11-65-19
Section 11-65-19 Review of application for operator's license. (a) A commission shall promptly
consider any application for the issuance or transfer of an operator's license submitted to
it and shall grant or deny the issuance or transfer of such license based on all information
before it, including the results of investigations it deems appropriate. A commission shall
deny a license to any applicant unless it finds as follows: (1) That such applicant is a business
entity, whether a corporation, partnership, or other kind of organization, possessing the
organizational substance, financial soundness, managerial capability, and business experience
with racing and pari-mutuel wagering operations, or with businesses requiring similar managerial
experience and skill, that, in the reasonable judgment of the commission, are necessary to
conduct horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon or greyhound racing and pari-mutuel
wagering thereon, as the case may be, at the location for which an...
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11-65-6
Section 11-65-6 Incorporation of commission. The five persons initially designated as members
of a commission shall become a corporation with the power and authority provided in this chapter
by proceeding according to the provisions of this chapter. To become a corporation, the persons
so designated shall present to the Secretary of State an application signed by them which
shall contain the following: (1) A statement that the applicants propose to incorporate a
commission pursuant to this chapter; (2) The name and principal residence of each of the applicants;
(3) The date on which each applicant who is not an ex officio member was appointed as a member
and the expiration date of the term for which he was appointed; (4) The term of office for
each applicant who is an ex officio member; (5) The name of the proposed corporation, which
shall be "The _____ [name of the sponsoring municipality] Racing Commission"; (6)
The location of the principal office of the proposed corporation, which...
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11-65-7
Section 11-65-7 General provisions respecting members of commission. No member shall vote on
or participate in the discussion or consideration of any matter coming before a commission
in which he, his immediate family, or any business enterprise with which he is associated
has any direct or indirect pecuniary interest; provided, however, that when any such matter
is brought before a commission, any member having an interest therein which may be in conflict
with his obligations as a member shall immediately make a complete disclosure to such commission
of any direct or indirect pecuniary interest he may have in such matter prior to removing
himself and withdrawing from the commission's deliberations and vote on the matter presented.
In furtherance, and not in limitation of the foregoing provision, no member or employee of
a commission, and no spouse, child, parent, brother, or sister of any such member or employee,
(1) shall have any financial interest, direct or indirect, in any racing...
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11-65-32
Section 11-65-32 Televised simulcast programming of racing events. (a) A commission shall have
the power to adopt rules and regulations specifying the conditions under which an operator,
as part of its licensed activity, may cause televised simulcast programming of racing events,
including both horse racing and greyhound racing, held at racetracks located outside the state
to be transmitted for public viewing to a racetrack facility within the sponsoring municipality
which is under the jurisdiction of such commission and there made the subject of pari-mutuel
wagering. Any provision of this chapter or any other law to the contrary notwithstanding,
no racing events, including both horse racing and greyhound racing, held at any location in
the state (including a location in the sponsoring municipality) shall be televised to a racing
facility subject to this chapter and made the subject of pari-mutuel wagering at such racing
facility; provided, however, that an operator may use closed...
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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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45-32-151.02
Section 45-32-151.02 State and local taxes. (a) The total pari-mutuel pools or handle bet by
bettors placing their bets at the Greene County Racetrack on greyhound racing events that
are received by television from elsewhere shall be subject to the state privilege tax levied
by Chapter 26A, Title 40, and to all local taxes on pari-mutuel wagering at the same rate,
in the same manner, and on the same terms as are applicable to the local pari-mutuel tax on
live greyhound racing conducted at the Greene County Racetrack; provided, however, that any
additional amounts due pursuant to the current licenses issued by the Greene County Racing
Commission shall be the amounts due and payable to the racing commission. The total handle
bet at the Greene County Racetrack on horse racing events that are received by television
from elsewhere shall be subject to (1) a local tax on pari-mutuel wagering that shall be levied
at the same rates and calculated in the same manner as the commission horse...
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11-65-16
Section 11-65-16 Review of application for horse racing facility license. (a) A commission
shall promptly consider any application for the issuance or transfer of a horse racing facility
license submitted to it and shall grant or deny the issuance or transfer of such license based
on all information before it, including the results of investigations it deems appropriate.
A commission shall deny the issuance of an original horse racing facility license to any applicant
unless it finds that the applicant's facility will meet the following minimum standards: (1)
That the facilities will provide a track racing surface of at least one mile; (2) That the
facility will be appropriate for the conduct of horse racing year-round and at night; and
(3) That the facility will be located within the boundaries of the commission municipal jurisdiction
or will be located on land in the host county and annexed to the sponsoring municipality prior
to the commencement of racing. (b) A commission shall...
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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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11-65-22
Section 11-65-22 Acquisition of interest in horse racing facility licensee or operator. (a)
A disqualified person may not acquire or hold an interest in a horse racing facility licensee
or an operator. A commission may require that a disqualified person dispose of its interest
in a horse racing facility licensee or an operator within a reasonable period of time provided
that (i) the commission shall determine at a hearing that the owner of such interest is a
disqualified person and (ii) the person who is alleged to be a disqualified person shall receive
notice of and an opportunity to be heard at such hearing. Any person aggrieved by an action
of a commission pursuant to this section may appeal to the circuit court of the host county
pursuant to Section 11-65-12. (b) Any person desiring to acquire stock in, a partnership or
other ownership interest in, or to become an owner or member of, any entity which holds a
horse racing facility license or an operator's license hereunder who,...
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45-32-151
Section 45-32-151 Televised racing events and pari-mutuel wagering thereon. Part 1, the racing
act, to the contrary notwithstanding, the person now or hereafter licensed by the Greene County
Racing Commission to conduct live greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering shall have the
right, subject to the reasonable regulatory authority of the commission, to cause live greyhound
racing events conducted at the racetrack in Greene County under the jurisdiction of the commission
to be transmitted by television to racetracks located elsewhere in the State of Alabama and
to locations in other states and foreign countries to be received at the Greene County Racetrack
and there made available for public viewing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon. (Act 96-650,
p. 1043, §1.)...
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