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Fiscal Note - SB 0794 - Regulation of Licensed Off-Track Pari-Mutuel Wagering
L.R. NO.  2650-01
BILL NO.  SB 794
SUBJECT:  Horse Racing
TYPE:     Original
DATE:     February 5, 1996



                              FISCAL SUMMARY
                    ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS


FUND AFFECTED              FY 1997             FY 1998           FY 1999
Missouri Horse
Racing                  ($340,005)          $1,233,999        $1,223,388

Total Estimated
Net Effect on All
State Funds             ($340,005)          $1,233,999        $1,223,388

                   ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS


FUND AFFECTED              FY 1997             FY 1998           FY 1999
None                            $0                  $0                $0

Total Estimated
Net Effect on All
Federal Funds                   $0                  $0                $0

                    ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS


FUND AFFECTED              FY 1997             FY 1998           FY 1999
Local Government                $0                  $0                $0

                              FISCAL ANALYSIS

ASSUMPTION

Officials of the Department of Revenue and the Department of Public Safety
assume this proposal would not fiscally impact their agency.

Officials of the Office of Administration assume that additional revenue
would be generated as a result of this proposal.  They assume that five
wagering facilities would be open for 260 days per year with an average daily
handle of $50,000; the total annual handle would be approximately
$65,000,000.  The percentage (2.5%) to be paid to Missouri would result in
income of $1,625,000 annually.  They assume that revenue would begin being
collected in FY 98.  No growth rate was assumed.

Officials of the Gaming Commission assume they would require an additional
seven FTE consisting of an Assistant Division Director, a Security Director,
a Licensing Director, a Pari-Mutuel Director, an Executive Secretary, a
Breeder's Fund Administrator, and an Information Support Coordinator.  They
would also request expenses for professional services (photographers,
programmers etc.).  Oversight assumes for the purposes of this fiscal note,
that the Gaming Commission could fulfill the requirements of this proposal
without the services of a Breeders Fund Administrator and has not included
the costs associated with this position.

Oversight assumes that this proposal would only become effective upon passage
and approval of a constitutional amendment to allow off-track pari-mutuel
wagering.


FISCAL IMPACT - State Government    FY 1997      FY 1998      FY 1999
                                   (10 Mo.)
MISSOURI HORSE RACING FUND

Income-Gaming Commission
  Off-track wagering                     $0   $1,625,000   $1,625,000

Cost-Gaming Commission
  Personal Service   (6 FTE)     ($139,167)   ($171,175)   ($175,454)
  Fringe Benefits                 ($42,780)    ($52,619)    ($53,935)
  Expense and Equipment          ($158,058)   ($167,207)   ($172,223)
Total costs - Gaming Commission  ($340,005)   ($391,001)   ($401,612)

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
MISSOURI HORSE RACING FUND       ($340,005)   $1,233,999   $1,223,388


FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government    FY 1997      FY 1998      FY 1999
                                   (10 Mo.)

                                          0            0            0
DESCRIPTION

The Missouri Horse Racing Commission or its successor agency would be given
the power to regulate off-track pari-mutuel wagering.  Only persons licensed
by the Commission shall accept off-track pari-mutuel wagers.  The Commission
shall issue no more than five such licenses, and shall issue all licenses to
a licensee operating a horse racing track in Missouri which has at least 30
days of live horse racing a year.  If the holder of the first five licenses
does not operate all five off-track pari-mutuel wagering facilities within
four years of the opening and operation of the first wagering facility, the
Commission may issue no more than four additional licenses.

Each license would authorize the holder to receive simulcasts at the
off-track pari-mutuel wagering facility and accept wagers for inclusion in an
interstate common pari-mutuel pool.  A nonrefundable fee of $50,000 would be
required of all applicants for an off-track pari-mutuel wagering license and
the applicant must pay all investigation costs.  If the investigation costs
exceed the total amount of fees paid by the applicant, the commission may
assess additional fees.  If the applicant is denied a license, the applicant
is entitled to a refund of the difference between the application fee and the
actual cost of the investigation.  Only Missouri residents are eligible to
apply for a license.

The Commission has full jurisdiction over and shall supervise all off-track
pari-mutuel wagering.  The Commission may only issue a license to a facility
within the 100 mile radius of the statistical   metropolitan area with a
population of 900,000 or more,  as designated by the Federal Office of
Management and Budget; or is located adjacent to a lake with at least 1,000
miles of shoreline.

No off-track pari-mutuel licensee shall use an off-track pari-mutuel system
unless the system has been approved by the Commission.  In order to be
approved by the Commission, a system must meet several guidelines.  The
percentage of off-track pari-mutuel wagers to be deducted as a commission on
wagers shall be distributed quarterly as follows:

     1.  2 1/2% shall be paid to the state.
     2.  Remainder to be retained by the licensee.

Weekly reports of the total amount of money wagered shall be filed with the
Commission.

The operation of an off-track pari-mutuel wagering facility without a license
or accepting wagers other than as permitted by this act would be a Class A
misdemeanor.

This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other
program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental
space.


SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Gaming Commission
Office of Administration
Department of Public Safety
Department of Revenue