1612. Disposition of revenues. a. The division shall pay into an account, to be known as the lottery prize account, under the joint custody of the comptroller and the commissioner, within one week after collection of sales receipts from a lottery game, such moneys necessary for the payment of lottery prizes but not to exceed the following percentages, plus interest earned thereon:
(1) sixty percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for a lawful lottery game introduced on or after the effective date of this paragraph, subject to the following provisions:
(A) such game shall be available only on premises occupied by licensed lottery sales agents, subject to the following provisions:
(i) if the licensee does not hold a license issued pursuant to the alcoholic beverage control law to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, then the premises must have a minimum square footage greater than two thousand five hundred square feet;
(ii) notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, television equipment that automatically displays the results of such drawings may be installed and used without regard to the square footage if such premises are used as:
(I) a commercial bowling establishment, or
(II) a facility authorized under the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to accept pari-mutuel wagers;
(B) the rules for the operation of such game shall be as prescribed by regulations promulgated and adopted by the division, provided however, that such rules shall provide that no person under the age of twenty-one may participate in such games on the premises of a licensee who holds a license issued pursuant to the alcoholic beverage control law to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises; and, provided, further, that such regulations may be revised on an emergency basis not later than ninety days after the enactment of this paragraph in order to conform such regulations to the requirements of this paragraph; or
(2) sixty-five percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for the "Instant Cash" game in which the participant purchases a preprinted ticket on which dollar amounts or symbols are concealed on the face or the back of such ticket, provided however up to five new games may be offered during the fiscal year, seventy-five percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for such five games in which the participant purchases a preprinted ticket on which dollar amounts or symbols are concealed on the face or the back of such ticket; or
(3) fifty-five percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for any joint, multi-jurisdiction, and out-of-state lottery except as otherwise provided in paragraph one of subdivision b of this section for any joint, multi-jurisdiction, out-of-state video lottery gaming; or
(4) fifty percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for games known as: (A) the "Daily Numbers Game" or "Win 4", discrete games in which the participants select no more than three or four of their own numbers to match with three or four numbers drawn by the division for purposes of determining winners of such games, (B) "Pick 10", offered no more than once daily, in which participants select from a specified field of numbers a subset of ten numbers to match against a subset of numbers to be drawn by the division from such field of numbers for the purpose of determining winners of such game, (C) "Take 5", offered no more than once daily, in which participants select from a specified field of numbers a subset of five numbers to match against a subset of five numbers to be drawn by the division from such field of numbers for purposes of determining winners of such game; or
(5) forty percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for: (A) "Lotto", offered no more than once daily, a discrete game in which all participants select a specific subset of numbers to match a specific subset of numbers, as prescribed by rules and regulations promulgated and adopted by the division, from a larger specific field of numbers, as also prescribed by such rules and regulations and (B) with the exception of the game described in paragraph one of this subdivision, such other state-operated lottery games which the division may introduce, offered no more than once daily, commencing on or after forty-five days following the official publication of the rules and regulations for such game.
The moneys in the lottery prize account shall be paid out of such account on the audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the director or his or her duly designated official.
Prize money derived from ticket sales receipts of a particular game and deposited in the lottery prize account in accordance with the percentages set forth above may be used to pay prizes in such game. Balances in the lottery prize account identified by individual games may be carried over from one fiscal year to the next to ensure proper payout of games.
