HB0183 • 2023

Pari-mutuel and gaming activities-amendments.

AN ACT relating to gaming; specifying the persons involved in horse racing activities, pari-mutuel wagering activities and other activities regulated by the Wyoming gaming commission who shall be subject to criminal background checks; specifying requirements for rules promulgated by the rulemaking authority of the Wyoming gaming commission; correcting a statutory reference; and providing for an effective date.

Budget Labor

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Appropriations
Last action: 2023-02-27
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how many individuals will be affected by the requirement to undergo criminal background checks.

Amendments to Gaming Laws

The bill amends Wyoming's gaming laws by requiring criminal background checks for certain individuals involved in horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering activities, setting rules for the Wyoming gaming commission, and correcting a statutory reference.

What This Bill Does

Specifies that certain employees involved in horse racing or pari-mutuel wagering must be licensed by the Wyoming Gaming Commission.
Requires criminal background checks for specific employees before they can work with restricted areas or animals at permitted events.
Establishes rules for the commission to make regarding internal controls, system integrity, and security measures for pari-mutuel wagering systems.

Who It Names or Affects

Individuals involved in horse racing or pari-mutuel wagering activities who need to be licensed by the Wyoming Gaming Commission.
Employees of permittees and participants who have access to restricted areas or animals at permitted events.

Terms To Know

Pari-mutuel: A system where bettors' money is pooled, and payouts are determined by the total amount wagered minus a commission for the track or event organizer.
Gaming Commission: The regulatory body responsible for overseeing gaming activities in Wyoming.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction by the Senate on February 27, 2023.
It is unclear how many individuals will be affected by the requirement to undergo criminal background checks.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB0183H3001

3rd reading • Representative Knapp

Withdrawn

Plain English: The amendment modifies a definition in the bill and changes how simulcasting can be conducted outside of approved locations.

Adds a new definition for 'simulcasting' which involves selling pari-mutuel pools electronically for live or historic events.
Requires county commissioners to approve simulcasting activities that take place off the permitted premises.
Gives county commissioners the power to amend, condition, modify, or revoke permits for simulcasting outside of approved locations.

The amendment text does not provide details on how the new definition will affect existing regulations or practices.

HB0183H3002

3rd reading • Representative Walters

Withdrawn

Plain English: The amendment allows the Wyoming gaming commission to set limits on the number of historic pari-mutuel devices based on county population and specifies requirements for these devices.

Adds a new definition for 'historic pari-mutuel device' which refers to electronic systems used for betting on past events where skill or judgment can influence outcomes.
Inserts provisions that allow the commission to authorize historic pari-mutuel devices in accordance with population-based limits.
Specifies detailed population thresholds and corresponding maximum numbers of permitted historic pari-mutuel devices.

The exact impact on existing gaming regulations is not fully explained by this amendment text alone.

HB0183HS001

Standing Committee • House Appropriations Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment to HB0183 changes the wording in section 4 by removing part of a sentence and replacing it with 'the following:'

Removes the phrase 'balance of line' after the word 'include'.

The exact content that was removed is not provided, making it hard to explain what specific changes were made beyond the wording change.

Bill History

2023-02-27 Senate
S Did not Consider for Introduction
2023-02-07 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2023-02-07 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 37-25-0-0-0
2023-02-06 House
H 3rd Reading:Laid Back
2023-02-03 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-02-02 House
H COW:Passed
2023-01-25 House
H Placed on General File
2023-01-25 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2023-01-20 House
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
2023-01-18 House
H Received for Introduction
2023-01-17 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

23LSO-0217
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0217
ENGROSSED
3.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0183

Pari-mutuel and gaming activities-amendments.

Sponsored by: Joint Appropriations Committee

A BILL

for

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 11
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104(e), (f) and (k) is amended to read:

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104.

Gaming commission; officers; director; meetings; quorum; records; licenses generally; effect of financial interest in events.

(e)

The commission may authorize by license or permit and supervise all the conduct of all events provided for and regulated by this act. The commission may make reasonable rules for the control, supervision and direction of applicants, permittees and licensees. The rules shall include procedures for resolving scheduling conflicts and settling disputes between permittees, for the supervising, disciplining, suspending, fining and barring from pari
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mutuel events of all persons required to be licensed or permitted by this act, and for the holding, conducting and operating of all pari
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mutuel events pursuant to this act.
The rules shall include requirements for internal controls for all aspects of pari
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mutuel wagering, including procedures for system integrity, system security, operations and accounting.
The commission may require that license applicants be fingerprinted for identification purposes as a condition of licensing. The commission shall announce the place, time and duration of pari
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mutuel events for which license or permit fees shall be required and establish reasonable fees for all licenses and permits provided for by this act. The fees shall be established to ensure that the costs of administering this act are recovered through the total revenues received under this act. The commission shall establish security access safeguards for licensees to use for advance deposit pari
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mutuel wagering. The commission shall prohibit advance deposit pari
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mutuel advertising that it determines to be deceptive to the public.

(f)

Each permittee,
participant and employee of a permittee or participant who is directly involved in the horse racing or pari
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mutuel wagering activities of the permittee or participant, as defined in commission rule and regulation,
licensee and each person who, because of the person's employment, has access to restricted areas or animals housed on permitted event grounds for horse racing or for pari
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mutuel or online sports wagering activities
shall be licensed by the commission and shall comply with all rules and regulations and all orders issued by the commission. No person shall hold any event with pari
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mutuel wagering without obtaining a permit.
The following employees, because of their employment, shall be subject to commission review of criminal history record information in accordance with subsection (k) of this section and shall include the following:

(i)

The following pari
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mutuel employees:

(A)

Pari
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mutuel agents;

(B)

Exercise riders;

(C)

Owners;

(D)

Trainers, platers, groomers and pony riders;

(E)

Trainer assistants and assistant starters;

(F)

Mutuel employees;

(G)

Permittee employees;

(H)

Permittee officials;

(J)

Pari
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mutuel service vendors.

(ii)

Operators and vendors of skill based amusement games;

(iii)

Online sports wagering vendor executive officers and online sports wagering operator executive officers.

(k)

The commission shall access criminal history record information for all operators and vendors under
article 3 of this
chapter
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3 of this article
all employees specified in subsection (f) of this section
and all licensees, permittees and employees of the commission under W.S. 9
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627(d) for the purposes of this act. Every applicant for a permit or license under this act shall provide the commission fingerprints and other information necessary for a criminal history record background check as provided under W.S. 7
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201.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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