2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics
CHAPTER 41-11 - Simulcast Programs from Licensed Betting Facilities
§ 41-11-2 - Simulcast.

SECTION 41-11-2

   § 41-11-2  Simulcast. – (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 41-4-2 as to location of programs only, a licensee may enter into a contract with any licensed racing association to simulcast programs from the facility on certain racing days.

   (b) A licensee may simulcast programs a maximum of two hundred seventy (270) days in a state fiscal calendar year.

   (c) A licensee shall obtain a permit from the division of racing and athletics.

   (d) A licensee may accept pari-mutuel wagering on the simulcast at the licensed facility and not at any other location.

   (e) When the program is a dog race, the licensee shall compensate the owners of dog kennels who are under contract with the licensee at the time of the program. The compensation shall be equal to that percentage of the pari-mutuel handle paid to the owners pursuant to the contract then existing between the licensee and the owners.

   (2) A licensee licensed pursuant to chapter 7 of title 41 who receives simulcasts of dog races intrastate shall compensate the owners of dog kennels who are under contract with a licensee licensed pursuant to chapter 3.1 of title 41 at the time of the simulcast an amount equal to the percentage of the pari-mutuel handle being paid to the dog kennel owners pursuant to their contracts with the licensee licensed pursuant to chapter 3.1 of title 41.