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2001 New Mexico Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2001)

handle is hein.sag/sagnm0045 and id is 1 raw text is: 3 2 08:44AM SUPREME CT LAW LIBRY P.2/15 Attorney General of New Mexico PATRICIA A. MADRID STUART M. BLUESTONE Attomey General Deputy Attorney General September 24, 2001 OPINION Opinion No. 01-01 OF PATRICIA M. MADRID Attorney General BY: Alvin R. Garcia Assistant Attorney General TO: The Honorable Representative Marsha C. Atkin New Mexico House of Representatives 3116 21st Avenue Rio Rancho, NM 87124 The Honorable Senator Timothy Jennings New Mexico Senate P.O. Box 1797 Roswell, NM 88202-1797 OTTPSTTON: Does Public Law 102-559, the federal Professional and Aimteur Sports Protection Act ('TASPA), 28 USCA §3701 et seq., prohibit the State of New Mexico from authorizing the establishment of pari-mutuel gambling on Keirin style velodrome bicycle racing pursuant to the Bicycle Racing Act, 1978 NMSA, §60-2D-1 et seq.? CONCLUSION: Yes. For the reasons expressed below, we conclude that PASPA operates to prohibit the State of New Mexico from authorizing the commencement of pari-mutuel gambling on Keirin style velodrome bicycle racing pursuant to the Bicycle Racing Act, 1978 NMSA, §60-2D-1 et seq. Santa Fe. New Mexico 87504-1508 5051 827-6000 PO Drawer 1508 Fax 505/ S27-5826