b. 1. Notwithstanding section one hundred twenty-one of the state finance law, on or before the twentieth day of each month, the division shall pay into the state treasury, to the credit of the state lottery fund created by section ninety-two-c of the state finance law, not less than forty-five percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for games defined in paragraph four of subdivision a of this section during the preceding month, not less than thirty-five percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for games defined in paragraph three of subdivision a of this section during the preceding month, not less than twenty percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for games defined in paragraph two of subdivision a of this section during the preceding month, provided however that for games with a prize payout of seventy-five percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold, the division shall pay not less than ten percent of sales into the state treasury and not less than twenty-five percent of the total amount for which tickets have been sold for games defined in paragraph one of subdivision a of this section during the preceding month; and the balance of the total revenue after payout for prizes for games known as "video lottery gaming," including any joint, multi-jurisdiction, and out-of-state video lottery gaming, * (i) less ten percent of the total revenue wagered after payout for prizes to be retained by the division for operation, administration, and procurement purposes, provided, however, a vendor track located within Oneida county, within fifteen miles of a Native American class III gaming facility, that has maintained at least ninety percent of full-time equivalent employees as they employed in the year two thousand sixteen, may withhold up to seventy-five percent of such funds for operational expenses upon a determination by the gaming commission that such funds are necessary to sustain operation of such vendor track;
* NB Effective until June 29, 2019 * (i) less ten percent of the total revenue wagered after payout for prizes to be retained by the division for operation, administration, and procurement purposes;
* NB Effective June 29, 2019 (ii) less a vendor's fee the amount of which is to be paid for serving as a lottery agent to the track operator of a vendor track or the operator of a resort facility or the operator of any other video lottery gaming facility authorized pursuant to section one thousand six hundred seventeen a of this article:
(A) having fewer than one thousand one hundred video gaming machines, at a rate of thirty-five percent for the first fifty million dollars annually, twenty-eight percent for the next hundred million dollars annually, and twenty-five percent thereafter of the total revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter;
(B) having one thousand one hundred or more video gaming machines, at a rate of thirty-one percent of the total revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter, except for such facility located in the county of Westchester, in which case the rate shall be thirty percent until March thirty-first, two thousand twelve.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, not later than April first, two thousand twelve, the vendor fee shall become thirty-one percent and remain at that level thereafter; and except for Aqueduct racetrack, in which case the vendor fee shall be thirty-eight percent of the total revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter;
(C) notwithstanding clauses (A) and (B) of this subparagraph, when the vendor track is located in an area with a population of less than one million within the forty mile radius around such track, at a rate of thirty-nine percent for the first fifty million dollars annually, twenty-eight percent for the next hundred million dollars annually, and twenty-five percent thereafter of the total revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter;
(D) notwithstanding clauses (A), (B) and (C) of this subparagraph, when the vendor track is located within fifteen miles of a Native American class III gaming facility at a rate of forty-one percent of the total revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter;
(E) notwithstanding clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this subparagraph, when a Native American class III gaming facility is established, after the effective date of this subparagraph, within fifteen miles of the vendor track, at a rate of forty-one percent of the total revenue wagered after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter;
(E-1) for purposes of this subdivision, the term "class III gaming" shall have the meaning defined in 25 U.S.C. 2703(8).
(F) notwithstanding clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) of this subparagraph, when a vendor track, is located in Sullivan county and within sixty miles from any gaming facility in a contiguous state such vendor fee shall, for a period of ten years commencing April first, two thousand eight, be at a rate of forty-one percent of the total revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter, after which time such rate shall be as for all tracks in clause (C) of this subparagraph.
(G) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, when a vendor track is located within regions one, two, or five of development zone two as defined by section thirteen hundred ten of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, such vendor track shall receive an additional commission at a rate equal to the percentage of revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter, which percentage shall be one hundred, less the sum of the percentages of net revenue wagered at the vendor track retained by the commission for operation, administration, and procurement purposes; and the vendor's fee, marketing allowance and capital award paid to the vendor track pursuant to this chapter; and the effective tax rate paid on all gross gaming revenue paid by a gaming facility within the same region pursuant to section thirteen hundred fifty-one of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, provided, however, such additional commission shall be applied to revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes only while a gaming facility in the same region is open and operational pursuant to an operation certificate issued pursuant to section thirteen hundred thirty-one of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law. The additional commission set forth in this clause shall be paid to the vendor track within sixty days after the conclusion of the state fiscal year based on the calculated percentage during the previous fiscal year.
