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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 11VAC10-11-70 - Appointment of regulatory advisory panel

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A. The agency may appoint a regulatory
				  advisory panel (RAP) to provide professional specialization or technical
				  assistance when the agency determines that such expertise is necessary to
				  address a specific regulatory issue or action or when individuals indicate an
				  interest in working with the agency on a specific regulatory issue or
				  action.
B. Any person may request
				  the appointment of a RAP and request to participate in its activities. The
				  agency shall determine when a RAP shall be appointed and the composition of the
				  RAP.
C. A RAP may be dissolved by
				  the agency if:
1. The proposed text of the
				  regulation is posted on the Town Hall, published in the Virginia Register, or
				  such other time as the agency determines is appropriate; or
2. The agency determines that the regulatory
				  action is either exempt or excluded from the requirements of the Administrative
				  Process Act.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 11VAC10-11-80 - Appointment of negotiated rulemaking panel

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A. The agency may appoint a negotiated
				  rulemaking panel (NRP) if a regulatory action is expected to be
				  controversial.
B. An NRP that has
				  been appointed by the agency may be dissolved by the agency when:
1. There is no longer controversy associated
				  with the development of the regulation;
2. The agency determines that the regulatory
				  action is either exempt or excluded from the requirements of the Administrative
				  Process Act; or
3. The agency
				  determines that resolution of a controversy is unlikely.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 11VAC10-11-90 - Meetings

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Notice of any open meeting, including meetings of a RAP or
					 NRP, shall be posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and Commonwealth
					 Calendar at least seven working days prior to the date of the meeting. The
					 exception to this requirement is any meeting held in accordance with §
					 2.2-3707D of the Code of Virginia allowing for contemporaneous notice to be
					 provided to participants and the public.
Statutory Authority
§§ 2.2-4007.02 and 59.1-369 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 11VAC10-11-100 - Public hearings on regulations

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A. The agency shall indicate in its notice of
				  intended regulatory action whether it plans to hold a public hearing following
				  the publication of the proposed stage of the regulatory action.
B. The agency may conduct one or more public
				  hearings during the comment period following the publication of a proposed
				  regulatory action.
C. An agency is
				  required to hold a public hearing following the publication of the proposed
				  regulatory action when:
1. The agency's basic
				  law requires the agency to hold a public hearing;
2. The Governor directs the agency to hold a
				  public hearing; or
3. The agency
				  receives requests for a public hearing from at least 25 persons during the
				  public comment period following the publication of the notice of intended
				  regulatory action.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 11VAC10-11-110 - Periodic review of regulations

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A. The agency shall conduct a periodic review
				  of its regulations consistent with:
1. An
				  executive order issued by the Governor pursuant to § 2.2-4017 of the
				  Administrative Process Act to receive comment on all existing regulations as to
				  their effectiveness, efficiency, necessity, clarity, and cost of compliance;
				  and
2. The requirements in §
				  2.2-4007.1 of the Administrative Process Act regarding regulatory flexibility
				  for small businesses.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-20 - Identification of applicant for owner's, owner-operator's, or operator's license

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An application shall include the name, address, and
					 telephone number of the applicant and the name, position, address, telephone
					 number, and authorized signature of an individual to whom the commission may
					 make inquiry.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-30 - Applicant's affidavit

