(a) Any person, association, or corporation desiring to operate a racetrack in the county shall hold and conduct one or more race meetings at the track each year, but no license shall be granted to any person, association, or corporation, or to any track for a period longer than 312 racing days in any one year.
(b)(1) Any licensee conducting race meetings under this subpart may:
a. Receive broadcasts of horse races and dog races conducted outside of Mobile County, and allow all forms of pari-mutuel wagering on those races. The gross proceeds retained by the licensee on all wagering by patrons on horse races or dog races received under this section shall be subject to a commission of two percent to be paid by the licensee to the racing commission.
b. Transmit broadcasts of dog races to tracks located outside of Mobile County and to other authorized facilities located outside of the State of Alabama. The gross proceeds retained by the licensee on all wagering by patrons on dog races broadcast under this section shall be subject to the same percentage commissions as are paid by the licensee to the racing commission on receiving broadcasts.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the term broadcast means the broadcast, transmission, or exhibition in any medium or manner by means which may include, but are not limited to, community antenna systems which receive and retransmit television or radio signals by wire, cable, or otherwise to television or radio sets and cable origination networks or programmers which transmit programming to community antenna television or closed-circuit systems by wire, cable, satellite, or otherwise.
(3) To the extent that any rights, privileges, or immunities granted to racing associations under this section conflict with this subpart or any other law or affect any order or rule of the Alabama Public Service Commission relating to the regulation of public utilities and the furnishing of any communication, wire service, or other similar service or equipment, the rights, privileges, or immunities granted under this section will prevail over the conflicting provisions.
(4) The racing commission may establish necessary rules and regulations for the reasonable regulation of the broadcast races.
Last modified: May 3, 2021