Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 5:5-120

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
11. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the New Jersey Racing Commission, upon application by an in-State sending track and in accordance with applicable federal law, may permit the track to contract with an entity in another jurisdiction to permit any legal wagering entity in the other jurisdiction to receive simulcast horse races run live at the in-State sending track and to conduct parimutuel wagering thereon within the other jurisdiction. The terms and conditions of the contract shall be established by the parties and may include as consideration therefor the receipt by the in-State sending track of a percentage of the sum wagered on a given race or races in accordance with the law of the receiving jurisdiction and may include participation in interstate common pools as provided by section 6 of P.L.1991, c.411 (C. 5:5-122).

L.1985,c.269,s.11; amended 1991,c.411,s.5.