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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12325 - Telephones and Telegraphs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Off-track wagering facilities may be allowed telephones for the transaction of
				ordinary business, and may also allow telegraph wires for the benefit of the
				press. However, no information regarding the results of any race shall be
				transmitted until such race results are official, nor shall any message
				transmitting money, or other things of value, or directing the placing of any
				wager, be sent over the telegraph wires. Nor shall any message be sent in any
				type of code or any form other than in plain and intelligible English, under
				penalty of license revocation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12327 - Prohibited Transmission Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Possession or control by any person on the
				premises of any off-track wagering facility of electronic or communications
				equipment or device capable of transmitting or communicating:
1. the results of any race;
2. any information with respect to odds
				and/or track conditions in connection with a race;
3. any information about jockeys or equipment
				to be used in a race; and/or
4. any
				other information concerning a race, to another person, firm or corporation
				located outside of the licensed area of an off-track wagering facility is
				prohibited.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12328 - Notification of Change

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Notification
				of any race date changes or changes in format for wagering including, but not
				limited to, addition of exactas, pick six, daily doubles and/or other exotic
				wagering must be provided by the host track to both the host track tote
				company, guest track tote companies, guest track mutuel department and
				off-track wagering facility tote companies at the time such changes are
				approved by the commission.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12330 - Fax Transmission

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Fax
				machines shall be located in each tote room as the priority back-up method of
				communication of wagering data. Verbal transmissions of wagering data will be
				accepted only in the event of a fax failure and confirmed in writing as soon as
				possible. Proof of successful fax transmission shall be maintained for a
				minimum of 60 days by the association.
B. Scratched horses and other betting format
				changes must be communicated from host mutuel department head to all tote
				department managers at both live and guest associations via fax transmission
				immediately upon receipt of that information from the host track stewards or if
				the urgency of communication requires otherwise and confirmed in writing as
				soon as possible.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12331 - Simulcast Audio Transmission

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Each off-track wagering facility shall have the capability to deliver the
				simultaneous audio transmission of a race to the facility in the event that the
				simulcast of the racing program is interrupted. The transmission of only the
				audio description of the racing program to the off-track wagering facility must
				be approved by the commission or its designee, except when prior approval is
				not possible.
B. In the event of
				the loss of both audio and video signals from the host track to guest tracks
				and/or off-track wagering facilities, wagering may continue. However, either
				the audio or video signal must be re-established as soon as possible, but no
				later than the start of the next day's wagering program or wagering shall not
				be allowed to begin at the guest track or off-track wagering facility that has
				suffered the loss of both audio and video signals.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12332 - Tote Forms; Glossary of Terms

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				All tote companies operating within the state of Louisiana shall use a standard
				"manual merge" form approved by the commission. This form shall be
				authenticated by the signature of the tote manager and mutuel manager at both
				host and guest track or off-track wagering facilities, or by their
				designees.
B. All tote companies
				operating within the state of Louisiana shall correspond under a mutually
				accepted glossary of terms.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12333 - Security Controls

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each host
				association and off-track wagering facility shall maintain such security
				controls over video and audio simulcasts as directed by the commission or its
				authorized agent.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12334 - Licensee's Authority to Make Rules

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Consistent with law and this Part, a
				licensee shall have the authority to adopt rules and regulations governing its
				methods of paying pari-mutuel ticket holders at its off-track wagering
				facility. Rules and regulations adopted by a licensee of an off-track wagering
				facility shall be prominently displayed in such facility after approval thereof
				by the commission.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12335 - Wagering Pools

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The wagering
				pools offered by an off-track wagering facility licensee shall be combined with
				those wagers placed at the facility of the host association providing the
				racing program so as to produce common pari-mutuel betting pools for the
				calculation of odds and the determination of payout from such pools, which
				payout shall be the same for all winning tickets irrespective of where the
				wager is placed.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12336 - Off-Track Breakage

