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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 752

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.

Approved May 29, 1984.

CHAPTER 753

(Senate Bill 1020)

AN ACT concerning

Racing - Telephone Betting

FOR the purpose of authorizing requiring authorizing the Racing
Commission to establish telephone betting at any race track
licensed by the Commission; requiring the General Assembly
to approve a certain plan by a certain method; a system of
telephone betting; requiring a certain report to the
Legislative Policy Committee; permitting each race track
licensed by the Commission to implement certain telephone
betting; and providing that certain deductions shall be
taken from any authorized telephone betting.

BY adding to

Article 78B - Racing Commission

Section 11A

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume and 1983 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 78B - Racing Commission

11A.

(A)  THE COMMISSION SHALL MAY ESTABLISH A SYSTEM OF BETTING
BY TELEPHONE ON ANY RACES AT ANY TRACK LICENSED UNDER THIS
ARTICLE.

(B)  EACH TRACK LICENSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE MAY IMPLEMENT
THE SYSTEM OF BETTING BY TELEPHONE ON ANY RACE AS ESTABLISHED BY
THE COMMISSION.

(B) (C) AT ANY TRACK FOR WHICH TELEPHONE BETTING IS

AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS SECTION, THE DEDUCTIONS REQUIRED FROM
BETTING TAKING PLACE AT THE TRACK AS PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE
APPLY TO TELEPHONE BETTING AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS SECTION.