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House Journal: Page 1927: Wednesday, April 22, 1998

H-9332

 1     Amend the House amendment, S-5359, to Senate File
 2   2320, as passed by the Senate, as follows:
 3     1.  By striking page 1, line 1, through page 2,
 4   line 34, and inserting the following:
 5     "Amend Senate File 2320, as passed by the Senate,
 6   as follows:
 7        .  By striking everything after the enacting
 8   clause and inserting the following:
 9     "Section 1.  Section 99D.11, subsection 7, Code
10   1997, is amended to read as follows:
11     7.  A person under the age of twenty-one years
12   shall not make or attempt to make a pari-mutuel wager.
13   A person who violates this subsection commits a
14   scheduled violation under section 805.8, subsection
15   13.
16     Sec. ___.  Section 99E.18, Code 1997, is amended by
17   adding the following new subsection:
18     NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  A person under the age of
19   twenty-one years shall not purchase or attempt to
20   purchase a ticket or share.  A person who violates
21   this subsection commits a scheduled violation under
22   section 805.8, subsection 13.
23     Sec. ___.  Section 99F.4A, subsection 2, Code l997,
24   is amended to read as follows:
25     2.  A license to operate gambling games shall be
26   issued only to a licensee holding a valid license to
27   conduct pari-mutuel dog or horse racing pursuant to
28   chapter 99D on January 1, 1994.  However, a license to
29   operate gambling games issued pursuant to this
30   subsection may be transferred to another person after
31   a majority of the voters voting on the transfer
32   proposal approves it.  Only the registered voters of
33   the county in which the racetrack enclosure is located
34   are eligible to vote on the proposal.  The transfer
35   proposal shall be submitted by the board of
36   supervisors at a general election or a special
37   election called for that purpose.  If the proposal is
38   approved, the transfer of a license is subject to
39   application to, and approval by, the commission.
40   However, the commission shall not give its approval
41   unless the new licensee meets the requirements of
42   sections 99D.8 through 99D.10.  In addition, if there
43   is in existence at the time of license transfer a
44   contract for purses and supplements for horse racing,
45   the contract shall remain in effect until its
46   termination, and thereafter, purses and supplements
47   shall be no lower than fifteen percent of the annual
48   adjusted gross receipts.  A transferee shall not be
49   required to honor any material changes made to such
50   contract within one year before the transfer.

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