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. When actual
				statistics are unavailable to determine breakage from wagering at an off-track
				wagering facility, the breakage to which an off-track wagering facility is
				entitled by law shall be in an amount proportionate to the amount wagered at
				such off-track wagering facility to the total handle at the host track,
				including the amount wagered at such off-track wagering facility. When
				statistics are available, the amount of such breakage shall be as provided by
				law.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12337 - Totalizator Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each
				off-track wagering facility shall use electronic totalizator equipment. The
				totalizator shall calculate and display the total amounts wagered on each
				betting interest each 60 seconds prior to the start of the race. The
				totalizator shall be designed so that the ticket issuing machine shall be
				automatically locked at a time prior to the start of the race to be determined
				by the commission.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12339 - Close of Wagering

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The locking
				of all ticket issuing machines shall be noted by the ringing of the off-bell at
				the off-track wagering facility.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12341 - Pari-Mutuel Tickets

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Pari-mutuel
				tickets utilized at an off-track wagering facility shall use a numerical
				designation for each betting interest.
B. All off-track wagering, guest and host
				facilities shall, upon request, cash all pari-mutuel tickets purchased at its
				facility during all hours of operation within the guidelines provided for under
				R.S.
				4:176 and
				R.S.
				4:219.
C. When wagers are accepted by a host track,
				guest track or off-track wagering facility and a pari-mutuel ticket is issued
				therefor, such wagers are to be considered an enforceable contract, evidenced
				by possession of a winning ticket, and such tickets shall be honored by all
				cashiers of the host track and the off-track wagering facility where such wager
				is placed. Refunds of wagers shall be made only:
1. on a horse that is scratched;
2. a race is declared off; or
3. if a manual merge is rendered impossible
				because of an act or event beyond the control of a host track or an off-track
				wagering facility including, but not limited to, a catastrophe or acts of
				God.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12342 - Amenities for Guests

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All off-track
				wagering facilities must follow the requirements set forth in LAC
				35:III.5789.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148 and
				  R.S.
				  4:164.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12343 - Concessionaires and Caterers

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each
				licensee of an off-track wagering facility shall submit in writing to the
				commission for approval, the names of persons, corporations or other legal
				entities who will operate the concessionaires and/or catering facilities (as
				defined in §5743 of Part III) within the confines of the off-track
				wagering facility for the duration of its operation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12345 - Concession Services

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The concession
				and catering operations shall be conducted so that all persons attending
				off-track wagering facilities shall be satisfactorily served. Food, beverages
				(both alcoholic and nonalcoholic), tobacco and other generally related items
				may be available for sale to the patrons of the various facilities during open
				hours of operation. Concessionaires serving liquid refreshments shall not
				permit the surrender of glass containers to patrons except in designated
				areas.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and
				  R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12347 - Cleanliness and Inspection

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Off-track wagering facility premises shall be kept in clean condition, in good
				repair, well lighted, ventilated, heated and/or air conditioned (as the case
				may be). The quality, quantity and price of all items of food, liquor, beer and
				other items sold shall be subject to inspection by the commission or any person
				designated by the commission.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12349 - Sanitation and Health Rules

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All
				off-track wagering facilities are subject to sanitation and health rules as
				provided by law and in §5757 and §5759 of Part III.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12351 - Method of Accounting

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each
				off-track wagering facility shall use generally accepted accounting principles
				or procedures determined by the commission so as to record and summarize
				financial information in order to produce financial statements and reports and
				to provide adequate internal fiscal controls.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12353 - Wagering Distribution Report

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Each licensee of an off-track wagering facility shall furnish to the commission
				a report of its wagering distributions within 45 days of the end of each fiscal
				quarter of the state of Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12355 - Race Meeting Report

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each
				licensee of an off-track wagering facility shall, in conjunction with the host
				association, provide the commission with an audited report of its pari-mutuel
				operations not more than 90 days following the conclusion of each race meeting
				conducted by a host association.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12357 - Other Reports

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The licensee
				of an off-track wagering facility shall provide to the commission written
				reports as may be required by or requested by the commission from time to time
				and may include, by way of illustration and without limitation, the following:
1. copies of all written contracts;
2. a list of directors and officers,
				compensation paid to each, and/or a report of any changes thereof;
3. a statement listing all unclaimed ticket
				fund accruals for the preceding month and/or to date.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12359 - Books and Records

