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Committee tables bill to allow harness‑race pari‑mutuel pools at additional facilities; members flag legal and municipal hurdles
Summary
The Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee on Monday tabled LD 1188, a bill that would allow licensed harness racing entities to sell pari‑mutuel pools and permit such wagering at facilities beyond the racetrack enclosure.
The Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs tabled LD 1188 after a multi‑hour work session in which committee analysts and witnesses identified legal ambiguities and practical obstacles to the bill's intent to include harness racing within the sports wagering framework and to allow pari‑mutuel wagering at facilities other than the track enclosure.
Ms. Olsen, the committee analyst, summarized the bill and noted that the measure would permit persons licensed to conduct harness horse racing with pari‑mutuel betting to sell pari‑mutuel pools and common pools for simulcast races at any facility they operate. The analyst cautioned the committee about statutory complexity: pari‑mutuel (pool)…
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