§ 11–808
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. § 11-808 (2026)
Title 11. Horse Racing
Subtitle 8. Pari-Mutuel Betting
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(a)
An employee of a receiving track is not considered an employee of the sending track because of this part.
(b)
The Commission has jurisdiction over all intertrack betting and other activities at a receiving track to the same extent as when live racing is held at the track.
(c)
The Commission shall adopt regulations to carry out this part.
(d)
Only a licensee may operate a receiving track or a sending track.
(e)
(1)
A receiving track shall transmit directly to the sending track all pari-mutuel information about the money bet at the receiving track.
(2)
A sending track shall incorporate this information with information on pari-mutuel betting at the sending track.
(f)
Money bet in intertrack betting shall be:
(1)
included in the applicable mutuel pools at the sending track; and
(2)
considered as if bet at the sending track.
(g)
(1)
The breakage, State tax, and takeout on all intertrack betting at a receiving track shall be computed in the way normally applicable to pari-mutuel betting on a race at the sending track.
(2)
The takeout shall be allocated in the same proportions that are normally applicable to racing held at the sending track, after deductions for:
(i)
the State tax;
(ii)
the amount to be kept by the receiving track under the simulcast agreement with the sending track; and
(iii)
the cost to the sending track of the transmission.