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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2007 | |
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A N A C T | |
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MUTUAL BETTING AND LICENSE FEES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Fellela, Ucci, Corvese, Winfield, and Walsh | |
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Date Introduced: January 09, 2007 | |
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Referred To: House Finance | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 41-4-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 41-4 entitled "Mutual |
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Betting and License Fees" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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41-4-2. |
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under age twenty-one (21) prohibited. -- The pari-mutuel system, so-called, or other form of |
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betting system authorized by this chapter, shall not be used or permitted at any location other than |
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the race track at which the horse racing event is licensed to be conducted. No licensee shall |
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knowingly permit any |
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system or other betting system authorized by this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 41-11-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 41-11 entitled "Simulcast |
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Programs from Licensed Betting Facilities" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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41-11-4. |
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(21) prohibited. -- No person who is under the age of |
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be admitted into a building where pari-mutuel betting or simulcast is taking place, unless the |
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person is an employee of a licensed concessionaire or licensed vendor and performing his or her |
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duties of employment. |
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SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would increase the legal age for gambling from eighteen (18) to twenty-one (21). |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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