A. Any person desiring to conduct a race meeting may apply to the Commission for an organization license. The application shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commission and shall include a search waiver. The application shall contain the following information: 1. the dates on which the applicant intends to conduct […]
A. Applications for organization licenses must be filed with the Commission at a time and place prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Commission. Beginning with organization license applications for the 1994 calendar year, the Commission shall develop and use separate application forms for applicants requesting an organization license to conduct horse racing with […]
Whenever an organization license to conduct a horse race meeting has been issued, no person shall in any manner become the owner or holder, directly or indirectly, of any shares of stock or certificates or other evidence of ownership of any interest in such organization licensee without first having obtained the approval of the Commission. […]
No organization license shall be granted: 1. to any applicant if the applicant or a person owning an interest in the applicant: a.has been convicted of a felony, or b.has been convicted of violating any law regarding gambling or controlled dangerous substances of the United States, this state, or any other state, or c.has a […]
A. The Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations setting minimum standards to be met by organization licensees. B. The failure of an organization licensee which has been awarded racing dates to meet the minimum standards set by the Commission shall result in the mandatory suspension of the organization license by the Commission. The suspended organization […]
A. Prior to commencing construction, remodeling, or alteration of grandstand or other spectator areas, including but not limited to clubs, lounges, and restaurants, plans and specifications shall be presented to the State Fire Marshal for approval. Life safety provisions of the National Fire Protection Association “Life Safety Code”, No. 101, as adopted by the State […]
A. Any organization licensee conducting a race meeting may provide places on the race meeting grounds at which it may conduct and supervise the pari-mutuel system of wagering on the horse races conducted by the organization licensee at the race meeting. No other place or method of betting, pool making, wagering, or gambling shall be […]
A. Any organization licensee shall file with the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission its plan to conduct pari-mutuel wagering at a facility or facilities located outside the organization licensee’s racing enclosure. Such pari-mutuel wagering may be conducted at any time as authorized by the Commission. The conducting of pari-mutuel wagering at a facility outside the organization […]
A. The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission may authorize an organization licensee to accept wagers on the results of out-of-state full racing programs for simulcast races as follows: 1. On days when the organization licensee is conducting live racing, the licensee may accept wagers on out-of-state full racing programs during the hours when it is conducting […]
A. Any organization licensee that accepts full-card out-of-state simulcast wagering at any time during a calendar year shall be required to televise to all other racetracks licensed by the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission all of its live races, or the number of days of its live racing which is equivalent to the number of days […]
A. Pursuant to rules and regulations of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission, an organization licensee shall be permitted to conduct a National Breeders’ Cup pick seven. B. Any organization licensee authorized by the Commission to accept wagers on the results of the National Breeders’ Cup races shall apportion all money wagered on pick seven wagers […]
Each organization licensee shall collect a tax of ten percent (10%) of the amount received by the organization licensee for tickets for admission to the race meeting grounds. If an organization licensee offers a reduced price for admission to the race meeting grounds based upon the purchase of a season ticket or pass, the amount […]
A. From any payment made to an individual who has wagered by contributing to a pari-mutuel pool operated by an organization licensee, the organization licensee shall deduct the odd cents by which the amount payable on each dollar wagered exceeds a multiple of ten cents ($0.10). If there is a minus pari-mutuel pool, the organization […]
A. Any individual who claims to be entitled to any part of a pari-mutuel pool conducted by an organization licensee and who fails to receive the money due may file the following with the organization licensee within sixty (60) days after the wager has been made: 1. A verified claim on a form prescribed and […]
It shall be unlawful for any person to falsify, conceal, or cover up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact, or make any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or representations, or make or use any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry regarding […]
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission is hereby authorized to determine by rule which drugs and medications, if any, may be administered to a horse prior to or during a horse race and to determine by rule the conditions under which such drugs and medications may […]
The gaming areas of the premises of an organization licensee and, except for the off-track wagering facilities specified in Section 205.6a of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes, the areas where simulcast wagering is conducted by an organization licensee shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 1247 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma […]
A. Each organization licensee shall utilize a Horsemen’s Bookkeeper who shall, at a minimum, maintain the records and accounts prescribed in this section or in the rules of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission. The Horsemen’s Bookkeeper may be an employee of the organization licensee, may be employed jointly by two or more organization licensees, or […]
A. Any fair association organized pursuant to the provisions of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes for Agricultural Fair Corporations, the Free Oklahoma State Fair, Free District Fairs, and Agricultural and Industrial Expositions and Fairs or any existing county, district, or state fair as of January 1, 1983, which qualifies as an organization licensee may […]
A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury an agency special account for the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission, to be designated the “Oklahoma Breeding Development Fund Special Account”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Commission for deposit in […]
