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23-113-603. Pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing and greyhound racing.
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23-113-603. Pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing and greyhound racing.
(a) Pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing and greyhound racing, whether on live racing, simulcast racing, or races conducted in the past and rebroadcast by electronic means, shall continue to be governed by the Arkansas Horse Racing Law, § 23-110-101 et seq., and the Arkansas Greyhound Racing Law, § 23-111-101 et seq., respectively, and not by this chapter.
(b)(1) Provisions of the Arkansas Horse Racing Law, § 23-110-101 et seq., and the Arkansas Greyhound Racing Law, § 23-111-101 et seq., prohibiting wagering other than on horse or greyhound races and other than under the pari-mutuel or certificate method of wagering shall not apply to wagering on electronic games of skill conducted pursuant to this chapter, and to this end the provisions of § 23-110-405(d)(1) and (2), § 23-111-508(b), § 23-111-508(d)(1) and (2), § 23-111-508(d)(4), and any other inconsistent provisions of the Arkansas Horse Racing Law, § 23-110-101 et seq., and the Arkansas Greyhound Racing Law, § 23-111-101 et seq., shall not apply to wagering on electronic games of skill conducted in accordance with this chapter.
(2) Wagering under this chapter is not required to be pari-mutuel.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-113-603
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23-113-603. Pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing and greyhound racing.
(a) Pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing and greyhound racing, whether on live racing, simulcast racing, or races conducted in the past and rebroadcast by electronic means, shall continue to be governed by the Arkansas Horse Racing Law, § 23-110-101 et seq., and the Arkansas Greyhound Racing Law, § 23-111-101 et seq., respectively, and not by this chapter.
(b)(1) Provisions of the Arkansas Horse Racing Law, § 23-110-101 et seq., and the Arkansas Greyhound Racing Law, § 23-111-101 et seq., prohibiting wagering other than on horse or greyhound races and other than under the pari-mutuel or certificate method of wagering shall not apply to wagering on electronic games of skill conducted pursuant to this chapter, and to this end the provisions of § 23-110-405(d)(1) and (2), § 23-111-508(b), § 23-111-508(d)(1) and (2), § 23-111-508(d)(4), and any other inconsistent provisions of the Arkansas Horse Racing Law, § 23-110-101 et seq., and the Arkansas Greyhound Racing Law, § 23-111-101 et seq., shall not apply to wagering on electronic games of skill conducted in accordance with this chapter.
(2) Wagering under this chapter is not required to be pari-mutuel.
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23-110-101. Title.
This chapter shall be referred to and may be cited as the “Arkansas Horse Racing Law”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-110-101
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23-110-405. Wagering — Penalty for improper wagering.
(a)(1) Any franchise holder conducting a horse racing meet may provide a place or places in the race meeting grounds or enclosure at which it may conduct and supervise the pari-mutuel or certificate system of wagering.
(2) If conducted under the provisions of this chapter, the pari-mutuel or certificate method of wagering shall not under any circumstances be held or construed to be unlawful, all other laws or parts of laws of the State of Arkansas to the contrary notwithstanding.
(b)(1) With the prior approval of the Arkansas Racing Commission and consistent with applicable federal law, a franchise holder may enter into agreements and arrangements with other parties pursuant to which:
(A) Its patrons may wager on races run at other race tracks that are shown live or in any other manner approved by the commission, by television, or otherwise, at locations on the grounds at the Arkansas race track at any time or times during the calendar year; and
(B) Its races are shown live or in any other manner approved by the commission at other race tracks and locations.
(2) Such agreements and arrangements shall specify all financial, wagering, distribution, and other details that shall govern. To that end, the provisions of §§ 23-110-402 and 23-110-407 and any other inconsistent provisions shall not be applicable to such agreements and arrangements.
(3)(A) For all races simulcast to the grounds of the franchise holder's Arkansas race track from other race tracks and races conducted in the past and rebroadcast by electronic means and shown on a delayed or replayed basis on the grounds of the franchise holder's Arkansas race track under subdivision (b)(1) of this section, the franchise holder shall withhold and pay
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-110-405
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-110-405. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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23-111-101. Title.
This chapter shall be referred to and may be cited as the “Arkansas Greyhound Racing Law”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-111-101
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-111-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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23-111-508. Wagering.
(a)(1) Any franchise holder conducting a greyhound racing meet may provide places in the race meeting grounds, or enclosure, at which it may conduct and supervise the pari-mutuel or certificate system of wagering by patrons on the races conducted by the franchise holder at the meeting.
(2) The pari-mutuel or certificate method of wagering upon races held at the race track, within the race track, and at the racing meet shall not under any circumstances, if conducted under the provisions of this chapter, be held or construed to be unlawful, all other laws or parts of laws of the State of Arkansas to the contrary notwithstanding.
(b) No other place or method of wagering shall be used or permitted by the franchise holder, unless permitted under subsection (d) or subsection (e) of this section, nor shall the pari-mutuel or certificate system of wagering be conducted on any races except races at the race track where the franchise holder holds a current license issued by the Arkansas Racing Commission.
(c) No franchise holder shall permit any minor to be a patron of the pari-mutuel or certificate system of wagering conducted or supervised by it.
(d)(1)(A) However, nothing contained in this section shall be construed to permit the pari-mutuel or certificate method of wagering upon any race track unless the track is licensed as provided by this chapter.
(B) It is declared to be unlawful for any franchise holder to permit, conduct, or supervise any pari-mutuel or certificate method of wagering upon any race track except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) There shall be no wagering on the results of any races except under the pari-mutuel or certificate method of wagering, as provided in this chapter, and then only by the inst
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-111-508
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-111-508. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.