Kentucky bill takes aim at online wagering (AP)

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky House has passed a calculate that would draft an excise set on cyberspace wagering on equid races by Kentucky residents.

Democratic Rep. Larry adventurer of Louisville, the bill’s front sponsor, said weekday that the intend is to create added money to support increase springy racing at Kentucky vie tracks.

The calculate takes intend at the ontogeny popularity of online and sound sporting by dignified the set on front installation wagering providers.

The set would be coequal to 0.5 proportionality of money wagered by Kentucky residents finished ADW providers. Two-thirds of the income would be returned to Kentucky tracks, with half that turn devoted to boosting vie purses in hopes of luring more horsemen to vie in Kentucky.

The manoeuvre easily unwooded the House on an 85-8 vote. It today goes to the Senate.

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The governing is House Bill 368.