§ 9 — Simulcast or acceptance of wager on greyhound dog racing by racing meeting licensee prohibited

[ Text of section added by 2022, 128, Sec. A1 effective August 1, 2023 does not take effect. See 2022, 128, Sec. 18 repealed by 2023, 26, Sec. 22. See also, Section 9 added by 2022, 173, Sec. 27 effective August 10, 2023, below.]Section 9. Notwithstanding sections 1 to 8, inclusive, or any other general or special law to the contrary, no racing meeting licensee, including a licensee holding racing meetings in connection with a state or county fair, as defined in section 1 of chapter 128A, shall simulcast or accept a simulcast wager on greyhound dog racing.Chapter 128C: Section 9. Simulcast or acceptance of wager on greyhound dog racing by racing meeting licensee prohibited; running horse racing meeting licensee to conduct not less than 20 live racing days at thoroughbred horse racing track[ Text of section added by 2022, 173, Sec. 6 effective August 10, 2023. See 2022, 173, Sec. 27. See also, Section 9 added by 2022, 128, Sec. A1 effective August 1. 2023, above.]Section 9. Notwithstanding sections 1 to 8, inclusive, or any other general or special law to the contrary, no racing meeting licensee, including licensees holding racing meetings in connection with a state or county fair as defined in section 1 of chapter 128A, shall simulcast or accept a wager on greyhound dog racing, and a running horse racing meeting licensee shall conduct not less than 20 live racing days at a thoroughbred horse racing track, provided, the commission may waive this requirement as necessary and appropriate to ensure the financial ability of the licensee to develop and operate a race track.