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An application shall include an affidavit from the chief
					 executive officer or a major financial participant in the applicant setting
					 forth:
1. That application is made for
				  a license to own, own-operate, or operate a horse racing facility at which
				  pari-mutuel wagering is conducted;
2. That the affiant is the agent of the
				  applicant, its owners, partners, members, directors, officers, and personnel
				  and is duly authorized to make the representations in the application on their
				  behalf. Documentation of the authority shall be attached;
3. That the applicant seeks a grant of a
				  privilege from the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the burden of proving the
				  applicant's qualifications rests at all times with the applicant;
4. That the applicant consents to inquiries
				  by the Commonwealth of Virginia, its employees, the commission members, staff
				  and agents, into the financial, character, and other qualifications of the
				  applicant by contacting individuals and organizations;
5. That the applicant, its owners, partners,
				  members, directors, officers, and personnel accept any risk of adverse public
				  notice, embarrassment, criticism, or other circumstance, including financial
				  loss, which may result from action with respect to the application and
				  expressly waive any claim which otherwise could be made against the
				  Commonwealth of Virginia, its employees, the commission, staff, or
				  agents;
6. That the affiant has
				  read the application and knows the contents; the contents are true to affiant's
				  own knowledge, except matters therein stated as information and belief; as to
				  those matters, affiant believes them to be true;
7. That the applicant recognizes all
				  representations in the application are binding on it, and false or misleading
				  information in the application, omission of required information, or
				  substantial deviation from representations in the application may result in
				  denial, revocation, suspension or conditioning of a license or imposition of a
				  fine, or any or all of the foregoing;
8. That the applicant will comply with all
				  applicable state and federal statutes and regulations, all regulations of the
				  commission and all other local ordinances;
9. The affiant's signature, name,
				  organization, position, address, and telephone number; and
10. The date.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-50 - Disclosure of character information

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An applicant for a license must disclose and furnish
					 particulars as follows whether the applicant or any individual or other entity
					 identified pursuant to subdivisions 3 and 4 of
					 11VAC10-20-40 and subdivisions 2
					 and 3 of 11VAC10-20-110 of this
					 chapter:
1. Been charged in any
				  criminal proceeding other than a traffic violation. If so, the applicant must
				  disclose nature of the charge, the date charged, court and
				  disposition;
2. Had a horse racing,
				  gambling, business, professional, or occupational license or permit revoked or
				  suspended or renewal denied or been a party in a proceeding to do so. If so,
				  the applicant must disclose the date of commencement, circumstances and
				  disposition;
3. Been accused in an
				  administrative or judicial proceeding of violating a statute or regulation
				  relating to horse racing or gambling;
4. Been charged in an administrative or
				  judicial proceeding of violating a statute or regulation relating to unfair
				  labor practices or discrimination;
5. Begun an administrative or judicial action
				  against a governmental regulator of horse racing or gambling. If so, the
				  applicant must disclose the date of commencement, forum, circumstances and
				  disposition;
6. Been the subject of
				  voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceedings. If so, the applicant must
				  disclose the date of commencement, forum, circumstances, date of decision and
				  disposition;
7. Failed to satisfy
				  any judgment, decree or order of an administrative or judicial tribunal. If so,
				  the applicant must disclose the date and circumstances; and
8. Been delinquent in filing a tax return
				  required or remitting a tax imposed by any government. If so, the applicant
				  must disclose the date and circumstances.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-60 - Disclosure of sites and facilities

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An application for a license must disclose with respect to
					 the pari-mutuel horse racing facility it will own, operate, or own and
					 operate:
1. The address of the
				  facility, ownership of site for the last five years, legal description,
				  mortgagors, proof of title insurance, its size, and geographical location,
				  including reference to county and municipal boundaries;
2. A site map showing existing highways and
				  streets adjacent to the facility, and separately showing any proposed highways
				  and streets adjacent to the facility, including their scheduled completion
				  dates;
3. The type or types of
				  racing for which the facility is designed, whether thoroughbred, harness
				  standard bred, quarterhorse, or other;
4. Racetrack dimensions for each racetrack
				  operated by the facility by:
a.
				  Circumference;
b. Width;
c. Banking;
d. Location of chutes;
e. Length of stretch;
f. Distance from judges' stand to first
				  turn;
g. Type of surface;
				  and
h. Description of safety
				  rail.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-70 - Disclosure of development process

