11-65-20
Section 11-65-20 Terms of operator's license. (a) An operator's license issued under this chapter,
whether for horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon or for greyhound racing and pari-mutuel
wagering thereon, shall be for an initial period of 20 years, but shall be subject to renewal
as provided in this section. A commission shall have no power to modify the terms of an operator's
license, once issued, without the prior written consent of the holder of such license. An
operator's license shall be reviewed annually, but such 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
commission stating the circumstances of noncompliance and demanding corrective action. (b)
A commission issuing an operator's license shall state therein...
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11-65-10
Section 11-65-10 Powers and duties of commission. When authorized by one or more elections
as provided in Section 11-65-4, a commission shall have the powers and duties necessary to
license, regulate, and supervise horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon and greyhound
racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon within the commission municipal jurisdiction, including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the powers and duties hereinafter set forth
in this section or in other sections of this chapter. (1) A commission shall have succession
in perpetuity, subject only to the provisions of this chapter as it may be amended from time
to time. (2) A commission shall have the power to sue and be sued in its own name in civil
suits and actions and to defend suits against it. (3) A commission shall have the power to
adopt and make use of an official seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4) A commission
shall have the power to adopt, alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations and...
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45-44-151.02
Section 45-44-151.02 State and local taxes. (a) The total parimutuel pools or handle bet by
bettors placing their bets at the Macon 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 parimutuel wagering at the same rate, in
the same manner, and on the same terms as are applicable to the local parimutuel tax on live
greyhound racing conducted at the Macon County racetrack. The total handle bet at the Macon
County racetrack on horse racing events that are received by television from elsewhere shall
be subject to all of the following: (1) A local tax on parimutuel wagering that shall be levied
at the same rates and calculated in the same manner as the commission horse wagering fee levied
pursuant to Section 11-65-30 for horse racing conducted in Class 1 municipalities and shall
be collected, administered, and distributed in the same manner and on...
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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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11-65-28
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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11-65-18
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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11-65-19
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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11-65-30.1
Section 11-65-30.1 Commission greyhound racing days. (a) During each calendar year, a greyhound
racing operator shall be required to designate three racing days ("commission racing
days") on which such operator will conduct a performance or program of greyhound racing
and will pay to the commission the "gross profit" (as hereafter defined in this
section) derived by the operator on such days from greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering
thereon, including the sale of food, drink, programs and other items to the public in attendance
and charges made for parking. In the event that a greyhound racing operator conducts greyhound
racing for only part of a calendar year, one racing day shall be required for each period
of four months or portion thereof in which such operator conducts greyhound racing during
such calendar year. A greyhound racing operator shall be required to designate and conduct
four commission racing days in any calendar year, beginning with the calendar year next...

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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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11-65-23
Section 11-65-23 Permits required for certain individuals and companies. No person, firm, corporation,
or partnership shall participate in any horse racing or greyhound racing subject to the jurisdiction
of a commission or in the conduct of any racing event or pari-mutuel wagering thereon, whether
as a horse owner, greyhound owner, trainer, jockey, exercise boy, groom, stable foreman, kennel
foreman, valet, veterinarian, agent, pari-mutuel employee, concessionaire, or employee thereof,
or as an employee of the operator, or enter the racetrack enclosure for either horse racing
or greyhound racing in any capacity other than as a spectator, unless such person or the firm,
corporation or partnership employing such person possesses a permit therefor from the commission
and complies with the provisions of this chapter and all reasonable rules and regulations
of such commission. No permit issued under this section shall be transferable. The provisions
of this section which require a...
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