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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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11-65-31
Section 11-65-31 Purses for horse races and greyhound races. From the moneys deposited in pari-mutuel
pools for horse races which constitute the "takeout" deducted by a horse racing
operator pursuant to Section 11-65-28(b), each horse racing operator shall apply an amount
equal to seven percent of its total horse racing handle to provide purse moneys for horse
races conducted by such operator. Prior to the commencement of any race meeting, the horse
racing operator conducting such meeting shall estimate the amount of its horse racing handle
to be derived from such meeting. Based upon such estimate, the horse racing operator shall
adopt a schedule providing for a reasonable allocation of purse moneys over the period of
the anticipated race meeting. Any such schedule may be amended from time to time during the
course of a race meeting if it becomes apparent that the operator's actual horse racing handle
for such race meeting will not match its original estimate. Each horse racing...
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45-32-150.03
Section 45-32-150.03 Treasurer. The Greene County Racing Commission shall be empowered to appoint
an individual to serve as Treasurer of the Racing Commission which may be one of the members
of the racing commission, and shall collect all of the license fees, taxes, and monies provided
in this part, and shall supervise, check, and audit the operation of the pari-mutuel wagering
pools and the conduct and distribution thereof. The racing commission shall be empowered to
invest the monies in legal investments prior to distribution as provided for in Section 45-32-150.16.
(Acts 1975, No. 376, p. 926, §3; Act 82-838, p. 351, §3; Act 83-334, p. 509, §2.)...
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45-44-151
Section 45-44-151 Televised racing events and parimutuel wagering thereon. The provisions of
Part 1 to the contrary notwithstanding, any person now or hereafter licensed by the Macon
County Racing Commission to conduct live greyhound racing and parimutuel wagering thereon,
a racing operator shall have the right, subject to the reasonable regulatory authority of
the commission: (1) To cause live greyhound racing events conducted at the racetrack in Macon
County under the jurisdiction of the commission, or the Macon County racetrack, to be transmitted
by television to racetracks located elsewhere in the State of Alabama and to locations in
other states and foreign countries and there made available for public viewing and parimutuel
wagering thereon and; (2) To cause televised horse racing events and greyhound racing events
held at racetracks located elsewhere in the State of Alabama and in other states and foreign
countries to be received at the Macon County racetrack and there made...
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45-49-151.14
Section 45-49-151.14 Tax due on pari-mutuel pools; distribution of contributions; capital improvement
fund. (a) Every licensee conducting race meetings pursuant to this subpart shall pay to the
racing commission for its use, a tax on the total contributions to all pari-mutuel pools conducted
or made on a racetrack licensed under this subpart in an amount equal to eight percent until
April 17, 1992, and seven percent thereafter. Except as otherwise provided in this subpart,
the commission of a licensee on a pari-mutuel pool shall not exceed 19 percent of the amount
contributed to the pari-mutuel pool, including the tax provided in this section. In addition
to the 19 percent commission authorized to be withheld from pari-mutuel pools, the licensee
may deduct an additional two percent commission from all pari-mutuel betting pools in which
the bettors are required to select three or more dogs. After the deduction of the tax percentages
for the use of the racing commission, the percentage...
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45-44-151.05
Section 45-44-151.05 Construction of part. This part shall be liberally construed to expand
the opportunity of patrons of the Macon County racetrack to wager on televised racing events
conducted at other racetracks and to participate in combined pools with respect to such events.
Nothing in this part shall be construed to authorize, or make lawful, off-track betting or
gambling of any kind at any location in the State of Alabama other than a racetrack where
parimutuel wagering on live racing may be lawfully conducted. (Act 96-649, p. 1038, § 7.)...
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45-49-151.07
Section 45-49-151.07 Racing days - Requirements; broadcast races. (a) Any person, association,
or corporation desiring to operate a racetrack in the county shall hold and conduct one or
more race meetings at the track each year, but no license shall be granted to any person,
association, or corporation, or to any track for a period longer than 312 racing days in any
one year. (b)(1) Any licensee conducting race meetings under this subpart may: a. Receive
broadcasts of horse races and dog races conducted outside of Mobile County, and allow all
forms of pari-mutuel wagering on those races. The gross proceeds retained by the licensee
on all wagering by patrons on horse races or dog races received under this section shall be
subject to a commission of two percent to be paid by the licensee to the racing commission.
b. Transmit broadcasts of dog races to tracks located outside of Mobile County and to other
authorized facilities located outside of the State of Alabama. The gross proceeds...
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11-65-3
Section 11-65-3 Class 1 municipality authorized to create racing commission; status of commission;
powers and duties generally; disposition of fees; jurisdiction of State Ethics Commission.
A commission is authorized to be created in accordance with the provisions of this chapter
for each Class 1 municipality, as Class 1 municipality is defined in Section 11-40-12 or any
successor provision of law. Any commission created for any sponsoring municipality pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter shall be named "The ______ (the name of the sponsoring
municipality shall be inserted in the blank) Racing Commission" and shall be a public
corporation having a legal existence separate and apart from the state and any county, municipality,
or political subdivision thereof. A commission shall be vested with the powers and duties
specified in this chapter and all other powers necessary and proper to enable it to execute
fully and effectively the purposes of this chapter. Anything contained in...
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11-65-30
Section 11-65-30 Commission wagering fees. (a) Each horse racing operator shall pay to the
treasurer of the commission licensing such operator a commission horse wagering fee for each
calendar year during which it conducts any horse racing events. The amount of the commission
horse wagering fee for an operator for a given calendar year shall be equal to the sum of
(i) two percent of the horse racing handle of such operator for such calendar year to the
extent that such handle does not exceed $150,000,000.00 and (ii) four percent of the portion
of the horse racing handle of such operator for such calendar year that exceeds $150,000,000.00.
Each operator shall make payment of its commission horse wagering fee for each calendar year
to the treasurer of the licensing commission in monthly installments. For each calendar year,
the monthly installment referable to any month (other than the month during which the final
racing event for such calendar year shall be conducted) shall be equal to...
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