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Senate committee approves overhaul creating Racing and Gaming Corporation, protects charitable gaming rules
Summary
The Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee voted to pass House Bill 566, which implements the Racing and Gaming Corporation created last year and preserves tax, license, and technology protections for charitable gaming while setting funding and governance rules for the new agency.
The Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations voted to give House Bill 566 a favorable report Tuesday, approving a committee substitute that implements the Racing and Gaming Corporation and preserves several protections for charitable gaming organizations.
The measure, sponsored in the House by Rep. Matt Cook, implements the plan enacted last year by Senate Bill 299 to create the Racing and Gaming Corporation. Cook told the committee the bill is organized in three parts covering charitable gaming, the corporation’s funding and governance, and a temporary set of provisions for quarter horse racing.
Cook said…
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