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AN ACT relating to responsible gambling. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 230 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) Any track licensed by the racing commission to conduct live horse racing or races 5
previously run shall implement a program to promote responsible gambling by its 6
patrons and provide details of the same to the racing commission. At a minimum, 7
the program shall require: 8
(a) Posting in a conspicuous place, in every place where pari-mutuel wagering 9
on historical horse racing is conducted, a sign that bears a toll-free 10
telephone number approved by the Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling 11
or other organization that provides assistance to problem gamblers; 12
(b) Providing informational leaflets or other similar materials on its licensed 13
premises on the dangers associated with problem gambling; 14
(c) Including in the licensee's promotional and marketing materials 15
information on problem gambling and organizations that provide assistance 16
to problem gamblers; 17
(d) Routine auditing of patron activity to identify patrons who have suffered 18
significant financial losses in repeated visits to its licensed premises and 19
providing such patrons with information on organizations that provide 20
assistance to problem gamblers; 21
(e) Training for employees at licensed tracks that also hold a license issued 22
under KRS 243.265 to identify patrons who have consumed excessive 23
amounts of alcohol to prevent such patrons from continuing to engage in 24
wagering activity while impaired; 25
(f) Forming a partnership with the Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling, 26
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to identify and promote best practices for preventing problem gambling; and 1
(g) Training for all employees who have contact with patrons, as well as 2
administrative and corporate staff members, that shall include skills and 3
procedures to respond to situations where a patron exhibits warning signs 4
of a gambling problem or where a patron discloses he or she may have a 5
gambling problem. Employees and staff shall be trained immediately upon 6
their hiring and retrained and tested regularly. 7
(2) A licensee shall report annually to the racing commission and make a copy 8
available to the public on its efforts to meet the requirements of subsection (1) of 9
this section, its efforts to identify problem gamblers, and steps taken to: 10
(a) Prevent such individuals from continuing to engage in pari-mutuel 11
wagering on historical horse racing; and 12
(b)_ Provide assistance to these individuals to address problem gambling activity. 13