Ch. 751                                        1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(II) ONE OF THE TRACKS SPECIFIED IN ITEM (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION.

(2) This section does not apply to intertrack betting under § 11-810 of this
subtitle.

[(b)](C) The Commission may authorize intertrack betting [between]
INVOLVING tracks of:

(1)      mile thoroughbred racing [and] LICENSEES;

(2)      harness racing licensees; OR

(3)      THE STATE FAIR SOCIETY.

[(c)] (D) The Commission may authorize licensees OR THE STATE FAIR SOCIETY
to participate in intertrack betting BY OPERATING SENDING TRACKS AND RECEIVING
TRACKS only if:                                                                               

(1)      [the licensees that will operate] THE OPERATORS OF the sending track
and the receiving track submit a joint application to the Commission;

(2)      the Commission holds a public hearing on the matter;

(3)      [the licensee that will operate] THE OPERATOR OF the receiving track
shows to the satisfaction of the Commission that the [licensee] OPERATOR has held, is
holding, or will hold regularly scheduled race meetings at the receiving track in
accordance with a license and has complied with the terms of the license; and

(4)      the receiving track meets the requirements of subsection [(d)] (E) of
this section, unless the Commission has waived them, and subsection [(e)] (F) of this
section.

[(d)](E) (1) [Laurel Race Course] A MILE THOROUGHBRED TRACK
LAUREL RACE COURSE, A TRACK WHERE RACING IS CONDUCTED BY THE STATE
FAIR SOCIETY, or Rosecroft Raceway may be a receiving track only if live racing was held
there in the previous calendar year on at least 75% of the racing days available to it.

(2)      Delmarva Downs may be a receiving track only if at least 65 days of live
racing were held there in the previous calendar year.

(3)     PIMLICO RACE COURSE MAY BE A RECEIVING TRACK ONLY IF AT
LEAST 90 DAYS OF LIVE RACING WERE HELD THERE IN THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR
YEAR.

(4)      The Commission may waive a requirement of this subsection if the
receiving track could not meet the requirement because of:

(i) an act of God; or

(ii) what the Commission finds to be an emergency.

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