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				commission may conduct such investigations it deems necessary in order to
				effectively carry out the purposes and objectives of off-track wagering as
				provided by law. Books and records of an off-track wagering facility shall be
				maintained by the licensee of an off-track wagering facility as ordered by the
				commission and they shall not be destroyed, cause to be destroyed or abandoned
				by the licensee of an off-track wagering facility without the prior approval of
				the commission.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12361 - Inspection and Delivery

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				commission may inspect the records of a licensee and its off-track wagering
				facility at any time at the offices of the off-track wagering facility. The
				licensee off-track wagering facility shall, upon written notice, deliver
				promptly to the commission any books, records, papers, etc. which the
				commission shall request.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12363 - Remedies

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A person
				aggrieved by any action taken against him by a licensee of an off-track
				wagering facility or its employees shall exhaust all administrative remedies
				provided him before the commission prior to instituting any legal proceedings
				seeking judicial relief, as provided in
				R.S.
				4:191-197.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141, R.S. 4:191-197 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 123 - General Rules › Section XV-12365 - Matters Not Covered

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any matter
				not covered by the provisions of this Chapter shall be determined by the
				stewards at the host track following consultation, if deemed necessary, with
				the host track mutuel manager. A written report of each such determination
				shall be promptly made to the commission.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 125 - Licensing › Section XV-12501 - Licensing

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Licensing of
				off-track wagering facilities in parishes with its parish seat within 55 miles
				of an existing pari-mutuel facility shall be governed by
				§12503-12507
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 125 - Licensing › Section XV-12503 - Applications

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. License
				applications authorized by this Part shall be submitted by eligible applicants
				and shall not be considered by the commission unless filed no later than 20
				days before the next regular or special meeting of the commission.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 125 - Licensing › Section XV-12505 - Application Submission

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				commission shall review and consider such applications during a regular or
				special meeting and shall consider each application separately based on its
				completeness of information and its compliance with the provisions of
				R.S.
				4:214.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 125 - Licensing › Section XV-12507 - License Application Stages

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				License applications shall be in two stages.
1.
a. A
				preliminary application for authorization to establish an off-track wagering
				facility ("preliminary application") in a parish shall include the names and
				addresses of all eligible applicants for a license in the parish, if known, or
				a certified letter from such other eligible applicant(s) not wishing to make an
				application to establish an off-track wagering facility.
b. The preliminary application shall not
				include the requirements of
				R.S.
				4:214(A)(3-7), (B), (C),
				(E), (F), (G) and R.S. 215(B)(2).
c. Upon approval of the preliminary
				application, the commission shall immediately request the governing body of the
				parish where the off-track wagering facility will be located to authorize and
				include a referendum to be on the ballot of its next regularly scheduled
				election for the purpose of satisfying the requirements of
				R.S.
				4:214(A)(2).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 125 - Licensing › Section XV-12509 - License Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Licensing procedures for off-track wagering facilities in parishes with its
				parish seat more than 55 miles from a presently existing pari-mutuel facility
				shall be governed by §12511-12515
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 125 - Licensing › Section XV-12511 - License for Facility beyond 55-Mile Limit

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any eligible applicant under
				R.S.
				4:215 making an application for a license to
				establish an off-track wagering facility in a parish whose parish seat is more
				than 55 miles from any presently existing pari-mutuel facility shall not be
				considered by the commission unless filed no later than 20 days before the next
				regularly scheduled commission meeting.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 125 - Licensing › Section XV-12513 - Hearing Notice

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. At least 15
				days prior to the meeting at which the commission shall consider such
				application, the commission shall notify, by certified mail, all other
				applicants eligible under the provisions of
				R.S.
				4:215 of the filing of such application and
				the date on which it shall be considered.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 125 - Licensing › Section XV-12515 - Review and Completeness of Information

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The commission shall review and consider
				such applications during a regular or special meeting and shall consider each
				application separately based upon its completeness of information and
				compliance with the provisions of
				R.S.
				4:214.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 125 - Licensing › Section XV-12517 - Notification of Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Thirty days after the notification required by
				R.S.
				4:215(C)(2), the commission
				shall notify each applicant of all the requirements of
				R.S.
				4:215(C)(3) and such other
				requirements as it deems appropriate.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 125 - Licensing › Section XV-12519 - Eligibility; Joint Application