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An applicant for a license must disclose with regard to
					 development of its horse racing facility:
1. The total cost of construction of the
				  facility, distinguishing between known costs and projected costs;
2. Separate identification of the following
				  costs, distinguishing between known costs and projected costs:
a. Facility design;
b. Land acquisition;
c. Site preparation;
d. Improvements and equipment, separately
				  identifying the costs of
				  11VAC10-20-60, and other
				  categories of improvements and equipment; and
e. Organization, administrative, accounting,
				  and legal.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-80 - Disclosure of financial resources

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An applicant for license must provide the following with
					 regard to financial resources:
1. The
				  most recent independently audited financial statement showing:
a. The applicant's current assets, including
				  investments in affiliated entities, loans and accounts receivable;
b. Fixed assets;
c. Current liabilities, including loans and
				  accounts payable; and
d. Long-term
				  debt and equity; and
e. Statement
				  of income and expenses, and statement of cash flow;
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-90 - Disclosure of financial plan

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An applicant for a license must disclose with regard to its
					 financial plan the financial projections for the development period and for
					 each of the first five racing years, with separate schedules based upon the
					 number of racing days, types of racing, and types of pari-mutuel wagering the
					 applicant requires to break even and the optimum number of racing days and
					 types of wagering the applicant seeks each year. The commission will utilize
					 financial projections in deciding whether to issue licenses.
Neither acceptance of a license application nor issuance of
					 a license shall bind the commission as to matters within its discretion,
					 including, but not limited to, assignment of racing days and approval of types
					 of permissible pari-mutuel pools.
The disclosure must include:
1. The following assumptions and support for
				  them:
a. Average daily attendance;
b. Average daily per capita handle and
				  average bet;
c.
				  Retainage;
d. Admissions to track,
				  including ticket prices and free admissions;
e. Parking volume, fees and
				  revenues;
f. Concessions, gift shop
				  and program sales;
g. Cost of
				  purses;
h. Pari-mutuel
				  expenses;
i. State taxes;
j. Local taxes;
k. Federal taxes;
l. Virginia Breeders Fund;
m. Payroll;
n. Operating supplies and services;
o. Utilities;
p. Repairs and maintenance;
q. Insurance;
r. Travel expenses;
s. Membership expenses;
t. Security expenses;
u. Legal and audit expenses; and
v. Debt service.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-100 - Disclosure of governmental actions

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An applicant for a license must disclose with regard to
					 actions of government agencies:
1. The
				  street and highway improvements necessary to ensure adequate access to
				  applicant's horse racing facility, and the cost of improvements, status,
				  likelihood of completion and estimated date of completion;
2. The sewer, water and other public utility
				  improvements necessary to serve applicant's facility, and the cost of
				  improvements, status, likelihood of completion and estimated date of
				  completion;
3. The status of any
				  required government approvals for development, ownership and operation of its
				  horse racing facility:
a. A description of the
				  approval, unit of government, date and documentation;
b. Whether public hearings were held. If they
				  were, the applicant must disclose when and where the hearings were conducted.
				  If they were not held, the applicant must disclose why they were not held;
				  and
c. Whether the unit of
				  government attached any conditions to approval. If so, the applicant must
				  disclose these conditions, including documentation. In addition, the applicant
				  must summarize its plans to meet these conditions.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-110 - Disclosure of management

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An applicant for a license must disclose with regard to the
					 development, ownership and operation of its pari-mutuel horse racing
					 facility:
1. A description of the
				  applicant's management plan, with budget and identification of management
				  personnel by function, job descriptions and qualifications for each management
				  position, and a copy of the organization chart;
2. Management personnel to the extent known
				  and with respect to each:
a. Legal name,
				  alias or aliases and previous name or names;
b. Current residence and business addresses
				  and telephone numbers;
c.
				  Qualifications and experience in the following areas:
(1) General business;
(2) Marketing, promotion and
				  advertising;
(3) Finance and
				  accounting;
(4) Horse
				  racing;
(5) Pari-mutuel
				  wagering;
(6) Security;
				  and
(7) Human and animal health and
				  safety.
d. Description
				  of the terms and conditions of employment and a copy of each type of
				  agreement;
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-120 - Disclosure of safety and security plans

