Sec. 3. (a) At the close of each day on which a permit holder or satellite facility operator conducts pari-mutuel wagering on live racing or simulcasts at a racetrack or satellite facility, the permit holder or satellite facility operator shall pay to the department of state revenue a tax on the total amount of money wagered on that day as follows:
(1) Two percent (2%) of the total amount of money wagered on live races and simulcasts conducted at a permit holder's racetrack.
(2) Two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the total amount of money wagered on simulcasts at satellite facilities, regardless of whether those simulcasts originate from Indiana or another state.
(b) The taxes collected under subsection (a) shall be paid from the amounts withheld under section 1 of this chapter and shall be distributed as follows:
(1) The first one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) of taxes collected during each state fiscal year shall be deposited in the veterinary school research account established by IC 4-31-12-22.
(2) The remainder of the taxes collected during each state fiscal year shall be paid into the Indiana horse racing commission operating fund (IC 4-31-10).
(c) The tax imposed by this section is a listed tax for purposes of IC 6-8.1-1.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.24-1992, SEC.30; P.L.26-1996, SEC.1; P.L.186-2002, SEC.9; P.L.108-2019, SEC.70.