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				The eligible applicants making an affirmative response to
				§12511 with 30
				days notice shall each then be responsible for filing a joint final application
				as required by
				R.S.
				4:214.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 125 - Licensing › Section XV-12521 - Application Form

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An application
				form ("Application for Off-Track Wagering Facility") shall be completed for
				each facility by its applicant or applicants and shall be submitted to the
				commission for approval. Omission and/or falsification of information on the
				application form may be grounds for denial of the application form. Such
				application shall be totally completed or will not be considered.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 127 - Interstate Common Pool Wagering › Section XV-12701 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. As used in this
				Chapter, the following shall mean:
Commission
or
Racing
				  Commission
- the regulatory body with statutory jurisdiction over the
				  host or guest track or other pari-mutuel facilities, as applicable.
Guest
State
- the
				  jurisdiction within which a guest track is located.
Guest Track
or
Receiving
				  Track
- the race track, off-track wagering facility or other facility
				  in a state other than the state in which the race is run that is the subject of
				  the interstate common pools.
Host
State
- the
				  jurisdiction within which a host track is located.
Host Track or Sending Track
- the race track
				  at which the race is run that is the subject of the interstate common
				  pools.
Interstate Common Pools
or
Merged
				  Pools
- a pari-mutuel pool established within one state (usually at a
				  host track) within which is combined comparable pari-mutuel pools of one or
				  more guest tracks upon a race run at the host track, for purposes of
				  establishing payoff prices in the various jurisdictions. There may be more than
				  one state simultaneously combining pari-mutuel pools into the common pool in
				  the host state. Where the laws and rules of the host and guest states permit,
				  and with concurrence of the host track, the merged pool may be established on a
				  regional or other basis between two or more guest states but not involving a
				  merger into the host tracks' pari-mutuel pool, in which eventuality one of the
				  guest tracks shall serve as if it were the host track for purposes of
				  calculating the pari-mutuel pool on which payoff prices are
				  calculated.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141,
				  R.S.
				  4:148 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 127 - Interstate Common Pool Wagering › Section XV-12703 - General Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All
				contracts governing participation in interstate common pools shall be submitted
				to the commission for its approval.
B. Individual pari-mutuel wagering
				transactions are made at the point of sale in the state where placed.
				Pari-mutuel pools are combined for computing odds and calculating payoffs and
				breakage, but shall be maintained separately for auditing and all other
				purposes.
C. Any surcharges or
				withholdings on or from pari-mutuel pools, in addition to the takeout, shall be
				applied only in the jurisdiction imposing such surcharges or
				withholdings.
D. In determining
				whether to approve an interstate common pool which does not include the
				pari-mutuel pool of the host track, the commission shall consider and may
				approve:
1. use of a type of wager which is
				not utilized at the host track;
2.
				application of a takeout rate not in effect at the host track; or
3. such other factors which are provided to
				the commission.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 127 - Interstate Common Pool Wagering › Section XV-12705 - Guest State Participation in Interstate Common Pools

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. With the prior approval of the commission,
				pari-mutuel wagering pools in this state may be combined with comparable
				wagering pools in the host state, or with comparable pools established by one
				or more other jurisdictions where wagering is authorized by law.
B. The commission may permit adjustment of
				the takeout rate from pari-mutuel pools so that the takeout rate in this state
				is identical to that at the host track, or identical to that of other
				jurisdictions participating in a merged pool.
C. Where takeout rates in the merged pool are
				not identical, the commission shall approve the method by which the differing
				takeout rates shall be applied.
D.
				Rules of racing governing the race in the host state shall apply to the merged
				pool unless the commission shall have specifically determined
				otherwise.
E. Provisions governing
				the calculation of breakage under the
Rules of Racing
in this
				state may be waived as to wagers in interstate common pools. The commission may
				approve agreements between the licensee and other participants in interstate
				common pools governing the equitable distribution of breakage between the host
				and guest state, unless and to the extent otherwise provided by law.
F. If for any reason it becomes impossible to
				successfully merge the pari-mutuel wagers placed in this state into the
				interstate common pool, the licensee shall declare such accepted bets void and
				make refunds in accordance with the provisions of
				§12341 of this
				Part.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141,
				  R.S.
				  4:148 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 127 - Interstate Common Pool Wagering › Section XV-12707 - Host State Participation in Merged Pools

