{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-11-804","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Business Regulation § 11–804","heading":"","body":"(a) The intent of this section is similar to that of the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978, 15 U.S.C. §§ 3001 through 3007.\n(b) If the Commission approves, a licensee may contract to hold pari-mutuel betting on a race that is held at an out-of-state track where betting on racing is lawful.\n(c) Pari-mutuel betting under this section may only occur:\n(1) on a racing day when the Commission has authorized the licensee to hold racing; and\n(2) (i) at the track of the licensee;\n(ii) at any track where pari-mutuel betting on races on the racing program of the licensee for that day is authorized; or\n(iii) at a satellite simulcast facility.\n(d) (1) The breakage and takeout for pari-mutuel betting under this section shall be computed in the way normally applicable to pari-mutuel betting on racing the licensee holds.\n(2) From the takeout the licensee shall deduct:\n(i) the State tax on all mutuel pools;\n(ii) the amount to be paid under the contract to the out-of-state track; and\n(iii) the cost of transmission.\n(3) The licensee shall then allocate the rest of the takeout in the way applicable to the racing that the licensee holds.\n(e) A contract with an out-of-state track under this section is subject to the approval of the group that represents a majority of the owners and trainers who race horses at that track and the group that represents a majority of the applicable breeders in this State.","path":["Article - Business Regulation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr\u0026section=11-804","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:23Z","sha256":"939e1b5cd832f0c906972124ced5859a4247eff595e4d1e8ae31618c504fe5ec","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-11-803","next":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-11-804.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}