(G-1) Notwithstanding clause (A) and (B) of this subparagraph, when a video lottery gaming facility is located in either the county of Nassau or Suffolk and is operated by a corporation established pursuant to section five hundred two of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law at a rate of thirty-five percent of the total revenue wagered at the vendor after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter;
(G-2) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, when a vendor track is located within region six of development zone two as defined by section thirteen hundred ten of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law and is located within Ontario county, such vendor track shall receive an additional commission at a rate equal to the percentage of revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter, which percentage shall be one hundred, less the sum of the percentages of net revenue wagered at the vendor track retained by the commission for operation, administration, and procurement purposes; and the vendor's fee, marketing allowance and capital award paid to the vendor track pursuant to this chapter; and the effective tax rate paid on all gross gaming revenue paid by a gaming facility within Seneca or Wayne counties pursuant to section thirteen hundred fifty-one of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, provided, however, such additional commission shall be applied to revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes only while a gaming facility in Seneca or Wayne counties is open and operational pursuant to an operation certificate issued pursuant to section thirteen hundred thirty-one of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law. The additional commission set forth in this clause shall be paid to the vendor track within sixty days after the conclusion of the state fiscal year based on the calculated percentage during the previous fiscal year.
(H) notwithstanding clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) of this subparagraph, the track operator of a vendor track and in the case of Aqueduct, the video lottery terminal facility operator, shall be eligible for a vendor's capital award of up to four percent of the total revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter, which shall be used exclusively for capital project investments to improve the facilities of the vendor track which promote or encourage increased attendance at the video lottery gaming facility including, but not limited to hotels, other lodging facilities, entertainment facilities, retail facilities, dining facilities, events arenas, parking garages and other improvements that enhance facility amenities; provided that such capital investments shall be approved by the division, in consultation with the gaming commission, and that such vendor track demonstrates that such capital expenditures will increase patronage at such vendor track's facilities and increase the amount of revenue generated to support state education programs. The annual amount of such vendor's capital awards that a vendor track shall be eligible to receive shall be limited to two million five hundred thousand dollars, except for Aqueduct racetrack, for which there shall be no annual limit, provided, however, that any such capital award for the Aqueduct video lottery terminal facility operator shall be one percent of the total revenue wagered at the video lottery terminal facility after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter until the earlier of the designation of one thousand video lottery devices as hosted pursuant to paragraph four of subdivision a of section sixteen hundred seventeen-a of this chapter or April first, two thousand nineteen and shall then be four percent of the total revenue wagered at the video lottery terminal facility after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter, provided, further, that such capital award shall only be provided pursuant to an agreement with the operator to construct an expansion of the facility, hotel, and convention and exhibition space requiring a minimum capital investment of three hundred million dollars. Except for tracks having less than one thousand nine hundred video gaming machines, and except for a vendor track located west of State Route 14 from Sodus Point to the Pennsylvania border within New York, and except for Aqueduct racetrack each track operator shall be required to co-invest an amount of capital expenditure equal to its cumulative vendor's capital award. For all tracks, except for Aqueduct racetrack, the amount of any vendor's capital award that is not used during any one year period may be carried over into subsequent years ending before April first, two thousand eighteen. Any amount attributable to a capital expenditure approved prior to April first, two thousand eighteen and completed before April first, two thousand twenty; or approved prior to April first, two thousand twenty-two and completed before April first, two thousand twenty-four for a vendor track located west of State Route 14 from Sodus Point to the Pennsylvania border within New York, shall be eligible to receive the vendor's capital award. In the event that a vendor track's capital expenditures, approved by the gaming commission prior to April first, two thousand eighteen and completed prior to April first, two thousand twenty, exceed the vendor track's cumulative capital award during the five year period ending April first, two thousand eighteen, the vendor shall continue to receive the capital award after April first, two thousand eighteen until such approved capital expenditures are paid to the vendor track subject to any required co-investment. In no event shall any vendor track that receives a vendor fee pursuant to clause (F) or (G) of this subparagraph be eligible for a vendor's capital award under this section. Any operator of a vendor track which has received a vendor's capital award, choosing to divest the capital improvement toward which the award was applied, prior to the full depreciation of the capital improvement in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, shall reimburse the state in amounts equal to the total of any such awards. Any capital award not approved for a capital expenditure at a video lottery gaming facility by April first, two thousand eighteen shall be deposited into the state lottery fund for education aid; and
(I) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, free play allowance credits authorized by the division pursuant to subdivision f of section sixteen hundred seventeen-a of this article shall not be included in the calculation of the total amount wagered on video lottery games, the total amount wagered after payout of prizes, the vendor fees payable to the operators of video lottery facilities, vendor's capital awards, fees payable to the division's video lottery gaming equipment contractors, or racing support payments.