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An application for a license must disclose with regard to
					 the development of its horse racing facility:
1. A description of the local emergency
				  services available to the horse racing facility, including fire fighting, law
				  enforcement and medical emergency services;
2. A description of the security equipment,
				  such as fences, locks, alarms and monitoring equipment, for the horse racing
				  facility, including:
a. Perimeter fence and
				  its construction;
b.
				  Stables;
c. Paddock;
d. Cash room and the vault;
e. Pari-mutuel ticket windows;
f. Totalizator room;
g. Post-race detention barn; and
h. Parking lot.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-130 - Disclosure of public service

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An applicant for a license must disclose its plans for
					 promotion of the orderly growth of horse racing in Virginia and education of
					 the public with respect to horse racing and pari-mutuel
					 wagering.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-140 - Disclosure of impact of facilities

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An applicant for a license must disclose and document the
					 projected impact of its horse racing facility, including:
1. Economic impact, giving:
a. Number of jobs created, whether permanent
				  or temporary, type of work, compensation, employer and how created;
b. Purchases of goods and services, types of
				  purchases and projected expenditures;
c. Public and private investment;
				  and
d. State and local tax revenues
				  generated.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-150 - Effects on competition

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An applicant must disclose the anticipated short-range and
					 long-range effects of its ownership and operation of its horse racing facility
					 on competition within the horse racing industry.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-160 - Disclosure of assistance in preparation of application

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An applicant must disclose the names, addresses and
					 telephone numbers of individuals and businesses who assisted the applicant in
					 the writing of its application and supply copies of all studies completed for
					 the applicant.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-170 - Personal information and authorization for release

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In an application for a license, the applicant shall
					 include the following with respect to each individual identified as an
					 applicant, partner, director, officer, other policymaker, or holder of a direct
					 or indirect record or beneficial ownership interest or other voting interest or
					 control of five percent or more in the applicant and each individual identified
					 pursuant to subdivisions 2 and 3 of
					 11VAC10-20-110:
1. Full name, business and residence
				  addresses and telephone numbers, residence addresses for past five years, date
				  of birth, place of birth, Social Security number, if the individual is willing
				  to provide it, and two references; and
2. An authorization for release of personal
				  information, on a form prepared by the commission, signed by the individual and
				  providing that he:
a. Authorizes a review by,
				  and full disclosure to, an agent of the Virginia State Police, of all records
				  concerning the individual;
b.
				  Recognizes the information reviewed or disclosed may be used by the
				  Commonwealth of Virginia, its employees, the commission, members, staff and
				  agents to determine the signer's qualifications for a license; and
c. Releases authorized providers and users of
				  the information from any liability under state or federal data privacy
				  statutes.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-180 - License criteria

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A. The
				  commission may issue a license if it determines on the basis of all the facts
				  before it that:
1. The applicant is
				  financially able to operate a racetrack;
2. Issuance of a license will not adversely
				  affect competition within the horse racing industry and the public
				  interest;
3. The racetrack will be
				  operated in accordance with all applicable state and federal statutes and
				  regulations, regulations of the commission and all local ordinances;
				  and
4. The issuance of the license
				  will not adversely affect the public health, safety and welfare.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-200 - Request for racing days

