Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-8843

  • Commission: means the Kansas racing and gaming commission created by this act. See Kansas Statutes 74-8802
  • Greyhound: means any greyhound breed of dog properly registered with the national greyhound association of Abilene, Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 74-8802
  • Historical horse race machine: means any electronic, electromechanical, video or computerized device, contrivance or machine authorized by the commission that, upon insertion of cash, tokens, electronic cards or any consideration, is available to accept wagers on and simulate the running of historical horse races, and that may deliver or entitle the patron operating the machine to receive cash, tokens, merchandise or credits that may be redeemed for cash. See Kansas Statutes 74-8802
  • Organization licensee: means a nonprofit organization licensed by the commission to conduct races pursuant to this act and, if the license so provides, to construct or own a racetrack facility. See Kansas Statutes 74-8802
  • Parimutuel wagering: means a form of wagering on the outcome of horse and greyhound races, including historical horse races conducted by an historical horse race machine, in which those who wager purchase tickets of various denominations on one or more horses or greyhounds and all wagers for each race are pooled and the winning ticket holders are paid prizes from such pool in amounts proportional to the total receipts in the pool. See Kansas Statutes 74-8802
  • Race meeting: means one or more periods of racing days during a calendar year designated by the commission for which an organization licensee has been approved by the commission to hold live horse or greyhound races or simulcast horse races at which parimutuel wagering is conducted, including such additional time as designated by the commission for the conduct of official business before and after the races. See Kansas Statutes 74-8802
  • racetrack facility: includes a facility used for the display of and wagering on simulcast races and the operation of historical horse race machines without any live horse or greyhound races being conducted. See Kansas Statutes 74-8802
  • Simulcast: means a live audio-visual broadcast of an actual horse race at the time it is run. See Kansas Statutes 74-8802

(a) Wagering on one or more historical horse races is hereby authorized and may be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas parimutuel racing act.

(b) Parimutuel wagering on historical horse races shall only be conducted by an organization licensee at a facility located in Sedgwick county and only through historical horse race machines approved by the commission. Such wagering shall only be permitted in a designated area on the licensed premises of an organization licensee. A licensee shall obtain approval from the commission for any types of wagers on historical horse races prior to conducting such wagering. No historical horse race machines shall be operated at any facility that conducts live greyhound races or displays simulcast greyhound races.

(c) An organization licensee may conduct parimutuel wagering on historical horse races of any horse breed regardless of the type of breed that primarily races in live meets conducted or simulcast races displayed by the licensee. A licensee may conduct parimutuel wagering on historical horse races on any days and hours approved by the commission and shall not be limited to times during which the licensee is conducting a live horse race meeting or displaying simulcast races.

(d) All wagering on historical horse races shall be conducted as follows:

(1) A patron may only wager on historical horse races through an historical horse race machine approved by the commission;

(2) once a patron deposits the wagered amount in the historical horse race machine, one or more historical horse races shall be chosen at random;

(3) prior to the patron making a wager selection, the machine shall not display or otherwise make any information available that would allow the patron to identify a historical horse race on which such patron is wagering, including the location of the race, the date on which the race was run, the names of the horses in the race or the names of the jockeys that rode the horses in the race;

(4) the machine shall make available for viewing by the patron the true and accurate past performance information on a historical horse race prior to such patron making a wager selection. The information shall be current as of the day the historical horse race was run. The information provided to the patron shall be made available on the machine in data or graphical form; and

(5) after a patron finalizes such patron’s wager selections and plays such selections, the machine shall make a video replay of a portion of the race or the finish of the race available for the patron to view and the official results of the race. The identity of the race shall only be revealed to the patron after the patron has placed and played such patron’s wager.

(e) Not more than 1,000 historical horse race machines shall be placed and operated at a racetrack facility.

(f) No parimutuel wagering or other type of wagering on historical horse races shall be conducted over the internet or a digital cellular network, including through any website or mobile device application.

(g) On or before January 1, 2023, the commission shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement and enforce the provisions of this section.

(h) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas parimutuel racing act.