Ch. 7                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

12.

(A)  (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(2) "TRACK" MEANS A THOROUGHBRED HORSE RACETRACK.

(2) (3) "INTERTRACK WAGERING" MEANS A SYSTEM OF
PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AT A RECEIVING TRACK ON RACES BEING
CONDUCTED LIVE AT A SENDING TRACK.

(3) (4) "RECEIVING TRACK" MEANS A TRACK LICENSED
UNDER THIS ARTICLE AT WHICH WAGERING IS DONE ON RACES BEING
CONDUCTED AT A SENDING TRACK.

(4) (5) "SENDING TRACK" MEANS A TRACK LICENSED UNDER
THIS ARTICLE AT WHICH LIVE RACES ARE BEING CONDUCTED ON THAT DAY
AND TRANSMITTED BY SIMULCAST TO THE RECEIVING TRACK.

(B)  THE COMMISSION MAY ESTABLISH A SYSTEM OF INTERTRACK
WAGERING BETWEEN TRACKS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 78B, § 7 OF THE
CODE.

(C)  IF THE COMMISSION ESTABLISHES A SYSTEM OF INTERTRACK
WAGERING, THE COMMISSION MAY AUTHORIZE ANY TRACK TO PARTICIPATE
IN INTERTRACK WAGERING ONLY IF THE INTERTRACK WAGERING HAS BEEN
APPROVED FOR A MEETING AT THE SENDING TRACK BY:

(1)  THE SENDING TRACK;

(2)  THE RECEIVING TRACK;

(3)  THE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING A MAJORITY OF THE
HORSEMEN WHO ARE RACING AT THE SENDING TRACK DURING THE MEETING
IN WHICH THE INTERTRACK WAGERING IS TO TAKE PLACE; AND

(4)  THE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING A MAJORITY OF THE
HORSEMEN WHO RACED AT THE LAST MEETING OF THE RECEIVING TRACK.

(D)  ANY WAGERING DONE AS AUTHORIZED INTERTRACK WAGERING
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE DONE ON THE PREMISES OF THE RECEIVING
TRACK.

(E)  ALL MONEY WAGERED IN AUTHORIZED INTERTRACK WAGERING
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE:

(1)  INCLUDED IN THE APPLICABLE MUTUEL POOLS AT THE
SENDING TRACK; AND

(2)  CONSIDERED FOR ALL PURPOSES AS IF WAGERED AT THE
SENDING TRACK.

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