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LR 995
Item 1

 
operate a commercial track, within the meaning of Title 8,
section 275-A, and may issue a license to any person who, prior
to January 1, 2003, has been licensed to operate an off-track
betting facility.

 
2.__Terminals.__The license under subsection 1 must specify
the maximum number of video lottery terminals that the
licensee may operate on its premises.__In the case of a
commercial track within the meaning of Title 8, section 275-A,
subsection 1, paragraph A, that number must be 1,500 unless
the commission finds that the commercial track will not, in a
reasonable period of time and in the licensee's opinion, be
able to accommodate 1,500 video lottery terminals.__In the
case of a commercial track within the meaning of Title 8,
section 275-A, subsection 1, paragraph B, that number must be
1,000 unless the commission finds that the commercial track
will not, in a reasonable period of time and in the licensee's
opinion, be able to accommodate 1,000 video lottery terminals.__
In the case of an off-track betting facility, the number must
be 200, unless the commission finds that the off-track betting
facility will not, in the licensee's opinion, be able to
accommodate 200 video lottery terminals.__Except as expressly
provided otherwise in this chapter, the number of video
lottery terminals may be increased upon subsequent application
to the commission, which shall consider, among other relevant
criteria, the relative market success of the licensee and the
usage history of the licensee's existing video lottery
terminals.

 
3.__Conditions on increase.__An off-track betting facility
may not increase the number of terminals over 200 unless
either:

 
A.__The licensee under subsection 1 has obtained the prior
consent of all commercial tracks located within 60 miles
of the off-track betting facility;

 
B.__The licensee under subsection 1 will not, after the
increase, have more than 20% of the number of video
lottery terminals of the commercial racetrack located
nearest to that licensee if that track is a commercial
track under Title 8, section 275-A, subsection 1,
paragraph B; or

 
C.__The licensee under subsection 1 will may not, after
the increase, have more than 14% of the number of
terminals of the commercial track located nearest to that
licensee if that track is a commercial track under Title
8, section 275-A, subsection 1, paragraph A.

 
4.__Restrictions on terminals for commercial tracks and off-
track betting facilities in close proximity.__Notwithstanding
subsection 3, if a commercial track is or comes to be located


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