99D.2 - DEFINITIONS.
99D.2 DEFINITIONS.
As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Applicant" means an individual applying for an
occupational license or the officers and members of the board of
directors of a nonprofit corporation applying for a license to
conduct a race where pari-mutuel wagering would be permitted under
this chapter.
2. "Breakage" means the odd cents by which the amount payable
on each dollar wagered in a pari-mutuel pool exceeds a multiple of
ten cents.
3. "Claimant agency" means a state agency as defined in
section 8A.504, subsection 1, or the state court administrator as
defined in section 602.1101.
4. "Commission" means the state racing and gaming commission
created under section 99D.5.
5. "Holder of occupational license" means a person licensed
by the commission to perform an occupation which the commission has
identified as requiring a license to engage in within the racing
industry in Iowa.
6. "Licensee" means a nonprofit corporation licensed under
section 99D.9.
7. "Pari-mutuel wagering" means the system of wagering
described in section 99D.11.
8. "Race", "racing", "race meeting", "track", and
"racetrack" refer to dog racing and horse racing, including but
not limited to quarterhorse, thoroughbred, and harness racing, as
approved by the commission.
9. "Racetrack enclosure" means all real property utilized for
the conduct of a race meeting, including the racetrack, grandstand,
concession stands, offices, barns, kennels and barn areas, employee
housing facilities, parking lots, and any additional areas designated
by the commission.
10. "Wagering area" means that portion of a racetrack in
which a licensee may receive wagers of money from a person present in
a licensed racetrack enclosure on a horse or dog in a race selected
by the person making the wager as designated by the commission. Section History: Recent Form
83 Acts, ch 187, § 2; 84 Acts, ch 1265, § 1; 84 Acts, ch 1266, §
3; 89 Acts, ch 67, §23; 97 Acts, ch 9, §1; 2004 Acts, ch 1136, §2, 3;
2005 Acts, ch 3, §24; 2008 Acts, ch 1172, §1
Referred to in § 99F.9