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. With the prior approval of the commission,
				a licensee may determine that one or more of its races be utilized for
				pari-mutuel wagering at a guest track, and may also determine that pari-mutuel
				pools in guest states be combined with:
1.
				comparable wagering pools established by it as the host track; or
2. comparable wagering pools established by
				two or more states.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XV - Off-Track Wagering › Chapter 127 - Interstate Common Pool Wagering › Section XV-12709 - Takeout Rates in Interstate Common Pools

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. With the express approval of the
				commission, a licensee desiring to participate in an interstate common pool may
				change its takeout rate (within the limits permitted by state law) so as to
				achieve a common takeout rate with all other participants in the interstate
				common pool.
B. A licensee desiring
				to participate in an interstate common pool may request that the commission
				approve a methodology whereby host and guest states with different takeout
				rates for comparable pari-mutuel pools may effectively and equitably combine
				wagers from the different states into an interstate common pool.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141,
				  R.S.
				  4:148 and R.S.
				  4:211-227.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XVII - Historical Horse Racing › Chapter 131 - Wagering on Historical Horse Racing › Section XVII-13101 - Pari-Mutuel System of Wagering Required for Historical Horse Racing

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The only
				wagering permitted for historical horse racing shall be under the pari-mutuel
				system of wagering. All systems of wagering other than pari-mutuel shall be
				prohibited for historical horse racing. Any person participating or attempting
				to participate in prohibited wagering shall be ejected and excluded from
				association grounds.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141,
				  R.S. 4:142 and
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XVII - Historical Horse Racing › Chapter 131 - Wagering on Historical Horse Racing › Section XVII-13105 - General Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				commission may waive or grant a variance from the provisions of these
				regulations, if the commission determines that the waiver or variance is in the
				best interests of the public, is impractical, or overly burdensome. Any waiver
				or variance granted pursuant to this section constitutes an order of the
				commission pertaining to historical horse racing, violation of which subjects a
				licensee to discipline.
B. In
				granting any variance authorized by this section, the commission may impose
				certain conditions and restrictions with which the licensee must comply to
				accept and use the variance. Failure to meet the conditions or restrictions
				contained in the variance will immediately render the variance void, and the
				licensee may be subject to discipline in the same manner as if the variance had
				never been issued.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141,
				  R.S. 4:142 and
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XVII - Historical Horse Racing › Chapter 131 - Wagering on Historical Horse Racing › Section XVII-13107 - Records Retention

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All
				operator, management company, or wagering vendor licensees shall maintain, in a
				place secure from theft, loss, or destruction, adequate records of its business
				and accounting operations. The licensees shall make the records available to
				the commission or its agents, upon request, within a reasonable time prescribed
				by a subpoena duces tecum or by written request of the commission or its
				agents. The licensees shall hold the records for not less than two years. The
				records shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
1. all correspondence with, or reports to,
				the commission or any local, state, or federal governmental agency regarding
				the operation of an historical horse racing facility;
2. all correspondence concerning the
				acquisition, construction, maintenance, or business of a proposed or existing
				historical horse racing or support facility;
3. a personnel file on each
				employee;
4. notwithstanding
				Subsection A of this Section, a licensed operator shall hold copies of all
				promotional and advertising material, records, or complimentary distributions
				for at least one year, unless otherwise requested by the commission;
5. an operator licensee shall keep and
				maintain accurate, complete, legible, and permanent records of any books,
				records, or documents pertaining to, prepared in, or generated by, the
				historical horse racing wagering operation, as described in its internal
				controls, as approved by the commission; and
6. an operator shall organize, and index all
				required records in a manner that enables the commission to locate, inspect,
				review, and analyze the records with reasonable ease and efficiency.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XVII - Historical Horse Racing › Chapter 131 - Wagering on Historical Horse Racing › Section XVII-13111 - Wagering on Historical Horse Races Authorized

