KRS 230.280: Requirement of license for race meeting -- Qualifications of applicants.

(1) No person shall hold or conduct any horse race meeting for any stake, purse, or

reward within the Commonwealth of Kentucky without securing the required

license from the corporation.

(2) The corporation shall investigate the qualifications of each applicant for a license to

conduct a horse race meeting or the renewal of a license to conduct a horse race

meeting. The corporation may issue or renew a license unless the corp oration

determines that:

(a) The track location, traffic flow, facilities for the public, and facilities for

racing participants and horses do not meet state code or are otherwise

inadequate to protect the public health and safety;

(b) The racing dates and times requested conflict with another race meeting of the

same breed of horse;

(c) The financing or proposed financing of the entire operation is not adequate for

the operation or is from an unsuitable source;

(d) The applicant or licensee has failed to disclose or has misstated information or

otherwise attempted to mislead the corporation with respect to any material

fact contained in the application for the issuance or renewal of the license;

(e) The applicant has knowingly failed to comply with the prov ision of this

chapter or any administrative regulations promulgated thereunder;

(f) Any of the principals of the applicant or licensee is determined to be

unsuitable because he or she has:

1. Been convicted of any crime of moral turpitude, embezzlement, or

larceny, or any violation of any law pertaining to illegal gaming or

gambling, or any crime that is inimical to the declared policy of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky with regard to horse racing and pari -

mutuel wagering thereon;

2. Been convicted in any jurisdiction within ten (10) years preceding initial

licensing or license renewal of any crime that is or would be a felony or

class A misdemeanor in the Commonwealth of Kentucky;

3. Been identified in the published reports of any federal or state legislative

or executive body as being a member or associate of organized crime, or

of being of notorious or unsavory reputation;

4. Been placed and remains in the custody of any federal, state, or local

law enforcement authority;

5. Had a ra cing or gaming license revoked in another jurisdiction on

grounds that would have been grounds for revoking the license in

Kentucky; or

6. Engaged in any other activities that would pose a threat to the public

interest or to the effective regulation of hor se racing and wagering in

Kentucky, or enhance the dangers of unsuitable, unfair, or illegal

practices, methods, and activities in the conduct of racing and wagering

or in the operation of the business and financial arrangements incidental

thereto; or

(g) The applicant or licensee has had a racing or gaming license denied or

revoked in another jurisdiction on grounds that would be grounds for license

denial or revocation in Kentucky.