Bill > HB2963

This bill addresses two specific provisions related to horse racing and gaming in Arizona for fiscal year 2025-2026. First, the bill requires the Department of Gaming to establish and collect a new 0.5 percent regulatory assessment from commercial racing permitees, which will be deducted from pari-mutuel pools (a type of betting where all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool, with the winnings split among the winners) in addition to existing authorized deductions. Second, the bill temporarily allows the Department of Gaming to approve horse racing gates for tested horses within sixty days of a race, which is a modification of existing racing regulations. This gate approval provision is specifically valid for race meetings in 2025 and 2026 and will automatically be repealed after December 31, 2026, effectively making it a two-year experimental regulatory change for the horse racing industry.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83496