SB77-SSA1, s. 4586
17Section
4586. 562.04 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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562.04
(2) Other racing officials. (intro.) The
board department shall, by
19rule, specify all of the following:
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(2) (d) A fee for the supervision of racing by stewards or other racing
22officials employed by or under contract with the
board
department. Any moneys
23received under this paragraph shall be
deposited in
credited to the
appropriations 24appropriation accounts under ss.
20.197 (1) (g) and 20.455 (2) (g)
and 20.505 (8) (g).
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1562.045 Qualifications of administrator, other employes and stewards. 2(intro.) Notwithstanding s. 111.321, no person may serve as an administrator or
3other employe of the
racing division
of gaming or as a steward employed by the
board 4department or under contract with the
board department if any of the following
5apply:
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(6) The person has knowingly violated a rule or order of the
board 8department relating to pari-mutuel racing or any provision of this chapter, s.
9182.020 or ch. 945.
SB77-SSA1, s. 4590
10Section
4590. 562.05 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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562.05
(1) (intro.) No person may engage in any of the following activities
12without a valid annual license issued by the
board
department:
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562.05
(1) (d) Any occupation required to be licensed under s. 562.02 (1) (am)
15or determined by the
board department under s. 562.02 (1) (am) to require a license.
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(1b) The
board department shall approve and conduct an examination
18to be administered to all applicants for a license under sub. (1) (d) to be a horse
19trainer. No license may be issued under sub. (1) (d) to a horse trainer unless the
board 20department determines that the applicant for the license is qualified as evidenced
21by the applicant's performance on the examination conducted under this subsection.
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(1m) The
board department may not issue a license under sub. (1) (a)
24to (c) except after a public hearing.
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1562.05
(2) The
board department shall establish, by rule, the qualifications for
2any license required under sub. (1) and fix the fee for that license and any
3background investigation under sub. (7) related to that license. Any moneys received
4under this subsection shall be
deposited in credited to the
appropriations 5appropriation accounts under ss.
20.197 (1) (g) and 20.455 (2) (g)
and 20.505 (8) (g).
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(2m) In issuing a license to own and operate a racetrack not at a fair,
8the
board department shall consider the competitive effects on any other licensee
9under sub. (1) (a) or (b). These competitive effects shall include, but not be restricted
10to, the impact on the economic viability of existing licensed racetracks and the jobs
11that have been created by such licensed racetracks.
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562.05
(3) No person may hold more than one license issued under sub. (1) (a)
14and one license issued under sub. (1) (b) or (c). If the applicant for any of those
15licenses is a corporation, association, limited liability company or partnership, the
16board department shall determine whether the applicant is the same person as
17another licensee for the purpose of applying this subsection. Nothing in this
18subsection prohibits any person with a license under sub. (1) from contracting for
19services with any other person with a license under sub. (1), subject to any rules
20promulgated by the
board department.
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(3m) The
board department may not accept an application for a license
23for a race under sub. (1) (c) unless the county board of the county in which that race
24will be conducted has approved the applicant's sponsorship and management of that
25race.
SB77-SSA1, s. 4599
1Section
4599. 562.05 (3w) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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562.05
(3w) (intro.) Except as provided under subs. (3) to (3r), the
board 3department may issue a license under sub. (1) (a) if the
board department determines
4that all of the following conditions are met:
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(3wmr) If the condition under sub. (2m) is relevant to its decision, the
7board department may consider secondary economic impacts of an applicant's
8proposal for a racetrack if the applicant proves by a preponderance of evidence that
9the alleged secondary impacts will enhance the success of the applicant's proposed
10racetrack and the location of the proposed racetrack would compliment existing
11development with the overall effect of increasing tourism and generating state
12revenues from out-of-state residents.
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(3wt) In the first license issued to each applicant under sub. (1) (a) for
15each racetrack, the
board department shall specify a date by which each of the types
16of racing authorized under the license shall begin at that racetrack. Upon request
17of the licensee, the
board department may change a specified date to an earlier or
18later date pursuant to rules of the
board department.
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(4) Any application for a license to sponsor and manage a race shall be
21accompanied by a bond, in an amount determined by the
board department, which
22shall be sufficient to guarantee the payment of fees, taxes and other money due,
23including animal owners' purses and payouts on winning wagers.
