WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                        Ch. 9

Approved March 24, 1988.

CHAPTER 9

(Senate Bill 775)

AN ACT concerning

Horseracing - Intrastate Wagering on Interstate Simulcasting

FOR the purpose of authorizing wagering on certain horse races
that are held at tracks outside the State, to take place at
any racetrack authorized to conduct wagering on a racing
program of certain racetracks in the State; and making this
Act an emergency measure.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 78B - Racing Commission

Section 31

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

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

Article 78B - Racing Commission

31.

(a)  An association licensed to conduct racing in this
State, with the approval of the Racing Commission, may contract
to conduct pari-mutuel wagering on horse races of national or
local significance WITH A PURSE IN EXCESS OF $50,000 held at
racetracks in other states or countries where the conduct of
racing and wagering is permitted by law.

(b)  Any wagering made under this section shall take place
within the confines of the licensee's THOROUGHBRED HORSE
racetrack, OR AT ANY THOROUGHBRED HORSE RACETRACK AUTHORIZED TO
CONDUCT WAGERING ON THOROUGHBRED HORSE RACES ON THE LICENSEE'S
RACING PROGRAM FOR THAT DAY, and on a day for which the
Commission has authorized the licensee to conduct racing.

(c)  (1) Computation of the total takeout and breakage for
wagering made under this section shall be the same as that
normally applicable to racing conducted by the licensee.

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