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 PUBLIC LAW 95-515—OCT. 25, 1978

92 STAT, 1815

(b) A civil action under this Act may be brought in any district court of the United States for a district located in the host State or the off-track State, and all process in any such civil action may be served in any judicial district of the United States. (c) The jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States pursuant to this section shall be concurrent with that of any State court of competent jurisdiction located in the host State or the off-track State. EFFECTIVE DATE;

APPLICABILITY

SEC. 9. (a) The provisions of this Act shall take effect on the date of 15 USC 3001 enactment of this Act, and, except as provided in subsection (b) of "ot«this section, shall apply to any interstate off-track wager accepted on or after such date of enactment. (b)(1) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to any interstate off-track wager which is accepted pursuant to a contract existing on May 1, 1978. (2) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to any form of legal non-parimutuel off-track betting existing in a State on May 1, 1978. (3) The provisions of subsection (b) o f section 5 of this Act shall not apply to any parimutuel off-track betting system existing on May 1, 1978, in a State which does not conduct parimutuel horseracing on the date of enactment of this Act. Approved October 25, 1978.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 95-1733 (Comm. on Interstate and Foreign Commerce). SENATE REPORTS: No. 95-554 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation) and No. 95-1117 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978): Sept. 26, considered and passed Senate. Oct. 10, H.R. 14089 considered and passed House; passage vacated, and S. 1185 passed in lieu.

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