House Study Bill 757 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS BILL BY CHAIRPERSON NORDMAN) A BILL FOR An Act relating to authorizations to conduct advance deposit 1 wagering. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 6904YC (3) 91 ss/ns
H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 99D.11, subsection 6, paragraph c, 1 subparagraphs (1) and (2), Code 2026, are amended to read as 2 follows: 3 (1) The commission shall authorize the licensee of the horse 4 racetrack located in Polk county an entity licensed pursuant to 5 section 99D.9D to conduct advance deposit wagering. An advance 6 deposit wager may be placed in person at a licensed racetrack 7 enclosure, or from any other location via a telephone-type 8 device or any other electronic means. The commission may also 9 issue an advance deposit wagering operator license to an entity 10 who complies with subparagraph (3) and section 99D.8A . 11 (2) For the purposes of this section , “advance deposit 12 wagering” means a method of pari-mutuel wagering in which an 13 individual may establish an account, deposit money into the 14 account, and use the account balance to pay for pari-mutuel 15 wagering. Of the net revenue, less all taxes paid and expenses 16 directly related to account deposit wagering incurred by the 17 licensee of the horse racetrack located in Polk county an 18 entity licensed pursuant to section 99D.9D , received through 19 advance deposit wagering, fifty percent shall be designated for 20 the horse purses created pursuant to section 99D.7, subsection 21 5 , and fifty percent shall be designated for the licensee for 22 the pari-mutuel horse racetrack located in Polk county. 23 EXPLANATION 24 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 25 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 26 This bill relates to authorizations to conduct advance 27 deposit wagering. The bill requires the state racing and 28 gaming commission (commission) to authorize an entity that 29 is licensed pursuant to Code section 99D.9D (alternative 30 simulcasting licensure —— horse and dog races) to conduct 31 advance deposit wagering. The bill strikes a requirement that 32 the commission authorize the licensee of the horse racetrack 33 located in Polk county. However, under current law and the 34 bill, 50 percent of associated revenue is designated for the 35 -1- LSB 6904YC (3) 91 ss/ns 1/ 2
H.F. _____ licensee of the horse racetrack located in Polk county, and 1 an agreement with the licensee of the horse racetrack located 2 in Polk county is required before granting an advance deposit 3 wagering operator license. 4 -2- LSB 6904YC (3) 91 ss/ns 2/ 2