Hub Agreement Arbitration Law and Legal Definition
Hub agreement arbitration means an arbitration proceeding by which the disputed provisions of the hub agreement related to the hub or host fees from wagers on races that are conducted outside state are determined. While conducting a hub agreement arbitration, an ADW provider is permitted to accept advance deposit wagers from the residents of the state. The contractual compensation received by the ADW provider mentioned herein shall be the contractual compensation specified in the hub agreement that is subjected to the hub agreement arbitration.
At the conclusion of the hub agreement arbitration, the difference between the contractual compensation received by the ADW provider and the contractual compensation determined to be payable shall be calculated and paid within 15 days following the arbitrator's decision and order. The hub agreement arbitration shall be held as promptly as possible, but in no event more than 60 days following the demand for that arbitration. The arbitrator shall issue a decision no later than 15 days following the conclusion of the arbitration. A single arbitrator jointly selected by the ADW provider and the party requesting a hub agreement arbitration shall conduct the hub agreement arbitration. However, if the parties cannot agree on the arbitrator within seven days of issuance of the written demand for arbitration, then the arbitrator shall be selected pursuant to the Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, or pursuant to the applicable rules of its successor organization. In making the hub agreement arbitration determination, the arbitrator shall be required to choose between the contractual compensation of the hub agreement agreed to by the ADW provider or whatever different terms for the hub agreement were proposed by the party requesting the hub agreement arbitration. The arbitrator shall not be permitted to impose new, different, or compromised terms to the hub agreement. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding on the parties. If arbitration is requested, either party may bring an action in state court to compel a party to go into arbitration or to enforce the decision of the arbitrator. The cost of the hub agreement arbitration, including the cost of the arbitrator, shall be borne in equal shares by the parties to the hub agreement and the party or parties requesting hub agreement arbitration. The hub agreement arbitration shall be administered by the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services pursuant to its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures or its successor organization [Cal Bus & Prof Code ยง 19604 (8)].