SB77-SSA1, s. 4603
24Section
4603. 562.05 (4m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1562.05
(4m) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (4), the
board department may
2issue a license under sub. (1) (b) if the
board department determines that all of the
3following conditions are met:
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(5) (a) 5. The person has been convicted of a violation of any law of this
6or another state or of the United States related to racing, pari-mutuel wagering or
7of any other form of gambling which is a serious violation, as defined by the
board 8department by rule.
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(5) (a) 6. The person has knowingly violated a rule or order of the
board 11department relating to pari-mutuel racing or any provision of this chapter or of ch.
1227, 182 or 945.
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(5) (b) 4. A restriction under par. (a) 2. to 8. does not apply to a
15partnership, limited liability company, association or corporation if the
board 16department determines that the partnership, association, limited liability company
17or corporation has terminated its relationship with each individual whose actions
18directly contributed to the application of that restriction to the partnership,
19association, limited liability company or corporation
.
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(5) (c) 2. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, if after the
22application for a license is made or a license is issued any new officer, director,
23partner, member or owner subject to par. (a), as specified in par. (b), or any other new
24person with a present or future direct or indirect financial or management interest
25in the application or license joins the applicant or licensee, the applicant or licensee
1shall, within 5 working days, notify the
board department of the change and provide
2the affidavit under subd. 1. After an application for a license under sub. (1) (a) or (b)
3is made or after a license under sub. (1) (a) or (b) is issued, no ownership interest or
4right of ownership in the applicant or licensee may be transferred unless the
5applicant or licensee provides the affidavit under subd. 1. for the proposed new owner
6and the proposed new owner is approved by the
board
department. The
board 7department shall conduct the background investigations required under sub. (7) of
8any new officer, director, partner, member, shareholder or proposed owner of an
9applicant or licensee named in a notice to the
board
department under this
10subdivision.
SB77-SSA1, s. 4609
11Section
4609. 562.05 (6m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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562.05
(6m) (b) (intro.) The
board
department may not issue an intertrack
13wagering license unless the
board department determines that all of the following
14conditions are met:
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(6m) (b) 2. At least 250 race performances were conducted at the
17racetrack for which the applicant is licensed under sub. (1) (a) or (b) during the
18calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the applicant proposes to
19conduct intertrack wagering. The
board department may waive the requirement in
20this subdivision if the
board department determines that the waiver is in the public
21interest.
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(6m) (c) In considering whether to grant an intertrack wagering license,
24the
board department shall give due consideration to the best interests of the public
25and to maximizing revenue to the state.
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(6m) (d) On each intertrack wagering license that the
board department 3issues, the
board department shall identify the racetrack at which intertrack
4wagering may be conducted, the times and number of days or specific dates, as
5determined by the
board department, during which intertrack wagering may be
6conducted, and the host track from which the simulcast of each race performance on
7which intertrack wagering may be conducted shall originate.
SB77-SSA1, s. 4613
8Section
4613. 562.05 (6m) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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562.05
(6m) (e) (intro.) The
board
department shall revoke an intertrack
10wagering license if the
board department determines that any of the following
11applies:
SB77-SSA1, s. 4614
12Section
4614. 562.05 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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562.05
(7) (a) (intro.) Except as provided under par. (ag), before the
board 14department issues a license under this section, the
board department, with the
15assistance of the department of justice, shall conduct a background investigation of
16the applicant for the license and of any of the following related to the applicant:
SB77-SSA1, s. 4615
17Section
4615. 562.05 (7) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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562.05
(7) (ag) (intro.) Paragraph (a) applies to any person required under s.
19562.02 (1) (am) to have a license except for any person determined by the
board 20department under s. 562.02 (1) (am) to require a license. Before the
board 21department issues a license to any person determined by the
board department 22under s. 562.02 (1) (am) to require a license, the
board department may, with the
23assistance of the department of justice, conduct a background investigation of the
24applicant for that license and of any of the following related to the applicant:
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1562.05
(7) (b) The
board
department shall require any person subject to an
2investigation under par. (a) to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint
3cards each bearing a complete set of that person's fingerprints. The department of
4justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards to the federal bureau
5of investigation for the purpose of verifying the identity of that person and obtaining
6any record of that person's criminal arrests and convictions.