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A.
				  Generally. A holder of an owner-operator's or operator's license has the
				  privilege of conducting horse race meetings at facilities, licensed by the
				  commission, with pari-mutuel wagering for a period of 20 years, subject to
				  annual review by the commission. A holder of an owner-operator's or operator's
				  license shall submit an annual request to the commission for racing
				  days.
B. Where to file request. The
				  licensee shall submit a request for racing days for the following calendar year
				  in writing to the general business office of the commission at a time
				  designated by the commission. The commission may, in its discretion, extend the
				  deadline.
1. A request to be sent by
				  certified mail shall be addressed to:
Executive Secretary
Virginia Racing Commission
Post Office Box 208
New Kent, VA 23124
2. A request to be hand-delivered shall be
				  delivered to:
Executive Secretary
Virginia Racing Commission
1500 East Main Street
Suite 301
Richmond, VA 23219
3. A request delivered by hand or by
				  certified mail will be timely only if received at the main office of the
				  commission by 5 p.m. on or before the date prescribed.
4. Delivery to other than the commission's
				  main office or to commission personnel by hand or by mail is not
				  acceptable.
5. The licensee assumes
				  full responsibility for the method chosen to deliver the request.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-210 - Owner, owner-operator, or operator unlimited license application fee

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An applicant for an owner's, owner-operator's, or
					 operator's license under § 59.1-375 of the Act must submit a nonrefundable
					 application fee to the commission's designee at the time of application by a
					 certified check or bank draft to the order of the Commonwealth of Virginia in
					 the amount of $10,000 to cover the cost of the background investigations
					 mandated by § 59.1-371 of the Code of Virginia. In the event the cost of
					 the investigation exceeds the $10,000 application fee, the applicant must remit
					 the amount of the difference by certified check or bank draft within 10 days
					 after receipt of a bill from the commission.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-220 - Assignment of racing days

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A.
				  Generally. The commission shall promptly consider a request for racing days and
				  assign racing days to a licensee.
B. Consideration of requests. Upon receipt of
				  a request for assignment or revision of racing days, the commission shall
				  consider the request at its next regular meeting and may, in its discretion,
				  assign the racing days as requested, modify the request, deny the request, or
				  hold a public hearing pursuant to the following procedures.
1. If the commission deems a hearing is
				  appropriate, the commission shall send written notice to the licensee and give
				  due notice of the public hearing. The notice must include a brief description
				  of the request, a statement that persons wishing to participate may do so in
				  writing, the time and place of any public hearing on the request, and the
				  earliest and latest date that the commission may act.
2. The licensee will be afforded the
				  opportunity to make an oral presentation, and the licensee or its
				  representative shall be available to answer inquiries by the
				  commissioners.
3. Any affected
				  parties, including horsemen, breeders, employees of the licensee,
				  representatives of other state and local agencies will be afforded the
				  opportunity to make oral presentations. The public may be afforded the
				  opportunity to make oral presentations and shall be given the opportunity to
				  submit written comments.
4. If,
				  after a request is received, the commission determines that additional
				  information from the licensee is necessary to fully understand the request, the
				  commission shall direct the licensee to submit additional
				  information.
5. If the commission
				  further determines it is necessary for a full understanding of a request, the
				  commission shall request the licensee or a person submitting comments to appear
				  before the commission. The commission shall request the appearance in writing
				  at least five days in advance.
6.
				  If a licensee fails to comply with the foregoing, the commission may deny the
				  request for racing days.
7. A
				  record of the proceedings shall be kept, either by electronic means or by court
				  reporter, and the record shall be maintained until any time limits for any
				  subsequent court appeals have expired.
8. Three or more members of the commission
				  are sufficient to hear the presentations. If the chairman of the commission is
				  not present, the commissioners shall choose one from among them to preside over
				  the hearing.
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An owner's or operator's license becomes effective upon the
					 receipt by the commission of a certified check or bank draft to the order of
					 the Commonwealth of Virginia in the amount of license fees and is suspended if
					 the license fee is not received on or before the specified dates:
1. Owner's license: A nonrefundable fee of
				  $5,000 per year due and payable within 10 days of the original license being
				  issued and on or before January 1 of each succeeding year.
2. Operator's license: A nonrefundable fee of
				  $100 times the number of racing days awarded in the annual application for
				  racing days due and payable on or before January 1 of each year.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part II - Licensure › Section 11VAC10-20-240 - Transfer or acquisition of interest in owner's, owner-operator's or operator's license

