Horse racing: advance deposit wagering.

The Horse Racing Law authorizes advance deposit wagering to be conducted, with the approval of the California Horse Racing Board. That law requires the board to develop and adopt rules to license and regulate all phases of operation of advance deposit wagering for advance deposit wagering providers operating in California and authorizes a racing association, a fair, a satellite wagering facility, or a minisatellite wagering facility to enter into an agreement with an advance deposit wagering provider to accept and facilitate the placement of any wager at its facility that a California resident could make through that advance deposit wagering provider. The Horse Racing Law also requires that amounts distributed under these advance deposit wagering provisions be proportionally reduced by an amount equal to 0.00295 multiplied by the amount handled on advance deposit wagers originating in California for each racing meeting, except for harness racing meetings, provided that the amount of this reduction not exceed $2,000,000. That law requires that 50% of the amount of this reduction be distributed to the board to establish and to administer a defined contribution retirement plan for California-licensed jockeys who retired from racing on or after January 1, 2009. This bill would provide that a person becomes a participant in the retirement plan when he or she is licensed as a jockey in California. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.