Rutgers Law

New Jersey Statutes, Title: 5, AMUSEMENTS, PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS AND MEETINGS

    Chapter 5: New Jersey Racing Commission, powers, duties; definitons.

      Section: 5:5-111: Definitions

           2. As used in this act:



a. "Horsemen's organization" means the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, the Standardbred Breeders' and Owners' Association, or another organization or group representing a majority of horsemen engaged in competing for purses during a regularly scheduled horse race meeting, as the case may be.

b. "Intertrack wagering" means parimutuel wagering on simulcast horse races held at an in-State sending track by patrons at a receiving track and the electronic transmission of the wagers to the in-State sending track.

c. "Intertrack wagering license" means a license issued by the New Jersey Racing Commission permitting intertrack wagering.

d. "Receiving track" means a racetrack within the State which is operated by the holder of an annual permit to conduct a horse race meeting and which is equipped to receive simulcast horse races and to conduct intertrack wagering on those races.

e. "In-State sending track" means a racetrack within the State which is operated by the holder of an annual permit to conduct a horse race meeting and which is equipped to provide simulcast horse races to a receiving track and to conduct intertrack wagering on those races.

f. "Out-of-State sending track" means a racetrack in a jurisdiction other than the State of New Jersey which is lawfully permitted to conduct a horse race meeting and to provide simulcast horse races to a racetrack in this State.

g. "Simulcast horse races" means horse races conducted at an in-State sending track or an out-of-State sending track, as the case may be, and transmitted simultaneously by picture to a receiving track.

h. "Interstate common pool" means a parimutuel pool established within this State or in another state or foreign nation within which is combined comparable parimutuel pools of one or more receiving tracks located in one or more states or foreign nations upon a race at a sending track located within or outside of this State for the purpose of establishing pay-off prices in the various jurisdictions.

L.1985,c.269,s.2; amended 1991,c.411,s.1.



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