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N.Y. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 519: Definitions

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  1. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
  2. Article 5-A. Off-track Pari-mutuel Betting

§ 519. Definitions. The following terms shall mean and include:

1. "Region." One or more of the following named regions comprised of

the counties indicated:

a. Suffolk: Suffolk county;

b. Nassau: Nassau county;

c. New York city: the five counties comprising the city of New York;

d. Catskill: Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Delaware, Orange, Rockland,

Sullivan, Tioga, Dutchess, Tompkins, Westchester, Putnam and Ulster

counties;

e. Capital District: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Essex,

Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery,

Oneida, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, St.

Lawrence, Warren and Washington counties;

f. Central: Lewis and Onondaga counties;

g. Western: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee,

Jefferson, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego,

Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates counties;

h. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this subdivision, when and

if the Central regional off-track betting corporation is established, it

shall include, in addition to the counties listed in paragraph f, the

following: Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Franklin, Herkimer, Jefferson,

Madison, Oneida, Oswego, Otsego and Tompkins counties.

2. "Exotic bet" or "exotic wager." A single bet or wager on three or

more horses, evidenced by a single ticket and representing an interest

in a single betting pool.

3. "Multiple bet" or "multiple wager." A single bet or wager on two

horses, evidenced by a single ticket and representing an interest in a

single betting pool.

4. "Article". As used in this article may also refer to articles five

and six.

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