Kentucky Statutes 230.808 – Sporting events that may be wagered upon — Restrictions — Procedure for sports governing body to request exclusion
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(1) Sporting events that may be wagered upon include but are not limited to: (a) Professional sporting events;
(b) College sporting events sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, or other collegiate athletic body recognized by the racing commission;
(c) Amateur sporting events;
(d) International sporting events, including but not limited to the Olympics and
World Cup Soccer;
(e) Electronic sports, e-sports, and competitive video game events; and
(f) Any other event authorized by the racing commission.
(2) (a) A sports governing body may submit a request to the racing commission to restrict, limit, or exclude a certain type, form, or category of sports wagering with respect to covered sporting events of that body, if the sport’s governing body believes that this type, form, or category of sports wagering with respect to covered sporting events of that body may undermine the integrity or perceived integrity of that body or covered sporting events of that body. The sport’s governing body shall provide the racing commission with notice of this request in the form and manner required by the racing commission.
(b) The racing commission shall request comment from tracks and service providers on all requests made under paragraph (a) of this subsection. After giving due consideration to all comments received, the racing commission shall grant the request if the requesting body demonstrates good cause that this type, form, or category of sports wagering is likely to undermine the integrity or perceived integrity of the sport’s governing body or covered sporting events of that body.
(c) The racing commission shall respond to a request concerning a particular event before the start of the event, or if it is not feasible to respond before the start of the event, no later than seven (7) days after the request is made. If the racing commission determines that the requester is more likely than not to prevail in successfully demonstrating good cause for its request, the racing commission may provisionally grant the request of the sport’s governing body until the racing commission makes a final determination as to whether the requester has demonstrated good cause. Absent this provisional grant by the racing commission, tracks and service providers may continue to offer sports wagering on covered sporting events that are the subject of the request during the pendency of the racing commission’s consideration of the applicable request.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Created 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 147, sec. 5, effective June 29, 2023.
(b) College sporting events sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, or other collegiate athletic body recognized by the racing commission;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 230.808
- Racing commission: means the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. See Kentucky Statutes 230.210
- Sports wagering: means the wagering conducted under this chapter on sporting events or portions of sporting events, or on the individual performance statistics of athletes in a sporting event or combination of sporting events, in conformance with federal law and as authorized by the racing commission pursuant to this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 230.210
(c) Amateur sporting events;
(d) International sporting events, including but not limited to the Olympics and
World Cup Soccer;
(e) Electronic sports, e-sports, and competitive video game events; and
(f) Any other event authorized by the racing commission.
(2) (a) A sports governing body may submit a request to the racing commission to restrict, limit, or exclude a certain type, form, or category of sports wagering with respect to covered sporting events of that body, if the sport’s governing body believes that this type, form, or category of sports wagering with respect to covered sporting events of that body may undermine the integrity or perceived integrity of that body or covered sporting events of that body. The sport’s governing body shall provide the racing commission with notice of this request in the form and manner required by the racing commission.
(b) The racing commission shall request comment from tracks and service providers on all requests made under paragraph (a) of this subsection. After giving due consideration to all comments received, the racing commission shall grant the request if the requesting body demonstrates good cause that this type, form, or category of sports wagering is likely to undermine the integrity or perceived integrity of the sport’s governing body or covered sporting events of that body.
(c) The racing commission shall respond to a request concerning a particular event before the start of the event, or if it is not feasible to respond before the start of the event, no later than seven (7) days after the request is made. If the racing commission determines that the requester is more likely than not to prevail in successfully demonstrating good cause for its request, the racing commission may provisionally grant the request of the sport’s governing body until the racing commission makes a final determination as to whether the requester has demonstrated good cause. Absent this provisional grant by the racing commission, tracks and service providers may continue to offer sports wagering on covered sporting events that are the subject of the request during the pendency of the racing commission’s consideration of the applicable request.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Created 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 147, sec. 5, effective June 29, 2023.