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A.
				  Generally. A licensee already holding a limited or unlimited owner's,
				  owner-operator's or operator's license may apply to the commission to transfer
				  its race meet or meetings to that of another horse racing facility already
				  licensed by the commission.
B.
				  Requirements for transfer of racing days. The licensee shall apply to the
				  commission in writing requesting the transfer of its racing days to that of
				  another licensee stating:
1. The reason for
				  the transfer;
2. Why the transfer
				  will provide for the promotion, sustenance, and growth of horse racing and
				  breeding, in a manner consistent with the health, safety, and welfare of the
				  Commonwealth of Virginia;
3. Why
				  the transfer will maintain horse racing in the Commonwealth of the highest
				  quality, and free of any corrupt, incompetent, dishonest, or unprincipled
				  practices and maintain complete honesty and integrity;
4. Why the transfer will not adversely affect
				  the operation of any other horse racing facility licensed by the
				  commission;
5. That the transfer
				  has been expressly consented to by the licensee to which the transfer is to be
				  made;
6. That all licensees agree
				  to be bound by the regulations and requirements placed upon it by the
				  commission before the application for the transfer was submitted; and
7. That all licensees to whom racing days are
				  to be transferred, have paid all and any applicable license fees for the
				  conduct of horse racing, with pari-mutuel wagering privileges, at the
				  particular facility or place for holding races on which the racing is to be
				  conducted.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part III - Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Section 11VAC10-20-260 - Generally

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A. Permitted
				  wagering. All permitted wagering shall be under a pari-mutuel wagering system
				  whereby the holders of winning tickets divide the total amount wagered, less
				  retainage, in proportion to the sums they have wagered individually. All other
				  systems of wagering other than pari-mutuel, e.g., bookmaking and auction-pool
				  selling, are prohibited and any person participating or attempting to
				  participate in prohibited wagering shall be excluded from the enclosure or
				  satellite facility.
B. Persons
				  under the age of 18 are prohibited from wagering. No person under the age of 18
				  shall be permitted by any licensee to purchase or cash a pari-mutuel ticket. No
				  employee of the licensee shall knowingly sell or cash any pari-mutuel ticket
				  for a person under the age of 18.
C. Posted order of finish. Payment of valid
				  pari-mutuel tickets shall be made on the basis of the order of finish as posted
				  on the display devices and declared "official" by the stewards. Any subsequent
				  change in the order of finish or award of purse money as may result from a
				  ruling by the stewards or commission shall in no way affect the pari-mutuel
				  payout.
D. Errors in payment. The
				  licensee shall be responsible for the correctness of all payouts posted as
				  "official" on the display devices. If an error is made in posting the payout
				  figures on the display devices and discovered before any tickets are cashed,
				  the error shall be corrected accompanied by a public address announcement, and
				  only the correct amounts shall be used in the payout, irrespective of the
				  initial error on the display devices.
1. The
				  licensee shall compare the two independent final pool totals and payouts
				  calculated by the totalizator prior to posting them on the display
				  devices.
2. If an error is made in
				  posting the payout figures on the display devices and discovered after tickets
				  have been cashed, where the public is underpaid, the amount of the underpayment
				  shall be added to the same pool immediately following. Where the public is
				  overpaid, the amount of the overpayment shall be absorbed by the
				  licensee.
3. If any underpayment is
				  discovered after the close of the horse race meeting or an opportunity does not
				  exist to add the amount of the underpayment to the same pool, the total
				  underpayment shall be placed in an interest-bearing account and added to the
				  same pool at the next race meeting of the same breed.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part III - Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Section 11VAC10-20-270 - Request for types of pari-mutuel pools