* (J) Notwithstanding clause (H) of this subparagraph, the gaming commission shall be able to authorize a vendor track located within Oneida county, within fifteen miles of a Native American class III gaming facility, and who has maintained at least ninety percent of full-time equivalent employees as they employed in the year two thousand sixteen, to use a portion of their vendor's capital award of up to four percent of the total revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes pursuant to this chapter each year, for operations.
* NB Repealed June 29, 2019
(iii) less an additional vendor's marketing allowance at a rate of ten percent for the first one hundred million dollars annually and eight percent thereafter of the total revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes to be used by the vendor track for the marketing and promotion and associated costs of its video lottery gaming operations and pari-mutuel horse racing operations, as long as any such costs associated with pari-mutuel horse racing operations simultaneously encourage increased attendance at such vendor's video lottery gaming facilities, consistent with the customary manner of marketing comparable operations in the industry and subject to the overall supervision of the division; provided, however, that the additional vendor's marketing allowance shall not exceed eight percent in any year for any operator of a racetrack located in the county of Westchester or Queens; provided, however, a vendor track that receives a vendor fee pursuant to clause (G) of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph shall not receive the additional vendor's marketing allowance; provided, however, except for a vendor track located west of State Route 14 from Sodus Point to the Pennsylvania border within New York shall continue to receive a marketing allowance of ten percent on total revenue wagered at the vendor track after payout for prizes in excess of one hundred million dollars annually provided, however, a vendor that receives a vendor fee pursuant to clause (G-1) of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph shall receive an additional marketing allowance at a rate of ten percent of the total revenue wagered at the video lottery gaming facility after payout for prizes. In establishing the vendor fee,
2. As consideration for the operation of a video lottery gaming facility, the division, shall cause the investment in the racing industry of a portion of the vendor fee received pursuant to paragraph one of this subdivision in the manner set forth in this subdivision. With the exception of Aqueduct racetrack or a facility in the county of Nassau or Suffolk operated by a corporation established pursuant to section five hundred two of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, each such track shall dedicate a portion of its vendor fees, received pursuant to clause (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), or (G) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph one of this subdivision, for the purpose of enhancing purses at such track, in an amount equal to eight and three-quarters percent of the total revenue wagered at the vendor track after pay out for prizes. One percent of the gross purse enhancement amount, as required by this subdivision, shall be paid to the gaming commission to be used exclusively to promote and ensure equine health and safety in New York. Any portion of such funding to the gaming commission unused during a fiscal year shall be returned to the video lottery gaming operators on a pro rata basis in accordance with the amounts originally contributed by each operator and shall be used for the purpose of enhancing purses at such track. One and one-half percent of the gross purse enhancement amount at a thoroughbred track, as required by this subdivision, shall be paid to an account established pursuant to section two hundred twenty-one-a of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to be used exclusively to provide health insurance for jockeys. In addition, with the exception of Aqueduct racetrack or a facility in the county of Nassau or Suffolk operated by a corporation established pursuant to section five hundred two of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, one and one-quarter percent of total revenue wagered at the vendor track after pay out for prizes, received pursuant to clause (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), or (G) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph one of this subdivision, shall be distributed to the appropriate breeding fund for the manner of racing conducted by such track.