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Wagering on historical horse races is
				hereby authorized and may be conducted in accordance with
				R.S.
				4:149 and
				4:213.
B. Wagering on historical horse races shall
				only be conducted by associations licensed to operate a pari-mutuel facility,
				pursuant to
				R.S.
				4:149, and/or by offtrack wagering
				facilities, pursuant to
				R.S.
				4:213.
C. The commission may create classifications
				of licenses and establish a fee structure for license categories. Applicants
				for each category of license must apply on forms approved by the commission to
				be accompanied by the corresponding license application fee. All application
				fees are non-refundable.
1. The following
				license fees have been approved by the commission:
a. applicant association
				(initial)-$125,000;
b. license fee
				per establishment/OTB (initial)- $7,000;
c. wagering vendor license
				(initial)-$2,000;
d. wagering
				vendor license (annual renewal)- $500;
e. background investigation-up to
				$4,000;
f. non-key person license
				(initial)-$200; and
g. key person
				license (initial)-$1,000.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XVII - Historical Horse Racing › Chapter 131 - Wagering on Historical Horse Racing › Section XVII-13115 - Historical Horse Race Specification and Selection Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The outcome of
				any historical horse race wager shall be derived from the result of one or more
				historical horse races.
B. All
				historical horse races must be chosen at random from a database of actual
				historical horse races. All races in the database shall have a valid historical
				horse race result with details recorded at the same level as other races in the
				database, and shall include:
1. race
				location;
2. race date;
				and
3. finishing
				order.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XVII - Historical Horse Racing › Chapter 131 - Wagering on Historical Horse Racing › Section XVII-13117 - Payouts through Pari-Mutuel Pools Authorized

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A wager on a historical horse race or
				races, less deductions permitted by
				R.S.
				4:216(E), shall be placed in
				pari-mutuel pools approved by the commission.
B. A payout to a winning patron shall be paid
				from money wagered by patrons and shall not constitute a wager against the
				association.
C. An association
				conducting wagering on historical horse races shall not conduct wagering in
				such a manner that patrons are wagering against the association, or in such a
				manner that the amount retained by the association as a commission is dependent
				upon the outcome of any particular race or the success of any particular
				wager.
D. An association offering
				wagering on historical horse races shall operate a pari-mutuel pool or pools in
				a manner and method approved by the commission. An association offering
				wagering on historical horse races may operate a player-funded pool or pools in
				a manner and method approved by the commission for the purpose of ensuring that
				sufficient funds are at all times available to pay any winning wagers in
				situations where a pari-mutuel pool becomes a minus pool. For each wager made,
				an association may assign a percentage of the wager to a player-funded pool or
				pools.
E. If an association chooses
				to make a deposit into a trust account or seed pool for the purpose of ensuring
				that sufficient funds are at all times available to pay any winning wagers in
				situations where a pari-mutuel pool becomes a minus pool, then such trust
				account must be approved by the commission.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141,
				  R.S. 4:142 and
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XVII - Historical Horse Racing › Chapter 131 - Wagering on Historical Horse Racing › Section XVII-13119 - Minors Prohibited from Wagering on Historical Horse Races

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A minor shall
				not be permitted by any licensed association to purchase or cash a pari-mutuel
				ticket on historical horse races.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141,
				  R.S. 4:142 and
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XVII - Historical Horse Racing › Chapter 131 - Wagering on Historical Horse Racing › Section XVII-13121 - Responsible Play

