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Latest Action: 02/15/2008 - To Licensing & Occupations (H) Bill TextEstablish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections thereof to establish an infrastructure to manage and oversee casino gaming; establish the Kentucky Gaming Commission and set forth its powers and duties; require the commission to hire an executive director; set forth responsibilities of the executive director and employees of the commission; establish parameters for the issuance of occupational licenses, supplier's licenses, freestanding casino gaming licenses, and racing association gaming licenses; establish parameters for temporary licenses for racing association gaming licensees; establish continuing live racing requirements for racing association gaming licensees; establish conditions of exclusion of individuals from gaming facilities, establish penalties for persons under 21 and for cheating; establish appeal procedures for persons aggrieved by decisions of the commission; establish license fees; provide for an exemption of tangible personal property used in gaming operations from [...] show full description
Latest Action: 01/08/2008 - Introduced in Senate; to Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill TextPropose a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to casinos; allow the General Assembly to permit the operation of casinos, which may include casinos at horse racing tracks; provide, if General Assembly authorizes casino gaming, for agency of state government to be created to regulate casinos by special law notwithstanding Section 59 or 60 of the Constitution, establish qualifications of individuals and entities authorized to operate casinos, limit number and location of casinos, define types of lotteries, gift enterprises and gambling games to be permitted, provide for other standards to ensure honest operation of casinos; define casino and casino-style gaming; restrict operation of casinos until the state agency shall have first approved the conduct of casinos and the governing body of the county, urban-county, charter county, or consolidated local government has approved the operation; propose to amend Section 226 of the Kentucky Constitution to provide that the new section [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 7, 2008 Bill Text
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to permit the General Assembly to enact laws permitting the operation of up to seven casinos by horse racing tracks licensed as of January 1, 2008, and up to five other casinos; to establish the distribution of casino gaming moneys; to submit to the voters for approval or disapproval.
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Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Bill Text
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 222 to create the compulsive gamblers awareness and treatment fund; limit administrative costs to $50,000 per year and total expenditure to the amount received; establish The Gamblers Awareness and Treatment Fund Advisory Council; establish limits on funding amounts per fiscal year; assign responsibility to the director of the Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in collaboration with the advisory council to develop standards, evaluate requests for funding, recommend payment mechanisms, certify disbursement of funds, and report annually; amend KRS 138.510 to provide funding from the excise tax on horse racing based upon a percentage of the total amount wagered; amend KRS 154A.130 to provide funding from a percentage of the gross revenue of the lottery corporation; amend KRS 238.570 to provide funding from a percentage of the fee imposed on charitable gaming; amend KRS 164.7871 and 222.001 to conform.
Latest Action: 01/10/2008 - To Appropriations & Revenue (H) Bill Text
Amend 138.510 to increase funding for equine industry program at University of Louisville from two-tenths to three-tenths of one percent of total amount wagered on live racing in Kentucky and from one-twentieth to three-tenths of one percent of the total amount wagered on intertrack and interstate wagering; require that percentage rates be increased proportionately if moneys generated do not equal or exceed $1 million ; amend KRS 230.550 to specify purposes for which the moneys are to be spent; require the University of Louisville to work cooperatively with representatives of key racing and breeding organizations to determine the time, agenda, and content of the symposium; EMERGENCY; effective July 1, 2008.
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Adopted by voice vote Bill Text
Congratulate and commend the Kentucky Horse Park on being honored with the prestigious 2007 Special Eclipse Award.
Latest Action: 01/08/2008 - Introduced in Senate; to Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill TextEstablish KRS Chapter 239 to authorize gambling at horse racing tracks and casinos; create numerous definitions; create the Kentucky Gaming Commission; establish the duties and responsibilities of the commission; require the commission to determine the occupations related to casino gaming and the qualifications for an occupational license; establish the application procedures for a casino, racing association gaming, limited racing association gaming, and supplier's license; establish the requirements and qualifications for all gaming-related licenses; prohibit a licensee from transferring or assigning the license without prior commission approval; permit a casino or racing association gaming licensee to conduct gaming operations from a temporary facility under certain conditions; require racing association gaming licensees and limited racing association gaming licensees to make certain requests to the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority regarding the number of racing days the licensee will [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/08/2008 - Introduced in Senate; to Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill TextAmend KRS 222.001 to include problem gambling in the chapter; amend KRS 222.003 to add voluntary or self-help problem gambling programs to programs not affected by KRS Chapter 222; amend KRS 222.005 to specify that chapter definitions do not apply to Sections 4 through 6; create new sections of KRS Chapter 222 to establish the problem gamblers awareness and treatment fund administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and appropriate moneys to promote awareness of and treatment for problem gambling, specify uses for the fund, establish incremental funding mechanisms and limitations on expenditures; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish standards for the program and the application process; amend KRS 138.510 to partially fund the compulsive gamblers awareness and treatment fund from the total amount wagered in Kentucky subject to excise taxes; amend KRS 154A.130 to partially fund the compulsive gambling awareness and treatment fund from the [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/15/2008 - To Licensing & Occupations (H) Bill TextEstablish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections thereof to establish an infrastructure to manage and oversee casino gaming; establish the Kentucky Gaming Commission and set forth its powers and duties; require the commission to hire an executive director; set forth responsibilities of the executive director and employees of the commission; establish parameters for the issuance of occupational licenses, supplier's licenses, freestanding casino gaming licenses, and racing association gaming licenses; establish parameters for temporary licenses for racing association gaming licensees; establish continuing live racing requirements for racing association gaming licensees; establish conditions of exclusion of individuals from gaming facilities, establish penalties for persons under 21 and for cheating; establish appeal procedures for persons aggrieved by decisions of the commission; establish license fees; provide for an exemption of tangible personal property used in gaming operations from [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 7, 2008 Bill Text
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to permit the General Assembly to enact laws permitting the operation of up to seven casinos by horse racing tracks licensed as of January 1, 2008, and up to five other casinos; to establish the distribution of casino gaming moneys; to submit to the voters for approval or disapproval.
