Ky. Rev. Stat. § 230.378 : PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS — HORSE RACING AND SHOWING —SIMULCASTING AND INTERTRACK WAGERING — Wagers at track, at simulcast facility, or through telephone account wagering system - Commission - Tax exemption
(1) A receiving track may accept wagers only at the track where it is licensed to conduct its race meeting or conduct intertrack wagering. A receiving track may accept wagers through a telephone account wagering system. Wagers at a receiving track, simulcast facility, or on telephone account wagering shall form a common pool with wagers at a host track. This common pool requirement shall not apply to wagers made in connection with interstate simulcasting pursuant to
KRS 230.3771; however, common pools shall be encouraged.
(2) Except as provided in
KRS 230.3771(2), the commission of a receiving track, simulcast facility, or on telephone account wagering shall be the same as the commission of the host track as determined in
KRS 230.3615 or
230.750.
(3) In the absence of a valid contract with a horsemen's organization, the commission of a receiving track, after deduction of applicable taxes and other applicable deductions, shall be split as follows: twenty-two percent (22%) to the host track, twenty-two percent (22%) to the purse program at the host track, twenty-two percent (22%) to the receiving track and twenty-two percent (22%) to the purse program at the receiving track. Twelve percent (12%) of the commission shall be allocated evenly between the host track and the receiving track to cover the cost of simulcasting, unless otherwise agreed to by contract.
(4) The deduction for the backside improvement fund, as provided for in
KRS 230.3615(4) shall not apply to the commission or pari-mutuel tax of a receiving track or telephone account wagering.
(5) A receiving track shall be exempt from any license fee imposed by statute or regulation by the racing commission.