5:12-198 Distribution of undistributed casino wagers.

8. Sums wagered at a casino on races being transmitted to that casino from an in-State sending track shall be deposited in the parimutuel pool generated at the in-State sending track for those races and shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of section 44 of P.L.1940, c.17 (C.5:5-64) or section 1 of P.L.1984, c.236 (C.5:5-64.1), as appropriate. The sums wagered at a casino which remain undistributed pursuant to those sections shall be distributed as follows:

a. .50% of the parimutuel pool generated at the casino shall be paid to the New Jersey Racing Commission for deposit in the Casino Simulcasting Fund established pursuant to section 18 of this act;

b. 8.25% of the pool generated at the casino for a race where the patron is required to select one horse, 9.25% of the pool generated at the casino for a race where the patron is required to select two horses, and 12.25% of the pool generated at the casino for a race where the patron is required to select three or more horses shall be paid to the casino receiving the simulcast race;

c. .50% of the pool generated at the casino shall be set aside as follows:

(1) in the case of harness races being transmitted from an in-State sending track, in the special trust account established pursuant to or specified in section 46a.(2) of P.L.1940, c.17 (C.5:5-66), section 2b. of P.L.1984, c.236 (C.5:5-66.1), section 5a.(1) of P.L.1982, c.201 (C.5:5-98), or section 7f.(1)(a) of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-7), as appropriate, for use and distribution as provided in section 46a.(2)(a), (b), and (c) of P.L.1940, c.17 (C.5:5-66), section 2b.(1), (2), and (3) of P.L.1984, c.236 (C.5:5-66.1), section 5a.(1)(a), (b), and (c) of P.L.1982, c.201 (C.5:5-98), or section 7f.(1)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-7), as appropriate; and

(2) In the case of running races being transmitted from an in-State sending track, in the special trust account established pursuant to or specified in section 46b.(1)(e) and (2)(e) of P.L.1940, c.17 (C.5:5-66), section 5b.(3) of P.L.1982, c.201 (C.5:5-98), or section 7f.(2)(c) of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-7), as appropriate, for use and distribution as provided therein;

d. .03% of the parimutuel pool generated at the casino shall be paid to the New Jersey Racing Commission and set aside in the special trust account for horse breeding and development for distribution and use as provided in section 5 of P.L.1967, c.40 (C.5:5-88); and

e. 7.72% of the pool generated at the casino for a race where the patron is required to select one horse, 8.72% of the pool generated at the casino for a race where the patron is required to select two horses, and 11.72% of the pool generated at the casino for a race where the patron is required to select three or more horses shall be distributed as follows:

(1) 50% of that amount shall be retained by the sending track, except that each sending track shall contribute, out of its share of a pool generated for a race where the patron is required to select three or more horses, a sum deemed necessary by the New Jersey Racing Commission for use by the commission to finance a prerace bloodtesting program and such other testing programs which that commission shall deem proper and necessary and which shall be subject to the regulation and control of that commission; and

(2) 50% of that amount shall be distributed as follows:

(a) in the case of harness races being transmitted from an in-State sending track, as overnight purse money at the sending track and for programs designed to aid the horsemen and the Standardbred Breeders' and Owners' Association of New Jersey, as provided in section 46a.(4) of P.L.1940, c.17 (C.5:5-66), section 2d. of P.L.1984, c.236 (C.5:5-66.1), section 5a.(2) of P.L.1982, c.201 (C.5:5-98), or section 7f.(1)(b) of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-7), as appropriate, including the retention, out of this share of a parimutuel pool where the patron is required to select three or more horses, of a sum deemed necessary by the New Jersey Racing Commission for use by that commission to finance a prerace blood testing program and such other testing programs which that commission shall deem proper and necessary and which shall be subject to the regulation and control of that commission, or as provided by a contractual agreement authorized under section 11 of P.L.2013, c.266 (C.5:5-188); and

(b) in the case of running races being transmitted from an in-State sending track, as overnight purse money at the sending track and for programs designed to aid the horsemen and the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horseman's Benevolent Association, as provided in section 46b.(1) (d) and (2) (d) of P.L.1940, c.17 (C.5:5-66), section 5b.(2) of P.L.1982, c.201 (C.5:5-98), or section 7f.(2)(b) of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-7), as appropriate, including the retention, out of this share of a parimutuel pool where the patron is required to select three or more horses, of a sum deemed necessary by the New Jersey Racing Commission for use by that commission to finance a prerace blood testing program and such other testing programs which that commission shall deem proper and necessary and which shall be subject to the regulation and control of that commission, or as provided by a contractual agreement authorized under section 12 of P.L.2013, c.266 (C.5:5-189).

L.1992, c.19, s.8; amended 2013, c.266, s.9.