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(7) (bg) The
board department may require any person subject to an
9investigation under par. (ag) to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint
10cards each bearing a complete set of that person's fingerprints. The department of
11justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards to the federal bureau
12of investigation for the purpose of verifying the identity of that person and obtaining
13any record of that person's criminal arrests and convictions.
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562.05
(8) (a) The
board department may revoke or suspend a license for good
16cause after notice and hearing under s. 227.44.
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(8) (b) The
board department shall permanently revoke the license of
19any licensee whom the
board department determines under par. (a) has
20administered a medication or foreign substance to an animal in violation of s. 562.09
21(1).
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(8) (c) The
board department shall permanently revoke the license of
24any licensee who violates s. 562.105.
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1562.05
(9) (a) Every license issued under sub. (1) (b) or (c) shall set forth the
2time and number of days, or the specific dates, during which racing may be conducted
3under that license, as determined by the
board department.
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(9) (b) A license under sub. (1) (c) may authorize horse races on days on
6which the fair is conducted and for 2 additional periods not to exceed 5 days each.
7Either or both of the additional periods may be consecutive with the days on which
8the fair is conducted. In assigning race days and race times under this paragraph,
9the
board department shall consider the competitive effects on licensees under sub.
10(1) (a) and (b).
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(10) The
board department shall revoke the license issued under sub.
13(1) (a) of any person who accepts any public money to construct or operate a racetrack
14in Wisconsin. This subsection does not apply to any racetrack operated in
15conjunction with a county fair.
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562.057
(1) An intertrack wagering licensee may accept wagers on races that
18are conducted at 2 or more host tracks during the same race day with the approval
19of the
board department.
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(4) Subject to sub. (4m), the
board department may permit a licensee
22under s. 562.05 (1) (b) to receive simulcast races from out-of-state racetracks, to
23conduct pari-mutuel wagering on those races and to commingle the licensee's
24wagering pools on those races with those of any out-of-state racetrack from which
25the licensee is permitted to receive simulcast races. The
board department may
1permit a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) to simulcast races to any out-of-state legal
2wagering entity, and to commingle the licensee's wagering pools on those races with
3those of any out-of-state legal wagering entity to which the licensee is permitted to
4simulcast those races.
SB77-SSA1, s. 4629
5Section
4629. 562.057 (4m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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562.057
(4m) (intro.) The
board department may not permit a licensee under
7s. 562.05 (1) (b) to receive simulcast races under sub. (4) unless the
board department 8determines that all of the following conditions are met:
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(5) The
board department shall promulgate rules administering sub.
11(4).
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562.065
(1) Types of pools; purses. The
board department shall promulgate
14rules governing types of pari-mutuel pools that are permitted on races and the
15payment and allocation of purses for races.
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(3) (a)
Deduction. From the total amount wagered on all animals
18selected to win, place or show in a race, a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) and (c) shall
19deduct 17% or an amount approved by the
board department under s. 562.02 (1) (k)
20up to 20% and pay the balance, minus breakage, to winning ticket holders, except
21that for a multiple pool, the licensee shall deduct 23% or an amount approved by the
22board department under s. 562.02 (1) (k) up to 25% and pay the balance, minus
23breakage, to winning ticket holders. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the
24licensee from retaining amounts wagered in multiple pools which are required to be
1paid to winning ticket holders if there are no winning ticket holders, for the sole
2purpose of paying these amounts to winning ticket holders of subsequent races.
SB77-SSA1, s. 4633
3Section
4633. 562.065 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (c) 1. (intro.) For horse races, from the total amount deducted under
5par. (a) on each race day, a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) shall deposit with the
board 6department the following amounts:
SB77-SSA1, s. 4635
8Section
4635. 562.065 (3) (c) 2g. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (c) 2g. (intro.) For dog races, from the total amount deducted under
10par. (a) on each race day that is on or after January 1, 1993, a licensee under s. 562.05
11(1) (b) shall deposit with the
board department the following amounts: