Horse racing: out-of-state thoroughbred races.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about betting permissions or extended time limits for accepting bets.

Horse Racing: Out-of-State Thoroughbred Races

This law changes the limit from 75 to 80 for the number of out-of-state thoroughbred races that can be shown and bet on during live racing days in the state.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the limit from 75 to 80 for the number of out-of-state thoroughbred races that can be imported each day when there is live racing happening in the state.

Who It Names or Affects

• Thoroughbred racing associations and fairs in the state
• Horsemen and horsewomen participating in race meetings

Terms To Know

Purse

The prize money awarded to winning horses.

Audiovisual signal

A video feed of the races that can be shown on screens or TVs.

Limits and Unknowns

• It does not specify what happens if more than 80 out-of-state races are imported in a day.
• The bill has passed both chambers but its final approval and implementation details are still pending.

Official Summary Text

SB 844, as introduced, Rubio.
Horse racing: out-of-state thoroughbred races.
The Horse Racing Law authorizes a thoroughbred racing association or fair to distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-state thoroughbred races conducted in the United States during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, including days on which there is no live racing being conducted by the association or fair, without the consent of the organization that represents horsemen and horsewomen participating in the race meeting and without regard to the amount of purses. Existing law prohibits the total number of thoroughbred races imported by associations or fairs on a statewide basis under these provisions from exceeding 75 races per day on days when live thoroughbred or fair racing is being conducted in the state, with the exception of prescribed races.
This bill would instead
prohibit the total number of thoroughbred races imported by associations or fairs on a statewide basis under these provisions from exceeding 80 races per day on days when live thoroughbred or fair racing is being conducted in the state, with the exception of prescribed races.
Existing law prohibits, when the total number of thoroughbred races imported by a thoroughbred association or fair on a statewide basis is between 51 and 75 races per day on days when live thoroughbred or fair racing is being conducted in the state, a thoroughbred association or fair from accepting wagers on the above-described out-of-state races commencing after 5 p.m., Pacific standard time, without the consent of the harness and quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing meeting in the County of Orange or the County of Sacramento.
This bill would instead apply the above-described prohibition when the total number of
thoroughbred races imported by a thoroughbred association or fair on a statewide basis is between 51 and 80 races per day on days when live thoroughbred or fair racing is being conducted in the state.

Current Bill Text

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