Posted by Adam D. Probolsky at 12:00 am on Mar 05, 2007 Comments Off on Go Off-Track Betting with Tom Harman
In a bold move, State Senator Tom Harman has submitted
legislation that would, "expand the distribution schedule described
above for the additional 5% of amount wagered on satellite races
received to each racing association by deleting the reference to
harness racing association."
Don’t understand what the bill does? That’s OK, you are
not alone…but apparently its urgently needed because Harman is
hoping it gets the required 2/3 vote to take affect
immediately.
This bill is a classic example of over regulation by state
government. It may be the role of government to make sure the
time clock is accurate at the track or that minors are not betting
and drinking there. But it certainly is not the role of
government to decide how the north and south zone racing
associations divide their respective winnings.
And why is it important that government legislate: "…not less
than eight races on the days when the association of fair is
licensed to conduct racing, expect that fewer than eight live races
per day may be conducted by mutual agreement of the association of
fair and the organization that is responsible for… Read More