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A. Generally. Each licensee shall submit a
				  request in writing to the commission for approval of the types of pari-mutuel
				  wagering pools that are to be offered to the public during the horse race
				  meeting. The request for approval of types of pari-mutuel wagering pools shall
				  be submitted to the commission in writing no less than 30 days before the
				  scheduled opening day of the horse race meeting.
B. Content of request. The licensee's request
				  in writing shall include a statement of how the request will provide for the
				  promotion, sustenance and growth of a native industry, in a manner consistent
				  with the health, safety and welfare of the people, except that the commission,
				  in its discretion, may waive the foregoing.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part III - Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Section 11VAC10-20-280 - Approval of pools

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A.
				  Generally. The commission shall promptly consider a request for types of
				  pari-mutuel wagering pools.
B.
				  Consideration of requests. Upon receipt of a request for approval or
				  modification of types of pari-mutuel wagering pools, the commission shall
				  consider the request at its next regularly scheduled meeting, and may, in its
				  discretion, approve the types of pari-mutuel wagering pools as requested,
				  modify the request, or deny the request.
C. Criteria for approval of pools. The
				  commission, in making its determination, must consider the success and
				  integrity of horse racing; the public health and safety, and welfare; and
				  public interest, necessity, and convenience.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part III - Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Section 11VAC10-20-290 - Pari-mutuel tickets

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A.
				  Generally. A valid pari-mutuel ticket is evidence of a contribution to the
				  pari-mutuel pool operated by the licensee and is evidence of the obligation of
				  the licensee to pay to the holder the portion of the distributable amount of
				  the pari-mutuel pool as is represented by the ticket.
B. Valid pari-mutuel tickets. To be deemed a
				  valid pari-mutuel ticket, the ticket must have been issued by a pari-mutuel
				  ticket machine operated by the licensee and recorded as a ticket entitled to a
				  share of the pari-mutuel pool, and contain imprinted information as to:
1. The name of the licensee;
2. A unique identifying number or
				  code;
3. The name of the track at
				  which the wager is placed;
4.
				  Identification of the terminal at which the ticket was issued;
5. A designation of the racing day for which
				  the wagering transaction was issued;
6. The race number for which the pool was
				  conducted;
7. The types or types of
				  wagers represented;
8. The number
				  or numbers representing the wagering interests for which the wager was made;
				  and
9. The amount or amounts of the
				  contributions to the pari-mutuel pool or pools for which the ticket is
				  evidence.
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A.
				  Generally. The licensee shall be responsible for the coupling of horses for
				  wagering purposes in accordance with these regulations and shall provide
				  wagering opportunities in accordance with the success and integrity of horse
				  racing as well as the public interest.
B. Coupled entries. When two or more horses
				  run in a race and are coupled for wagering purposes, a wager on one of the
				  horses shall be a wager on all of them. The horses so coupled are called "an
				  entry."
C. Mutuel field. When the
				  individual horses competing in a race exceed the numbering capacity of the
				  display devices, the highest numbered horses within the capacity of the display
				  devices and all horses of a higher number shall be grouped together and called
				  the "mutuel field," and a wager on one of them shall be a wager on all of
				  them.
D. Pools dependent upon
				  wagering interests. Unless the commission otherwise provides, at the time the
				  pools are opened for wagering, the licensee:
1. Shall offer win wagering on all contests
				  with three or more betting interests.
2. Shall offer place wagering on all contests
				  with four or more betting interests.
3. Shall offer show wagering on all contests
				  with five or more betting interests.
4. May offer quinella wagering on all
				  contests with three or more betting interests.
5. May offer quinella double wagering on all
				  contests with three or more betting interests.
6. May offer exacta wagering on all contests
				  with two or more betting interests.
7. May offer trifecta wagering on all
				  contests with three or more betting interests.
8. May offer superfecta wagering on all
				  contests with four or more betting interests.
9. Shall not offer twin trifecta wagering on
				  any contests with six or less betting interests.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part III - Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Section 11VAC10-20-320 - Straight wagering

