{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-230.280","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 230.280","heading":"Requirement of license for race meeting -- Qualifications of applicants.","body":"(1) No person shall hold or conduct any horse race meeting for any stake, purse, or\nreward within the Commonwealth of Kentucky without securing the required\nlicense from the corporation.\n(2) The corporation shall investigate the qualifications of each applicant for a license to\nconduct a horse race meeting or the renewal of a license to conduct a horse race\nmeeting. The corporation may issue or renew a license unless the corp oration\ndetermines that:\n(a) The track location, traffic flow, facilities for the public, and facilities for\nracing participants and horses do not meet state code or are otherwise\ninadequate to protect the public health and safety;\n(b) The racing dates and times requested conflict with another race meeting of the\nsame breed of horse;\n(c) The financing or proposed financing of the entire operation is not adequate for\nthe operation or is from an unsuitable source;\n(d) The applicant or licensee has failed to disclose or has misstated information or\notherwise attempted to mislead the corporation with respect to any material\nfact contained in the application for the issuance or renewal of the license;\n(e) The applicant has knowingly failed to comply with the prov ision of this\nchapter or any administrative regulations promulgated thereunder;\n(f) Any of the principals of the applicant or licensee is determined to be\nunsuitable because he or she has:\n1. Been convicted of any crime of moral turpitude, embezzlement, or\nlarceny, or any violation of any law pertaining to illegal gaming or\ngambling, or any crime that is inimical to the declared policy of the\nCommonwealth of Kentucky with regard to horse racing and pari -\nmutuel wagering thereon;\n2. Been convicted in any jurisdiction within ten (10) years preceding initial\nlicensing or license renewal of any crime that is or would be a felony or\nclass A misdemeanor in the Commonwealth of Kentucky;\n3. Been identified in the published reports of any federal or state legislative\nor executive body as being a member or associate of organized crime, or\nof being of notorious or unsavory reputation;\n4. Been placed and remains in the custody of any federal, state, or local\nlaw enforcement authority;\n5. Had a ra cing or gaming license revoked in another jurisdiction on\ngrounds that would have been grounds for revoking the license in\nKentucky; or\n6. Engaged in any other activities that would pose a threat to the public\ninterest or to the effective regulation of hor se racing and wagering in\nKentucky, or enhance the dangers of unsuitable, unfair, or illegal\npractices, methods, and activities in the conduct of racing and wagering\nor in the operation of the business and financial arrangements incidental\nthereto; or\n(g) The applicant or licensee has had a racing or gaming license denied or\nrevoked in another jurisdiction on grounds that would be grounds for license\ndenial or revocation in Kentucky.","path":["KRS Chapter 230"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54692","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:46Z","sha256":"5cf92f98f4846b2beea1918a5d8dae42c56b4b15ed9a9896aec728fd72862caa","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-230.270","next":"us-ky/krs-230.290"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}