45-49-151.20
Section 45-49-151.20 Eligibility of applicants and licensees. No person who engages in the practice of professional gambling on dog races, or in the practice of making gambling or wagering books on such races, or who knowingly takes any part in such practices, shall be eligible as an applicant for any license or permit to operate a racetrack or a race meeting under this subpart, or to be connected therewith in any capacity; and any association or corporation which has as an officer, director, stockholder, executive, or employs any person who engages in such practices shall likewise be ineligible as a licensee, and the commission is hereby empowered to inquire into such matters in entertaining any such applications and otherwise administering this subpart. (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 21; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 21.)...
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11-65-47
Section 11-65-47 Applicability of chapter; severability of provisions. Insofar as the provisions of this chapter may be inconsistent with the provisions of any other law concerning activities and actions authorized by this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall control, it being specifically declared that any other provisions of existing law that prohibit or regulate horse racing or greyhound racing and gambling or pari-mutuel wagering thereon shall not be applicable to any activities or actions authorized by and regulated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The provisions of this chapter are expressly declared to be severable. If any provision of this chapter shall be adjudged to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction (including, without limitation thereto, any particular allocation of net commission revenues or other provision which, if not severed from this chapter, would cause it to be a local act in violation of any constitutional limitation or condition...
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11-65-18
Section 11-65-18 Application for operator's license. Depending upon the licensing authority granted a commission by elections held pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of Section 11-65-4, a commission shall be empowered to grant operator's licenses for horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon or for greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon. Any corporation, partnership, or other business entity desiring to obtain (i) an operator's license to conduct horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon at a racing facility located in the commission municipal jurisdiction or (ii) an operator's license to conduct greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon at a racing facility located in the commission municipal jurisdiction, either through issuance of such license by a commission or transfer of an outstanding license, shall file with the appropriate commission an application for such license. Such application may, but need not, be made in conjunction with an application for a...
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11-65-35
Section 11-65-35 Concerning certain taxes. The state horse wagering fee, the commission horse wagering fee, and any other fees or taxes imposed by this chapter shall constitute all license, privilege, and excise taxes that may be imposed on horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon conducted pursuant to this chapter, and no other license or excise tax may be imposed on such activities by the state or any county, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof. The state dog racing privilege tax, the commission greyhound wagering fee, and any other fees or taxes imposed by this chapter shall constitute all license, privilege, and excise taxes that may be imposed on greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon conducted pursuant to this chapter, and no other license, privilege, or excise tax may be imposed on such activities by the state or any county, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof. Nothing in this chapter, however, shall be construed to confer any...
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11-65-44
Section 11-65-44 Presence of underage persons prohibited. No person under 19 years of age shall be employed for any purpose in or about a racing facility where either horse racing or greyhound racing is conducted pursuant to any license issued by a commission under the provisions of this chapter, except in a job which does not allow or require contact with members of the public engaged in wagering activities, such as the job of groom, animal exerciser, stable attendant, parking attendant, or office worker. No person under 19 years of age shall be admitted to performances of horse racing or greyhound racing which are the subject of pari-mutuel wagering at any such racing facility, nor shall any person under 19 years of age be permitted to wager on any horse race or greyhound race conducted at such racing facility, nor shall any person employed by an operator accept a wager on any horse race or greyhound race from any person under 19 years of age. (Acts 1984, No. 84-131, p. 159, §44;...
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11-65-32.1
Section 11-65-32.1 Televised racing and pari-mutuel wagering; pari-mutuel pools and takeout; construction. (a) Televised Racing Events in Alabama and Pari-Mutuel Wagering Thereon. The provisions of Section 11-65-32 to the contrary notwithstanding, any person now or hereafter licensed by a racing commission in a Class 1 municipality (the "commission") to conduct live horse racing or live greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering on either thereof (the "racing operator") shall have the right, subject to the reasonable regulatory authority of the commission, (1) to cause live horse racing events and live greyhound racing events conducted at the racetrack in such Class 1 municipality (the "Class 1 racetrack") to be transmitted by television to racetracks located elsewhere in the State of Alabama (as well as to the locations in other states and foreign countries permitted by said Section 11-65-32) and there made available for public viewing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon and (2) to cause...
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45-32-150.12
Section 45-32-150.12 Pari-mutuel wagering; hours of racetrack operation and number of races. (a) The commission shall make rules governing, permitting, and regulating the wagering on dog races under the form of mutuel wagering by patrons known as pari-mutuel wagering, which method shall be legal to the extent that and so long as, the same is carried on and conducted strictly in conformity with this part, and not otherwise. Only the persons, associations, or corporations receiving a license from the commission shall have the right or privilege to conduct this type of wagering and the licenses shall restrict and confine this form of wagering to a space within the race meeting grounds. All other forms of wagering on the result of dog races shall continue to be illegal, and any or all wagering outside of the enclosure of such races, where such races shall have been licensed by the commission shall be illegal. (b) No person or corporation shall directly or indirectly purchase pari-mutuel...
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11-65-28
Section 11-65-28 Pari-mutuel wagering. (a) Pari-mutuel wagering conducted by an operator shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this section. An operator shall provide a place or places at the racing facility operated by it at which such operator shall conduct a pari-mutuel system of wagering by its patrons on the results of horse races or greyhound races, as the case may be, held at such racing facility. Such place or places shall be provided with the electronic or mechanical equipment necessary to issue pari-mutuel tickets, as well as the electronic or mechanical equipment necessary to record the wagering, compute the odds, and determine the awards to winning bettors, all in an accurate and speedy manner. All such equipment shall be approved by the commission licensing such operator before being used, but such commission shall not require the installation of any particular make of such equipment. (b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c), a horse racing...
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11-65-4
Section 11-65-4 Elections required to approve incorporation of commission and conduct of racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon. (a) No commission shall be incorporated for a Class 1 municipality and no horse racing or greyhound racing or pari-mutuel wagering thereon shall be permitted in such municipality pursuant to this chapter unless the incorporation of such commission, together with the conduct of horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon or greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon or both such activities, shall have been authorized by an election held in the host county in which such incorporation and such racing and wagering activities shall have been approved by both (i) a majority of the votes cast in such election by voters who reside in the host county (including those voters who reside in the sponsoring municipality) and (ii) a majority of the votes cast in such election by voters who reside in the commission municipal jurisdiction. In order to authorize the...
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11-65-17
Section 11-65-17 Terms of horse racing facility license. (a) A horse racing facility license issued under this chapter shall be for a period of 20 years, but shall be reviewed annually. A commission issuing such license shall state therein the person to whom such license is issued, the duration of such license, the location of the racing facility thereby licensed to be used for horse racing, and such other conditions of the license and related information as the commission shall deem proper. A commission shall have no power to modify the terms of a horse racing facility license, once issued, without the prior written consent of the holder of such license. A horse racing facility license shall be revocable by the commission only if the holder thereof shall not be in compliance with the provisions of this chapter or the valid rules, regulations, and orders of the commission and such noncompliance shall have continued for 60 days after written notice shall be given to such holder by the...
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