1. (2) As used in KRS 230.775 to 230.785, unless the context requires otherwise:

2. (1) "Hub" means an international wagering hub, a business which, through a qualified subscriber-based service, conducts pari-mutuel wagering on the horse races that it simulcasts and other races that it carries in its wagering menu; "Qualified subscriber-based service" means any information service or system, including but not limited to a closed-loop system, that uses:

   1. (a) A device or combination of devices authorized and operated exclusively for placing, receiving, or otherwise making pari-mutuel wagers on horse races by a customer subscriber base through accounts established with the operator of the hub;
   2. (b) An effective customer verification and age verification system; and
   3. (c) Appropriate data security standards to prevent unauthorized access by nonsubscribers or minors;
   4. (3)
   5. (4)
   6. (5) "Foreign jurisdiction" means states other than Kentucky, a territory of the United States, a foreign country, or any political subdivision thereof; "Corporation" means the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation or its successor; and "Call center" means that portion of a qualified subscriber-based service that is physically located in the Commonwealth, where wagers are placed, received, or otherwise made by a customer subscriber base through accounts established with the operator of the hub.

Effective: July 1, 2024

History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 171, sec. 90, effective July 1, 2024. -- Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 488, effective July 15, 2010. -- Created 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 2, effective July 13, 2004.