N.Y. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 1001: Definitions

§ 1001. Definitions. As used in this article, in addition to the

definitions set forth in section one hundred one of this chapter, the

following terms shall have the following meanings:

a. "Simulcast" means the telecast of live audio and visual signals of

running, harness or quarter horse races for the purposes of pari-mutuel

wagering;

b. "Track" means the grounds or enclosures within which horse races

are conducted by any person, association or corporation lawfully

authorized to conduct such races in accordance with the terms and

conditions of this chapter or the laws of another jurisdiction;

c. "Sending track" means any track from which simulcasts originate;

d. "Receiving track" means any track where simulcasts originated from

another track are displayed;

e. "Applicant" means any association, corporation or business entity

applying for a simulcast license in accordance with the provisions of

this article;

f. "Operator" means any association, corporation or business entity

operating a simulcast facility in accordance with the provisions of this

article;

g. "Regional track or tracks" means any or all tracks located within a

region defined as an off-track betting region, except that for the

purposes of section one thousand eight of this article any track located

in New York city, or Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, shall be

deemed a regional track for all regions located in district one, as

defined in this section;

h. "Branch office" means an establishment maintained and operated by

an off-track betting corporation, where off-track pari-mutuel betting on

horse races may be placed in accordance with the terms and conditions of

this chapter and rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto;

i. "Simulcast facility" means those facilities within the state that

are authorized pursuant to the provisions of this article to display

simulcasts for pari-mutuel wagering purposes;

j. "Off-track betting region" means those regions as defined in

section five hundred nineteen of this chapter;

k. "Simulcast theater" means a simulcast facility that is also a

public entertainment and wagering facility, which may include any or all

of the following: a large-screen television projection and display unit,

a display system for odds, pools, and payout prices, areas for viewing

and seating, a food and beverage facility, and any other convenience

currently provided at racetracks and not inconsistent with local zoning

ordinances;

l. "Simulcast districts" means one or more of the following named

districts comprising the counties within which pari-mutuel racing events

are conducted as follows:

District 1 New York City, Suffolk, Nassau, and

Westchester counties

District 2 Sullivan county

District 3 Saratoga county

District 4 Oneida county

District 5 Erie, Genesee and Ontario counties

m. "Initial out-of-state thoroughbred track" means the track

commencing full-card simulcasting to New York prior to any other

out-of-state thoroughbred track after 1:00 PM on any calendar day.

n. "Second out-of-state thoroughbred track" means the track (or

subsequent track or tracks where otherwise authorized by this article)

conducting full-card simulcasting to New York after the race program

from the initial out-of-state thoroughbred track that has commenced

simulcasting on any calendar day.

o. "Mixed meeting" means a race meeting that has a combination of

thoroughbred, quarter horse, Appaloosa, paint, and/or Arabian racing on

the same race program.

p. "Account wagering" means a form of pari-mutuel wagering in which a

person establishes an account with an account wagering licensee and

subsequently communicates via telephone or other electronic media to the

account wagering licensee wagering instructions concerning the funds in

such person's account and wagers to be placed on the account owner's

behalf.

q. "Account wagering licensee" means racing associations, and

corporations; franchised corporations, off-track betting corporations,

and commission-approved multi-jurisdictional account wagering providers

that have been authorized by the commission to offer account wagering.

r. "Dormant account" means an account wagering account held by an

account wagering licensee in which there has been no wagering activity

for three years.

s. "Multi-jurisdictional account wagering provider" means a business

entity domiciled in a jurisdiction, other than the state of New York,

that does not operate either a simulcast facility that is open to the

public within the state of New York or a licensed or franchised

racetrack within the state, but which is licensed by such other

jurisdiction to offer pari-mutuel account wagering on races such

provider simulcasts and other races it offers in its wagering menu to

persons located in or out of the jurisdiction issuing such license.