Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 574-F - Operation of Greyhound Racing, Jai Alai and Off-Track Betting General Provisions › Operation of Off-Track Betting › Section 12-574-F59 - OTB pari-mutuel betting

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Generally
. The OTB association shall conduct pari-mutuel betting
				on any recognized meeting held within or without the state as the OTB
				association may determine, subject to the prior approval of the executive
				director.
(b)
Pools
.
				The OTB association shall conduct pari-mutuel betting either in a combined pool
				or in an independent pool as the association may determine on any recognized
				meeting held within or without the state.
(c)
Telephone betting
. The
				association may conduct pari-mutuel betting by telephone. Such telephone
				betting shall be in accordance with section
				12-574-F60 of
				the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(d)
Types of betting
. The OTB
				association may accept wagers on such types of pari-mutuel betting as it shall
				determine subject to the approval of the board.
(e)
Location of ticket sales
.
				Off-track betting pari-mutuel tickets shall be sold only at off-track betting
				facilities.
(f)
Limits on
				betting
. The executive director with the advice and consent of the board
				shall approve minimum limits on betting.
(g)
Minimum payments
. The OTB
				association shall pay not less than two dollars and ten cents for each two
				dollar winning bet in the distribution of any parimutuel pool.
(h)
Commencement of betting
. The
				OTB association shall commence accepting bets for any particular pari-mutuel
				pool at such times as the executive director may approve.
(i)
Close of betting
. The close
				of betting shall be set at such times as the executive director may approve or
				as designated division personnel may determine based upon operational
				circumstances.
(j)
Locking of
				pari-mutuel terminals
. Pari-mutuel terminals shall be lockable by
				electrical control to render them incapable of accepting or recording wagers
				and issuing tickets on prior races or a race in progress.
(k)
Field
. Whenever two or more
				horses starting in the same race constitutes a field they shall be combined for
				purposes of any off-track betting pari-mutuel pool as follows:
(1) One or more horse number(s) shall be
				provided which shall represent horses in the field. A bettor who bets on a
				field shall be deemed to have bet on all the horses in that field irrespective
				of whether or not the particular horses running in that field are determined
				when the bet is placed. If that entire field is scratched or removed from
				betting there shall be a refund. However, if part of that field is scratched or
				removed from betting but there is at least one starter, there shall be no
				refund;
(2) In the event that a
				bettor bets on a horse which is later placed in a field, he shall be deemed to
				have bet on that field except that if the horse upon which he has bet is
				removed from the race or removed from betting prior to the close of betting,
				the bettor shall receive a refund;
(3) Upon recommendation of the association,
				the executive director may approve alternative methods of grouping animals
				together to constitute a common betting interest.