SENATE, No. 232

By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 232) of Marc R. Pacheco, David L. Flynn and James H. Fagan for legislation relative to simulcasting. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the Year Two Thousand and Five.

AN ACT RELATIVE TO simulcasting 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.

Chapter 128C of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the language in Section 2(2)(b) in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following language:

(b) on any day of the calendar year/ unlimited running horse racing from and after 6:00 p.m., plus the entire racing cards from any 2 running horse racing meetings from any state in the Pacific and Mountain time zones; and simulcasts of the Suffolk county running horse racing meeting licensee's live races during its racing season and 4 so-called companion cards; and 5 interstate running horse simulcasts prior to 3:30 p.m. on any day during the dark season of the Suffolk county running horse racing meeting; and