Section 18D Pari-mutuel wager distribution - Massachusetts Statutes

Section 18D. The state treasurer, upon certification by the state racing commission, shall quarterly distribute to each city and town within which racing meetings are conducted, including racing meetings conducted in connection with a state or county fair, under licenses issued under the provisions of chapter one hundred and twenty-eight A, the sum of.35 percent of the total pari-mutuel wager for each such racetrack within said city or town for the three months ending two quarters prior to the quarter for which said distribution is being made, which sum shall be allocated from the commonwealth’s share; provided, however, that if the parcel of land containing such racetrack is located in two cities or towns, said sum shall be divided so that two-thirds shall be distributed to the city or town in which the major portion of said parcel is located, and one-third shall be distributed to the other city or town.