Provided, further, that nothing in this paragraph shall prevent each track from entering into an agreement, not to exceed five years, with the organization authorized to represent its horsemen to increase or decrease the portion of its vendor fee dedicated to enhancing purses at such track during the years of participation by such track, or to race fewer dates than required herein.
3. Nothing in paragraph two of this subdivision shall affect any agreement in effect on or before the effective date of this paragraph, except that the obligation to pay funds to the gaming commission to promote and ensure equine health and safety and the obligation to pay funds to an account established pursuant to section two hundred twenty-one-a of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to be used exclusively to provide health insurance for jockeys shall supersede any provision to the contrary in any such agreement.
c. 1. The specifications for video lottery gaming, including any joint, multi-jurisdiction, and out-of-state video lottery gaming, shall be designed in such a manner as to pay prizes that average no less than ninety percent of sales.
2. Of the ten percent retained by the division for administrative purposes, any amounts beyond that which are necessary for the operation and administration of this pilot program shall be deposited in the lottery education account.
d. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any successor to the New York Racing Association, Inc. with respect to the operation and maintenance of video lottery gaming at Aqueduct racetrack shall be deemed the successor to the New York Racing Association, Inc. for purposes of being subject to existing contracts and loan agreements, if any, entered into by the New York Racing Association, Inc. directly related to the construction, operation, management and distribution of revenues of the video lottery gaming facility at Aqueduct racetrack.
e. The video lottery gaming operator selected to operate a video lottery terminal facility at Aqueduct will be subject to a memorandum of understanding between the governor, temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly. Notwithstanding subparagraph (i) of paragraph a of subdivision eight of section two hundred twelve of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, the state, pursuant to an agreement with the video lottery gaming operator to operate a video lottery terminal facility at Aqueduct, may authorize, as part of such agreement or in conjunction with such agreement at the time it is executed, additional development at the Aqueduct racing facility. The selection will be made in consultation with the franchised corporation, but is not subject to such corporation's approval. The franchised corporation shall not be eligible to compete to operate or to operate a video lottery terminal facility at Aqueduct. The state will use its best efforts to ensure that the video lottery terminal facility at Aqueduct is opened as soon as is practicable and will, if practicable, pursue the construction of a temporary video lottery terminal facility at Aqueduct subject to staying within an agreed budget for such video lottery terminal facility and subject to such temporary facility not having an adverse impact on opening of the permanent facility at Aqueduct. To facilitate the opening of the video lottery gaming facility at Aqueduct as soon as is practicable, the division of the lottery may extend the term of any existing contract related to the video lottery system.
f. As consideration for the operation of the video lottery gaming facility at Aqueduct racetrack, the division shall cause the investment in the racing industry of the following percentages of the vendor fee to be deposited or paid, as follows:
1. Six and one-half percent of the total wagered after payout of prizes for the first year of operation of video lottery gaming at Aqueduct racetrack, seven percent of the total wagered after payout of prizes for the second year of operation, and seven and one-half percent of the total wagered after payout of prizes for the third year of operation and thereafter, for the purpose of enhancing purses at Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course. One percent of the gross purse enhancement amount, as required by this subdivision, shall be paid to the gaming commission to be used exclusively to promote and ensure equine health and safety in New York. Any portion of such funding to the gaming commission unused during a fiscal year shall be returned on a pro rata basis in accordance with the amounts originally contributed and shall be used for the purpose of enhancing purses at such tracks. One and one-half percent of the gross purse enhancement amount, as required by this subdivision, shall be paid to an account established pursuant to section two hundred twenty-one-a of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to be used exclusively to provide health insurance for jockeys.