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A.
				  Generally. Win, place, and show pari-mutuel wagering pools shall be considered
				  "straight wagering." In any race, the win, place, and show pools are treated
				  separately, and the distribution of the profits are calculated independently of
				  each other. The "net pool" to be distributed as profit shall be all sums
				  wagered in the pool, less retainage and breakage, as defined elsewhere in these
				  rules.
B. Win pools. The amount
				  wagered to win on the horse or wagering interest which finished first is
				  deducted from the net pool and the balance which remains is profit. The profit
				  is divided by the amount wagered on the horse or wagering interest finishing
				  first, this quotient being the profit per dollar wagered to win. The return to
				  the holder includes the amount wagered and the profit. In addition, the
				  following provisions apply to win pools:
1. If
				  there is a dead heat for first involving two horses of two different wagering
				  interests, the net win pool shall be distributed as if it were a place pool. If
				  the dead heat involves horses of three wagering interests, the net win pool is
				  distributed as if it were a show pool; and
2. If no win ticket is sold on the horse
				  which finishes first, then the net win pool is distributed to the holders of
				  win tickets on the horse or wagering interest finishing second. If no such
				  ticket is sold, then the licensee shall make a prompt refund.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part III - Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Section 11VAC10-20-340 - Refunds

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A. Generally. For
				  all wagers other than the daily double, pick three or pick six, a refund at
				  face value shall be made to all holders of pari-mutuel tickets on horses that
				  have been excused by the stewards, participated in a race where no horse
				  finished, or a race, where in the discretion of the stewards, was declared "no
				  contest" for wagering purposes. Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter,
				  no refund shall be made if the horse excused by the stewards is part of a
				  coupled entry or the field.
B.
				  Nonstarters. If any horse is prevented from obtaining a fair start by failure
				  of the starting gate or other untoward events, the stewards, in their
				  discretion, may order a prompt refund in any pool on that horse.
C. Cancelling pools due to nonstarters. If
				  any horse or horses are prevented from obtaining a fair start so that it would
				  reduce the total number of starters below six, the following shall apply:
1. If horses representing five wagering
				  interests obtain a fair start, the licensee may refund the entire amount
				  wagered in the show pool;
2. If
				  horses representing four or fewer wagering interests obtain a fair start, the
				  licensee may refund the entire amount wagered in the show pool as well as place
				  pool; and
3. If horses representing
				  fewer than two interests obtain a fair start, the race may be declared "no
				  contest" and the entire amount wagered in the win, place and show pools shall
				  be promptly refunded.
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Pursuant to § 59.1-392 of the Code of Virginia, 8.0%
					 of the pari-mutuel pools for straight wagering, and 9.0% of the pari-mutuel
					 pools for multiple wagers shall be allocated for purse money to participants by
					 the licensee. In making the distribution of purse money, the licensee shall, to
					 the extent possible, maintain purse amounts in proper relationship to actual
					 pari-mutuel handles.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Part IV - Distribution of Purse Money › Section 11VAC10-20-360 - Adjustments to purses

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Should levels of pari-mutuel handle create overpayment or
					 underpayment of purses paid during the course of the race meeting, the licensee
					 shall make adjustments in each publication of its condition book to attempt to
					 keep purses consistent with mutuel handles.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
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If, at the end of the horse race meeting, an overpayment
					 of purses has occurred, the overpayment shall be carried over to the next horse
					 race meeting of the same breed and the overpayment may be recovered by the
					 licensee. The licensee shall recover the overpayment on an even basis over the
					 course of the horse race meeting to prevent serious inconsistencies in purse
					 levels during the horse race meeting.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
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If, at the end of a horse race meeting, an underpayment of
					 purses has occurred, the underpayment shall be carried over to the next horse
					 race meeting of the same breed. The underpayment must be paid to the horse
					 owners by adding the underpayment to the purses. The licensee shall repay the
					 underpayment on an even basis over the course of the horse race meeting to
					 prevent serious inconsistencies in purse levels during the horse race
					 meeting.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.