Assembly Bill A4497

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes antitrust exemptions for certain horse racing agreements

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A4497 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3026
Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง113-a, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10310, S7140
2015-2016: A887, S3733
2017-2018: A2306
2019-2020: A4699
2021-2022: A1581
2023-2024: A752
2025-2026: A6117

2013-A4497 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2013-A4497 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4497

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2013
                               ___________

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:

  Section 1. The  racing,  pari-mutuel  wagering  and  breeding  law  is
amended by adding a new section 113-a to read as follows:
  S  113-A. ANTITRUST EXEMPTIONS. STATE AND FEDERAL 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 GENER-
AL, BY OR AMONG  NON-PROFIT  RACING  ASSOCIATIONS,  THOROUGHBRED  RACING
ASSOCIATIONS  OR  CORPORATIONS,  HARNESS  RACING  ASSOCIATIONS OR CORPO-
RATIONS, 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 WAGER-
ING. IN ADDITION, SUCH ANTITRUST LAWS SHALL NOT APPLY  TO  JOINT  AGREE-
MENTS  ENTERED  INTO,  IN  CONSULTATION WITH AND JOINTLY APPROVED BY THE
STATE GAMING COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, BY OR AMONG NON-PROFIT
RACING ASSOCIATIONS, THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATIONS  OR  CORPORATIONS,
HARNESS  RACING ASSOCIATIONS OR CORPORATIONS, QUARTER HORSE RACING ASSO-
CIATIONS OR CORPORATIONS, AND REGIONAL OFF-TRACK BETTING CORPORATIONS TO
SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN OR PURCHASE THE RIGHTS TO  BROADCAST,  SIMULCAST,
ELECTRONICALLY  TRANSMIT  OR  OFFER PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING ON HORSE RACES.
THE STATE GAMING COMMISSION  AND  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL  SHALL  JOINTLY
CONSIDER  AND  APPROVE  SUCH AGREEMENTS AND THE TERMS THEREIN TO FURTHER
THE STATE'S INTEREST IN ENSURING THE VIABILITY AND  CONTINUED  EXISTENCE
IN THIS STATE OF THE HORSE RACING AND AGRICULTURE INDUSTRIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07679-02-3

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