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Senate committee amends and advances bill to give cities and counties more say over simulcasting
Summary
Senate File 45, a comprehensive local-control bill for simulcasting and historic horse-racing terminals, was amended with stakeholder language from counties, municipalities and operators and advanced by a 5–0 roll call. The measure clarifies approval, renewal and revocation procedures and retains the 100-mile rule for many supporters.
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Senate File 45 after adopting a bundle of stakeholder amendments intended to clarify local authority over simulcasting and off-track wagering (OTV) operations.
Sponsor Senator Kolb described the bill as a comprehensive effort to "give local authorities the ability to say no" on site-specific simulcasting permits and to provide a clearer path for dealing with existing licenses, renewals and revocations. He told the committee the measure aims to "be fair to the municipalities, to the people of the state of Wyoming, to deal with the businesses that are in our…
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