2. One percent of the total wagered after payout of prizes for the first year of operation of video lottery gaming at Aqueduct racetrack, one and one-quarter percent of the total wagered after payout of prizes for the second year of operation, and one and one-half percent of the total wagered after payout of prizes for the third year of operation and thereafter, for an appropriate breeding fund for the manner of racing conducted at Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course.
3. Four percent of the total revenue wagered after payout of prizes to be deposited into an account of the franchised corporation established pursuant to section two hundred six of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to be used for capital expenditures in maintaining and upgrading Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course.
4. Three percent of the total revenue wagered after payout for prizes to be deposited into an account of the franchised corporation established pursuant to section two hundred six of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to be used for general thoroughbred racing operations at Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course.
5. Paragraphs one, two, three and four of this subdivision shall be known collectively as the "racing support payments".
g. In the event the state elects to construct a video lottery terminal facility at the Aqueduct racetrack, all video lottery terminal revenues payable to the video lottery gaming operator at the Aqueduct racetrack remaining after payment of the racing support payments shall first be used to repay the state's advances for (i) confirmation of the chapter eleven plan of reorganization and cash advances for the franchised corporation's operations following confirmation of the chapter eleven plan of reorganization and (ii) the amount expended by the state to construct such video lottery terminal facility at Aqueduct racetrack pursuant to an agreement with the state. Subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph shall be defined as the state advance amount and the amounts payable to the division of the lottery.
h. As consideration for the operation of a video lottery gaming resort facility located in Sullivan county, the division shall cause the investment in the racing industry at the following amount from the vendor fee to be paid as follows:
As amount to the horsemen for purses at a licensed racetrack in Sullivan county and to the agriculture and New York state horse breeding development fund to maintain racing support payments at the same dollar levels realized in two thousand thirteen, to be adjusted by the consumer price index for all urban consumers, as published annually by the United States department of labor bureau of labor statistics. In no circumstance shall net proceeds of the lottery, including the proceeds from video lottery gaming, be used for the payment of non-lottery expenses of the gaming commission, administrative or otherwise.
f-1. As consideration for operation of video lottery gaming facility located in the county of Nassau or Suffolk and operated by a corporation established pursuant to section five hundred two of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, the division shall cause the investment in the racing industry of the following percentages of the vendor fee to be deposited or paid as follows:
1. Two and three tenths percent of the total wagered after payout of prizes for the purpose of enhancing purses at Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course, provided, however, that any amount that is in excess of the amount necessary to maintain purse support from video lottery gaming at Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course at the same level realized in two thousand thirteen, to be adjusted by the consumer price index for all urban consumers, as published annually by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, shall instead be returned to the commission.
2. five tenths percent of the total wagered after payout of prizes for the appropriate breeding fund for the manner of racing at Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course, provided, however, that any amount that is in excess of the amount necessary to maintain payments from video lottery gaming at Aqueduct racetrack at the same level realized in two thousand thirteen, to be adjusted by the consumer price index for all urban consumers, as published annually by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, shall instead be returned to the commission.
3. one and three tenths percent of the total revenue wagered after payout of prizes to be deposited into an account of the franchised corporation established pursuant to section two hundred six of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to be used for capital expenditures in maintaining and upgrading Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course, provided, however, that any amount that is in excess of the amount necessary to maintain payments for capital expenditures from video lottery gaming at Aqueduct racetrack at the same level realized in two thousand thirteen, to be adjusted by the consumer price index for all urban consumers, as published annually by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, shall instead be returned to the commission.
4. Nine tenths percent of the total revenue wagered after payout for prizes to be deposited into an account of the franchised corporation established pursuant to section two hundred six of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law to be used for general thoroughbred racing operations at Aqueduct racetrack, Belmont Park racetrack and Saratoga race course, provided, however, that any amount that is in excess of the amount necessary to maintain payments for general thoroughbred racing operations from video lottery gaming at Aqueduct racetrack at the same level realized in two thousand thirteen, to be adjusted by the consumer price index for all urban consumers, as published annually by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, shall instead be returned to the commission.
Last modified: February 3, 2019