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Chair outlines plan to direct historical‑horse‑racing 'breakage' to problem‑gambling fund; bill passed by for day
Summary
A bill that would allocate most 'breakage' from historical horse‑racing pari‑mutuel pools to the state's problem gambling treatment and support fund was discussed and passed by for the day; sponsors said 70% of that category's breakage would go to the fund and 30% to the racing benevolence fund.
A House subcommittee discussed House Bill 2166, which would change how so‑called "breakage"—small leftover fractions of pari‑mutuel payouts—is distributed for historical horse racing. The chair explained the bill would leave live and simulcast racing breakage unchanged but would redirect 70 percent of historical horse‑racing breakage to the state's problem gambling…
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