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A licensee shall
				implement a program to promote responsible play of historical horse racing by
				its patrons and provide details of the same to the commission. At a minimum,
				such program shall require:
1. posting in a
				conspicuous place in every facility where pari-mutuel wagering on historical
				horse racing is conducted a sign that bears a toll-free number for an approved
				organization that provides assistance to problem gamblers;
2. providing informational leaflets or other
				similar materials at the licensee's facilities on the dangers associated with
				problem gambling;
3. including in
				the licensee's promotional and marketing materials information on problem
				gambling and organizations that provide assistance to problem
				gamblers;
4. providing patrons
				expressing concern with a gambling problem with information on organizations
				that provide assistance to problem gamblers; and
5. ensuring that any request by a patron who
				wishes to self-exclude from the licensee's facilities is honored by the
				licensee.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XVII - Historical Horse Racing › Chapter 131 - Wagering on Historical Horse Racing › Section XVII-13125 - Terminal Operational/Software Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Terminals shall have the ability to allow
				for an independent integrity check of all software that may affect the
				integrity of the wagering configurations available to the terminal. The
				integrity check shall be by an independent testing laboratory approved by the
				commission.
B. If a winning amount
				is in excess of the thresholds established in the Internal Revenue Service
				reporting requirements, the terminal shall cease operation and require
				attendant interaction to proceed.
C. Terminals shall be capable of detecting
				and displaying the following errors:
1. open
				door conditions;
2. nonvolatile
				memory errors;
3. low nonvolatile
				memory battery for batteries external to the nonvolatile memory itself for low
				power source;
4. program error or
				authentication mismatch;
5. display
				device errors;
6. the
				identification of an invalid bill or voucher; and
7. loss of communication to the tote
				system.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XVII - Historical Horse Racing › Chapter 131 - Wagering on Historical Horse Racing › Section XVII-13127 - Requirements for Tickets or Vouchers used in Historical Horse Racing

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Terminals shall
				not dispense currency. Payment to patrons shall only be accomplished by means
				of a printed voucher.
B. All
				vouchers shall contain the following printed information at a minimum:
1. licensee name and site identifier, which
				may be contained on the ticket stock itself;
2. terminal number or cashier booth
				location;
3. date and time stated
				according to the local time zone;
4. alpha and numeric dollar amount;
5. ticket or voucher sequence
				number;
6. validation
				number;
7. bar code or any
				machine-readable code representing the validation number;
8. type of transaction or other method of
				differentiating voucher types. If the voucher is a noncashable item, the ticket
				shall explicitly express that it has "no cash value"; and
9. the expiration period from date of issue,
				or date and time the ticket or voucher will expire according to the local time
				zone. This information may be contained on the ticket stock itself. Payment on
				valid pari-mutuel tickets, including tickets where refunds are ordered, shall
				be made only upon presentation and surrender of valid pari-mutuel tickets to
				the licensee within 180 days after the purchase of the ticket. Failure to
				present any valid pari-mutuel ticket to the licensee within 180 days after the
				purchase of the ticket shall constitute a waiver of the right to
				payment.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XVII - Historical Horse Racing › Chapter 131 - Wagering on Historical Horse Racing › Section XVII-13129 - Terminal Peripheral Device Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Video monitor touch screens on terminals
				shall:
1. be accurate to manufacturer
				specifications for touch point sensitivity;
2. be able to be calibrated without access to
				the terminal cabinet other than opening the main door, and once calibrated
				shall maintain accuracy for at least the video touch screen manufacturer's
				recommended maintenance period; and
3. have no hidden or undocumented buttons or
				touch points anywhere on the screen that affect wagering or that impact the
				outcome of the bet, except as provided by the wagering configuration
				rules.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XVII - Historical Horse Racing › Chapter 131 - Wagering on Historical Horse Racing › Section XVII-13131 - Location of Terminals Used for Wagering on Historical Horse Races

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Terminals
				offering wagering on historical horse races shall be located within designated
				areas which have the prior written approval of the commission. Designated areas
				shall be established in such a way as to control access by the general public
				and prevent entry by any patron who is under 18 years of age or is otherwise
				not permitted to place wagers.
B.
				Each association shall monitor persons entering and leaving the designated
				areas and shall prevent access to any patron who is under 18 years of age or is
				otherwise not permitted to place wagers on historical horse races.
C. Each association shall provide terminals
				that are accessible to handicapped patrons.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141,
				  R.S. 4:142 and
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part XVII - Historical Horse Racing › Chapter 131 - Wagering on Historical Horse Racing › Section XVII-13133 - Records to be Maintained

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each
				association shall maintain complete records of all pari-mutuel wagering
				transactions on historical horse races, including the amounts wagered at each
				historical horse racing terminal.
B. A copy of the wagering records shall be
				retained and safeguarded for a period of not less than 18 months and shall not
				be destroyed without the prior written permission of the commission.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141,
				  R.S. 4:142 and
				  R.S.
				  4:148.