund and used for purse supplements, owners
and breeders awards, and breeding incentives.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 240.30,
subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Limitations.

The commission may not approve any
plan of operation under subdivision 6 that exceeds any of the
following limitations:

(1) deleted text begin the maximum number of tables used for card playing at
the card club at any one time, other than tables used for
instruction, demonstrations, or tournament play, may not exceed
50. The table limit exception for tournament play is allowed
for only one tournament per year that lasts for no longer than
14 days;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) deleted text end except as provided in clause deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end , no wager may
exceed $60;

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end for games in which each player is allowed to make
only one wager or has a limited opportunity to change that
wager, no wager may exceed $300.