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Adopted by voice vote Bill Text
Congratulate and commend the Kentucky Horse Park on being honored with the prestigious 2007 Special Eclipse Award.
Latest Action: 01/08/2008 - Introduced in Senate; to Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill TextPropose a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to casinos; allow the General Assembly to permit the operation of casinos, which may include casinos at horse racing tracks; provide, if General Assembly authorizes casino gaming, for agency of state government to be created to regulate casinos by special law notwithstanding Section 59 or 60 of the Constitution, establish qualifications of individuals and entities authorized to operate casinos, limit number and location of casinos, define types of lotteries, gift enterprises and gambling games to be permitted, provide for other standards to ensure honest operation of casinos; define casino and casino-style gaming; restrict operation of casinos until the state agency shall have first approved the conduct of casinos and the governing body of the county, urban-county, charter county, or consolidated local government has approved the operation; propose to amend Section 226 of the Kentucky Constitution to provide that the new section [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Bill Text
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 222 to create the compulsive gamblers awareness and treatment fund; limit administrative costs to $50,000 per year and total expenditure to the amount received; establish The Gamblers Awareness and Treatment Fund Advisory Council; establish limits on funding amounts per fiscal year; assign responsibility to the director of the Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in collaboration with the advisory council to develop standards, evaluate requests for funding, recommend payment mechanisms, certify disbursement of funds, and report annually; amend KRS 138.510 to provide funding from the excise tax on horse racing based upon a percentage of the total amount wagered; amend KRS 154A.130 to provide funding from a percentage of the gross revenue of the lottery corporation; amend KRS 238.570 to provide funding from a percentage of the fee imposed on charitable gaming; amend KRS 164.7871 and 222.001 to conform.
Latest Action: 01/10/2008 - To Appropriations & Revenue (H) Bill Text
Amend 138.510 to increase funding for equine industry program at University of Louisville from two-tenths to three-tenths of one percent of total amount wagered on live racing in Kentucky and from one-twentieth to three-tenths of one percent of the total amount wagered on intertrack and interstate wagering; require that percentage rates be increased proportionately if moneys generated do not equal or exceed $1 million ; amend KRS 230.550 to specify purposes for which the moneys are to be spent; require the University of Louisville to work cooperatively with representatives of key racing and breeding organizations to determine the time, agenda, and content of the symposium; EMERGENCY; effective July 1, 2008.
Latest Action: 01/08/2008 - Introduced in Senate; to Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill TextEstablish KRS Chapter 239 to authorize gambling at horse racing tracks and casinos; create numerous definitions; create the Kentucky Gaming Commission; establish the duties and responsibilities of the commission; require the commission to determine the occupations related to casino gaming and the qualifications for an occupational license; establish the application procedures for a casino, racing association gaming, limited racing association gaming, and supplier's license; establish the requirements and qualifications for all gaming-related licenses; prohibit a licensee from transferring or assigning the license without prior commission approval; permit a casino or racing association gaming licensee to conduct gaming operations from a temporary facility under certain conditions; require racing association gaming licensees and limited racing association gaming licensees to make certain requests to the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority regarding the number of racing days the licensee will [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/08/2008 - Introduced in Senate; to Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill TextAmend KRS 222.001 to include problem gambling in the chapter; amend KRS 222.003 to add voluntary or self-help problem gambling programs to programs not affected by KRS Chapter 222; amend KRS 222.005 to specify that chapter definitions do not apply to Sections 4 through 6; create new sections of KRS Chapter 222 to establish the problem gamblers awareness and treatment fund administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and appropriate moneys to promote awareness of and treatment for problem gambling, specify uses for the fund, establish incremental funding mechanisms and limitations on expenditures; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish standards for the program and the application process; amend KRS 138.510 to partially fund the compulsive gamblers awareness and treatment fund from the total amount wagered in Kentucky subject to excise taxes; amend KRS 154A.130 to partially fund the compulsive gambling awareness and treatment fund from the [...] show full description
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