Introduced February 27, 2024
SB299
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Repeals and reenacts KRS 230.210, 230.225, 230.230, and 230.260 to replace the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission with the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation, to establish definitions, to grant the corporation jurisdiction over all forms of horse racing, horse breed integrity, sports wagering, charitable gaming, and pari-mutuel wagering and exclude the state lottery established under KRS Chapter 154A, to set the corporation and president’s powers and duties, to direct the Governor to appoint the corporation…
In effect since April 12, 2024
This act carries an emergency clause, so it took effect as soon as it became law instead of waiting the usual 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).
Plain-language summary
This bill replaces the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission with a new Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation, giving the new body authority over horse racing, sports wagering, charitable gaming, and pari-mutuel wagering. It also abolishes the Department of Charitable Gaming and folds its work into the new corporation by July 2025. The bill includes a temporary freeze on expanding electronic charity game ticket locations during the transition period. Who it may affect: horse racing industry workers and businesses, charitable organizations that run gaming fundraisers, and sports bettors in Kentucky.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Damon Thayer
Senator · Senate District 017
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