House Engrossed

 

additional wagering facilities; cap; removal

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

2021

 

 

 

CHAPTER 171

 

HOUSE BILL 2374

 

 

AN ACT

 

repealing section 5-118, arizona revised statutes; amending title 5, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding a new section 5-118; relating to racing.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 


Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Repeal

Section 5-118, Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed.

Sec. 2. Title 5, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section 5-118, to read:

START_STATUTE5-118. Authorization to own or lease new additional wagering facilities; written consent

A. a permittee that is authorized to conduct live racing may own or lease new additional wagering facilities.

b. a permittee that is authorized to conduct live racing in a county with a population of seven hundred thousand persons or more but less than one million five hundred thousand persons may not own or lease an additional wagering facility within sixty miles of a racetrack ENCLOSURE located in a county with a population of two hundred thousand persons or more but less than five hundred thousand persons or in a county with a population of more than three million persons without the prior written consent of the racetrack enclosure. END_STATUTE


 

 

 

APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR APRIL 5, 2021.

 

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 5, 2021.