| Chapter 325 |
| 2016 -- H 8289 Enacted 07/02/2016 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO SPORTS, RACING, AND ATHLETICS -- SIMULCAST PROGRAMS FROM LICENSED BETTING FACILITIES |
| Introduced By: Representatives Carnevale, and O'Brien |
| Date Introduced: June 03, 2016 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 41-11-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 41-11 entitled "Simulcast |
| Programs from Licensed Betting Facilities" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 41-11-2. Simulcast. -- (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 41-4-2 as to location of |
| programs only, a licensee may enter into a contract with any licensed racing association to |
| simulcast programs from the facility on certain racing days. |
| (b) A licensee may simulcast programs a maximum of two hundred seventy (270) days |
| in a state fiscal calendar year for all or a portion of the days and times that video lottery games are |
| offered at the licensee's facility. |
| (c) A licensee shall obtain a permit from the division of racing and athletics. |
| (d) A licensee may accept pari-mutuel wagering on the simulcast at the licensed facility |
| and not at any other location. |
| (e) (1) When the program is a dog race, the licensee shall compensate the owners of dog |
| kennels who are under contract with the licensee at the time of the program. The compensation |
| shall be equal to that percentage of the pari-mutuel handle paid to the owners pursuant to the |
| contract then existing between the licensee and the owners. |
| (2) A licensee licensed pursuant to chapter 7 of title 41 who receives simulcasts of dog |
| races intrastate shall compensate the owners of dog kennels who are under contract with a |
| licensee licensed pursuant to chapter 3.1 of title 41 at the time of the simulcast an amount equal to |
| the percentage of the pari-mutuel handle being paid to the dog kennel owners pursuant to their |
| contracts with the licensee licensed pursuant to chapter 3.1 of title 41. |
| (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general law, public law, or local ordinance to |
| the contrary, including without limitation the provisions contained in §§5-23-2(d), 25-3-2 and 25- |
| 3-3, a licensee, other than an entity licensed pursuant to §41-7-3 (a) and (c), shall not be required |
| to provide employees time and a half pay for the work performed during Sundays and holidays. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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