Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 574-F - Operation of Greyhound Racing, Jai Alai and Off-Track Betting General Provisions › Operation of Jai-Alai › Section 12-574-F54 - Players

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
No pooling of prize money
.
				Any pooling of the prize money among the players is strictly
				prohibited.
(b)
Uniform
. All players shall be dressed in clean, regulation
				uniforms before the start of their first game.
Post position shirts shall be as follows:
No. 1 - red
No. 5 - black
No. 2 - blue
No. 6 - yellow
No. 3 - white
No. 7 - brown
No. 4 - green
No. 8 - purple/orchid
(c)
Safety helmet
. Protective
				helmets shall be worn by all players while on the court.
(d)
Practice
. All players who
				are to participate in a game shall appear on the playing court and shall
				practice prior to the start of the game, thereby enabling the public to observe
				the players who are to compete in the following game unless permission is
				granted by the players' manager excusing a player from practice. Such exception
				and its reason shall be immediately reported to the division
				representative.
(e)
Positions
. Players shall take their positions off the playing
				court and near the starting point of each game in numerical order to be
				determined by the post positions appearing in the program.
(f)
Selection of ball
. The
				player who is to serve at the start of each point shall have the right to
				select the ball, and the receiver can only reject the ball if it is damaged.
				The players' manager may require that all servers in any given game preselect
				the balls for that game.
(g)
No smoking
. Smoking shall be prohibited in the players'
				cage.
(h)
No
				communication
. Players shall not contact, talk to or signal to any
				spectator at any time during a performance.
(i)
Best efforts rule
. Jai alai
				being a game of skill, the winning or losing of a point depends entirely on the
				individual player's skill and ability, and it shall be the duty of each player
				at all times to make every possible effort to complete a play. If in the
				opinion of the court judges or the division representative, a player shows lack
				of interest and does not use his best efforts while competing in an official
				game, the offender shall be in violation of the best efforts rule.
(j)
Scratches
. Each player shall
				compete in and complete the games scheduled except when the player is scratched
				for any reason. In such case the players' manager shall use the official
				substitute shown in the program to complete the game and all bets made on the
				scratched player or players shall remain in effect on the scratched player's
				post position.
(k)
Wagering
				prohibited
. No player under contract at a fronton, his wife or blood
				relatives, may wager money or any other thing of value on the results of any
				game played at any board licensed fronton.
(l)
Conduct
. While on the court
				or in the players' cage, players shall at all times conduct themselves in a
				professional manner consistent with the best interests of jai alai.
(m)
Releases and admissions
.
				Players may arrive at the fronton after the first game has begun or may leave
				the fronton upon completion of their last scheduled game at the discretion of
				the players' manager. If released the player must leave the premises completely
				and not return until the performance is completed. The players' manager may at
				any time release and admit players in emergency situations and shall report
				such occurrences to the division judge immediately, to be followed by a report
				in writing and in sufficient detail.
(n)
Physical condition
.
(1) Physical examination. All players under
				contract at a fronton shall be required to pass an annual physical examination
				approved by the division. A copy of the physician's report for each player
				shall be filed with the division before a player may be entered in any official
				game. Players entered for a game are subject to physical examination by a
				physician upon request by the association or the division. The examination
				shall be performed by a physician chosen by the association and licensed to
				practice in Connecticut. The physician's determination of the player's physical
				condition shall be final. A player claiming illness or physical unfitness may
				request a physical examination by a licensed physician or registered nurse to
				determine the illness or unfitness. A copy of any physician's report on a
				player shall be filed with the division. Players who claim temporary illness or
				unfitness not requiring medical attention may be excused from one performance
				upon the order of the player's manager.
(2) Return to play after unfitness. When any
				player has been prevented and removed by illness or unfitness from play, he
				shall not thereafter be entered in a game unless the players' manager shall
				have secured a certificate of fitness from a licensed physician or registered
				nurse appointed by the association. If a player is scratched during a
				performance, he shall not be allowed to return to play during the performance
				in which he was scratched. The certificate shall be furnished by the player's
				manager to the division on the day that the player returns to play.