Bill Text: NY A04699 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that antitrust laws shall not apply to any joint agreement entered into, in consultation with and jointly approved by the state gaming commission and the attorney general, by or among non-profit associations, thoroughbred racing associations or corporations, harness racing associations or corporations, quarter horse racing associations or corporations and regional off-track betting corporations to coordinate the dates and times under which they will conduct programs of racing and offer pari-mutuel wagering; also provides that such laws shall not apply to agreements entered into to sell, transfer, assign or purchase the rights to broadcast, simulcast, electronically transmit or offer pari-mutuel wagering on horse races.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to racing and wagering [A04699 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A04699-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4699
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 5, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Racing and Wagering
        AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
          relation to antitrust exemptions for horse racing agreements
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The  racing,  pari-mutuel  wagering  and  breeding  law  is
     2  amended by adding a new section 113-a to read as follows:
     3    §  113-a. Antitrust exemptions. State and federal antitrust laws shall
     4  not apply to any joint agreement entered into, in consultation with  and
     5  jointly  approved by the state gaming commission and the attorney gener-
     6  al, by or among  non-profit  racing  associations,  thoroughbred  racing
     7  associations  or  corporations,  harness  racing  associations or corpo-
     8  rations, quarter horse racing associations or corporations, and regional
     9  off-track betting corporations to coordinate the dates and  times  under
    10  which  they will conduct programs of racing and offer pari-mutuel wager-
    11  ing. In addition, such antitrust laws shall not apply  to  joint  agree-
    12  ments  entered  into,  in  consultation with and jointly approved by the
    13  state gaming commission and the attorney general, by or among non-profit
    14  racing associations, thoroughbred racing associations  or  corporations,
    15  harness  racing associations or corporations, quarter horse racing asso-
    16  ciations or corporations, and regional off-track betting corporations to
    17  sell, transfer, assign or purchase the rights to  broadcast,  simulcast,
    18  electronically  transmit  or  offer pari-mutuel wagering on horse races.
    19  The state gaming commission  and  the  attorney  general  shall  jointly
    20  consider  and  approve  such agreements and the terms therein to further
    21  the state's interest in ensuring the viability and  continued  existence
    22  in this state of the horse racing and agriculture industries.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    24  it shall have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04921-01-9