Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 3A-205.7a
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Televised races
Official statutory text
A. Any race run at any racetrack licensed by the Oklahoma Horse
Racing Commission may be televised to another racetrack licensed by
the Commission or may be televised out of state or out of country.
B. Any organization licensee that televises races out of state
or out of country and accepts full-card out-of-state wagering at any
time during a calendar year shall be required to televise to all
other racetracks licensed by the Commission all of its live races,
or the number of days of its live racing which is equivalent to the
number of days of live racing conducted at the receiving track,
whichever is less. Pari-mutuel wagering may be conducted on such
races at all other racetracks licensed by the Oklahoma Horse Racing
Commission and may be allowed at their in-state offtrack pari-mutuel
wagering facilities or at any other racetrack or entity in another
state or country. Money wagered on such races may be placed in
separate or common pools as determined by rules of the Oklahoma
Horse Racing Commission. A written application to televise a race
shall contain the details of such race, its agreements and
contracts, and shall be submitted to the Oklahoma Horse Racing
Commission for its approval prior to the racing event. Such
agreement shall comply with all applicable laws of the United States
and the laws of this state. The proceeds of the agreement shall be
distributed in the same manner as money wagered pursuant to the
provisions of paragraph 1 of subsection B, in subsection D, and in
subsection E of Section 205.6 of this title and Section 208.2 of
this title.
C. For the days on which a licensed track within this state
does not conduct live racing but conducts pari-mutuel wagering on
races televised from another licensed track within this state or on
out-of-state races, the conducting of pari-mutuel wagering shall not
be considered racing days for the purposes of this title.
D. When any licensed track within this state conducts pari-
mutuel wagering on races televised from another licensed track
within this state, the receiving licensee shall not retransmit the
sending licensee's signal without the express permission of the
sending licensee.
E. Breakage and unclaimed ticket proceeds shall be distributed
in the manner applicable to the races of the racing program of the
organization licensees who are sending and receiving the racing
program.
Racing Commission may be televised to another racetrack licensed by
the Commission or may be televised out of state or out of country.
B. Any organization licensee that televises races out of state
or out of country and accepts full-card out-of-state wagering at any
time during a calendar year shall be required to televise to all
other racetracks licensed by the Commission all of its live races,
or the number of days of its live racing which is equivalent to the
number of days of live racing conducted at the receiving track,
whichever is less. Pari-mutuel wagering may be conducted on such
races at all other racetracks licensed by the Oklahoma Horse Racing
Commission and may be allowed at their in-state offtrack pari-mutuel
wagering facilities or at any other racetrack or entity in another
state or country. Money wagered on such races may be placed in
separate or common pools as determined by rules of the Oklahoma
Horse Racing Commission. A written application to televise a race
shall contain the details of such race, its agreements and
contracts, and shall be submitted to the Oklahoma Horse Racing
Commission for its approval prior to the racing event. Such
agreement shall comply with all applicable laws of the United States
and the laws of this state. The proceeds of the agreement shall be
distributed in the same manner as money wagered pursuant to the
provisions of paragraph 1 of subsection B, in subsection D, and in
subsection E of Section 205.6 of this title and Section 208.2 of
this title.
C. For the days on which a licensed track within this state
does not conduct live racing but conducts pari-mutuel wagering on
races televised from another licensed track within this state or on
out-of-state races, the conducting of pari-mutuel wagering shall not
be considered racing days for the purposes of this title.
D. When any licensed track within this state conducts pari-
mutuel wagering on races televised from another licensed track
within this state, the receiving licensee shall not retransmit the
sending licensee's signal without the express permission of the
sending licensee.
E. Breakage and unclaimed ticket proceeds shall be distributed
in the manner applicable to the races of the racing program of the
organization licensees who are sending and receiving the racing
program.
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