johnhannibalsmith
02-07-2014, 11:24 AM
Sen. Steve Pierce of Prescott is sponsoring a bill to legalize advance deposit wagering on horse and dog races in Arizona.
Arizona is among the 15 states that don't allow residents to set up an account and withdraw money for betting on tracks via phone, mobile device or computer.
But people are doing it anyway, and therefore the state and its tracks are losing revenues to other states, Pierce said.
Arizona Department of Racing spokesman Greg Stiles says his agency is still reviewing Senate Bill 1282, so officials haven't decided whether to support it. Alongside phones, it appears to allow Internet betting at advance deposit wagering sites too, he said. A summary has not yet been posted online.
As the article mentions, there doesn't appear to be any summary of the bill to be found. A search for SB 1212 (2014) leads me only to "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW FOR LITIGATION EXPENSES RELATED TO THE EXPANSION OF THE MEXICAN WOLF RECOVERY PROGRAM IN THIS STATE."
Needless to say, I hope that those in a position of advocacy for the sport, the industry, the bettors, the horsemen, the State, and the whole notion of common sense will keep an eye out for this one and do whatever possible to make sure the dunderheads at the top don't screw it up with bad ideas in the form of nuance. It's rare that even a good idea results in good implementation and good ideas are hard enough to come by.
Here's to hoping they actually get it right and get it done.
http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=128253&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1086
Arizona is among the 15 states that don't allow residents to set up an account and withdraw money for betting on tracks via phone, mobile device or computer.
But people are doing it anyway, and therefore the state and its tracks are losing revenues to other states, Pierce said.
Arizona Department of Racing spokesman Greg Stiles says his agency is still reviewing Senate Bill 1282, so officials haven't decided whether to support it. Alongside phones, it appears to allow Internet betting at advance deposit wagering sites too, he said. A summary has not yet been posted online.
As the article mentions, there doesn't appear to be any summary of the bill to be found. A search for SB 1212 (2014) leads me only to "MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW FOR LITIGATION EXPENSES RELATED TO THE EXPANSION OF THE MEXICAN WOLF RECOVERY PROGRAM IN THIS STATE."
Needless to say, I hope that those in a position of advocacy for the sport, the industry, the bettors, the horsemen, the State, and the whole notion of common sense will keep an eye out for this one and do whatever possible to make sure the dunderheads at the top don't screw it up with bad ideas in the form of nuance. It's rare that even a good idea results in good implementation and good ideas are hard enough to come by.
Here's to hoping they actually get it right and get it done.
http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=128253&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1086