{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-128c-9","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128C, § 9","heading":"Simulcast or acceptance of wager on greyhound dog racing by racing meeting licensee prohibited; running horse racing meeting licensee to conduct not less than 20 live racing days at thoroughbred horse racing track","body":"Section 9. Notwithstanding sections 1 to 8, inclusive, or any other general or special law to the contrary, no racing meeting licensee, including licensees holding racing meetings in connection with a state or county fair as defined in section 1 of chapter 128A, shall simulcast or accept a wager on greyhound dog racing, and a running horse racing meeting licensee shall conduct not less than 20 live racing days at a thoroughbred horse racing track, provided, the commission may waive this requirement as necessary and appropriate to ensure the financial ability of the licensee to develop and operate a race track.","path":["Part I","Title XIX","Chapter 128C"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIX/Chapter128C/Section9","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:08Z","sha256":"0bbd15cf79dc8785c3fa3137173c6b3e0b71d6535d6db5ade7107b5aea030bf8","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-128c-8","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-128c-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}