N.Y.
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law Section 115-B
Market origin credits
1.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any racing associations and corporations, franchised corporations, and off-track betting corporations that makes a payment of the regulatory fees imposed by this chapter may reduce such payment by an amount equal to the market origin credit allocated to such racing association or corporation, franchised corporation, or off-track betting corporation by the commission. The commission shall allocate credits in an amount equal to ninety percent of the amount received from the market origin fee paid pursuant to subdivision six of § 1012-A (Multi-jurisdictional account wagering providers)section one thousand twelve-a of this chapter for the period from the sixteenth day of the preceding month through the fifteenth day of the current month. The commission shall notify participants of allocations on or before the twentieth day of the current month.2.
The commission shall allocate credits to racing associations and corporations, franchised corporations, and off-track betting corporations in the following amounts:a.
Forty percent of the amount received from the market origin fee paid pursuant to subdivision six of § 1012-A (Multi-jurisdictional account wagering providers)section one thousand twelve-a of this chapter to regional off-track betting corporations. Allocations to individual regional off-track betting corporations shall be made based on a ratio where the numerator is the regional corporation’s total in-state handle for the previous calendar year as calculated by the commission and the denominator is the total in-state handle of all the regional off-track betting corporations for the previous calendar year as calculated by the commission;b.
Fifty percent of the amount received from the market origin fee paid pursuant to subdivision six of § 1012-A (Multi-jurisdictional account wagering providers)section one thousand twelve-a of this chapter to the racing associations and corporations and franchised corporations. Allocations to individual racing associations and corporations and franchised corporations shall be made as follows:(i)
Sixty percent to thoroughbred racing associations and franchised corporations. Five-sixths shall be allocated to a franchised corporation and one-sixth shall be allocated to a thoroughbred racing association.(ii)
Forty percent to harness racing associations and corporations. Allocations to individual harness racing associations and corporations shall be made based on a ratio where the numerator is the association’s or corporation’s total in-state handle on live racing for the previous calendar year as calculated by the commission and the denominator is the total in-state on live handle for all harness racing associations and corporations for the previous calendar year as calculated by the commission.3.
As a condition for any racing association or corporation or franchised corporation to claim any market origin credits allocated to it, such racing association or corporation or franchised corporation must make payments for moneys otherwise to be used to pay the regulatory fee as follows:(i)
Payment of an amount equal to forty percent of the allocated credits into an account used solely for the purpose of enhancing purses at such racing association or corporation or franchised corporation. Such payment shall be made within five days from receipt of notification of an allocation by the commission of an allocation of market origin credits;(ii)
Payment of an amount equal to twenty percent of the allocated credits to the state’s breeding funds. Sixty percent of the payments to the breeding funds shall be allocated to the New York state thoroughbred breeding and development fund corporation established pursuant to § 252 (New York state thoroughbred breeding and development fund)section two hundred fifty-two of this chapter, and forty percent to the agriculture and New York state horse breeding development fund established pursuant to § 330 (Agriculture and New York state horse breeding development fund)section three hundred thirty of this chapter. Such payment shall be made within five days from receipt of notification of an allocation by the commission of an allocation of market origin credits.4.
The commission shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for the administration of the market origin credit.
Source:
Section 115-B — Market origin credits, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PML/115-B (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Dec. 21, 2024).
