CORRECTION: A provision to preempt local laws on horse and dog racing, in the original Senate text, was removed from a racing omnibus bill by the House before it was sent to Gov. Jan Brewer who signed the measure on Monday.
PHOENIX ? Arizonans will soon not even have to leave their homes to gamble legally.
Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation Monday to permit what the industry calls ?advance deposit wagering? on horse and dog races. That would allow betting by phone, not only on the handful of races that still occur in Arizona, but on other tracks throughout the country.
Those phone wagers could be placed as soon as this summer when the law is set to take effect, although it could take a bit longer for the state Department of Racing to come up with the legally necessary rules, even with an exemption from the normal process.
The change was pushed by Michael Racy, lobbyist for Tucson Greyhound Park, as a method of providing more dollars both for track and animal owners. In testimony earlier this year to a Senate committee, he said the funds would help keep live racing alive.
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PHOENIX ? Arizonans will soon not even have to leave their homes to gamble legally.
Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation Monday to permit what the industry calls ?advance deposit wagering? on horse and dog races. That would allow betting by phone, not only on the handful of races that still occur in Arizona, but on other tracks throughout the country.
Those phone wagers could be placed as soon as this summer when the law is set to take effect, although it could take a bit longer for the state Department of Racing to come up with the legally necessary rules, even with an exemption from the normal process.
The change was pushed by Michael Racy, lobbyist for Tucson Greyhound Park, as a method of providing more dollars both for track and animal owners. In testimony earlier this year to a Senate committee, he said the funds would help keep live racing alive.
read more here:
http://azstarnet.com/news/state-and...cle_42cd4a39-4dba-59aa-81ee-2046e56d653a.html
