Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.75 - Super Bet

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The Super Bet is
				a form of pari-mutuel wagering on three designated races. The bettor selects
				the two horses that will finish first and second in each of the first two
				designated races of the Super Bet, and the three horses that will finish first,
				second, and third in the third designated race of the Super Bet, in each case
				in the exact order of finish as officially posted.
B. The Super Bet pool shall be held entirely
				separate from all other pools, and may not be part of any exacta, triple, daily
				double, or other wagering pool. The Super Bet is not a parlay.
C. Repealed.
D. The three races which comprise the Super
				Bet shall be approved by the Commission and clearly designated in the
				program.
E. Super Bet tickets shall
				be clearly identified as such, so as to distinguish them from tickets on other
				wagering pools.
F. Coupled entries
				and fields are prohibited in the three designated Super Bet races.
G. If a dead heat or dead heats occur in any
				of the races of the Super Bet, all Super Bet tickets selecting the correct
				order of finish counting a horse in a dead heat as finishing in any position
				dead heated shall be winning tickets, and contrary to the usual practice, the
				aggregate winning tickets shall be divided into the net pool and be paid the
				same pay-off price.
H. Wagering for
				the Super Bet shall close at the same time that wagering is closed on the first
				designated race of the Super Bet. If a horse is scratched in a designated race
				of the Super Bet while wagering on the Super Bet is still open, wagers
				containing the scratched horse will be deducted from the Super Bet pool and
				will be refunded just as in other types of wagers. After the close of wagering
				on the Super Bet, if a horse has been scratched, a consolation pool, or pools,
				will be established in accordance with §P of this regulation.
I. If for any reason, including but not
				limited to, weather conditions, less than all of the designated races of the
				Super Bet are cancelled or are not declared "official," then all horses in the
				cancelled race or races that were selected on Super Bet tickets shall be
				considered winners for purposes of the Super Bet. If for any reason all of the
				designated races of the Super Bet are cancelled, then all pari-mutuel tickets
				that were issued for that performance shall be refunded and the Super Bet shall
				be cancelled for that performance. In all the above instances, any
				contributions to the Super Bet pool from prior performances will be carried
				over and included in the Super Bet pool for the next performance as prescribed
				in §J, below.
J. If there is
				no Super Bet ticket issued accurately selecting the officially declared winning
				combination in the exact order of finish in each of the three designated races
				of the Super Bet, then the net pool (the amount wagered less all applicable
				commissions and taxes under the laws of this State) shall be carried over and
				included with the net Super Bet pool at the next performance.
K. If the accumulated carry-over pool of the
				Super Bet has not been distributed before the closing day of the meeting in
				which the pool was generated, or if the Association invokes the provisions of
				§L, the net amount of the carry-over pool so remaining shall be
				distributed even if a Super Bet ticket is not a winning ticket under §A.
				In this event, the winning tickets shall be those combining on that performance
				the most consecutive finishers in the winning combination, starting with the
				winner of the first designated race of the Super Bet (for example, if the exact
				winning combination is 1-2, 1-2, 1-2-3, and the best ticket sold is 1-2, 1-2,
				1-2-ALL). If there is a cancellation of the closing day's performance, the
				accumulated carry-over pool shall be carried over to the Thoroughbred
				Association next to operate that accepts Super Bet wagering. If the
				Thoroughbred Association next to operate does not accept Super Bet wagering,
				the accumulated carry-over pool shall be deposited in a Maryland bank, in
				interest bearing form, and the accumulated pool together with all interest
				earned on it shall be carried over to the first day of the next racing meeting
				of the Thoroughbred Association accepting Super Bet wagering.
L. The Association accepting Super Bet
				wagering may elect, if there is an undistributed accumulated carry-over pool of
				the Super Bet, to declare a mandatory Super Bet distribution, provided it makes
				an announcement of its intention to do so at least 24 hours before the opening
				of Super Bet wagering for that performance. In this event, all of the Super Bet
				carry-over pool shall be distributed on this performance, even if a Super Bet
				ticket is not a winning ticket under §A, in accordance with the provisions
				for determining a winning ticket under §K.
M. The Association may elect to guarantee a
				gross Super Bet (the accumulated carry-over pool plus gross Super Bet wagering
				on the current performance) by adding any shortfall from this guarantee to the
				accumulated carry-over pool, provided it makes announcement of its intention to
				do so before the opening of Super Bet wagering for that performance.
				Commissions or taxes may not be deducted from the added amount.
N. Sales of Super Bet tickets other than from
				pari-mutuel machines shall be deemed illegal and prohibited. Resale of Super
				Bet tickets from one individual to another is prohibited and shall be grounds
				for ejection.
O. The acceptance of
				the Super Bet ticket by an individual taking an issued ticket away from the
				windows of the terminal from which it was issued shall constitute an
				acknowledgement by the bettor of the correctness of the ticket. Each purchaser
				of a Super Bet ticket agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this
				and all other applicable Commission regulations and by the laws of the State
				pertaining to pari-mutuel wagering. The Association, totalisator, and the State
				may not be liable to any person for a Super Bet ticket which is not:
(1) A winning ticket in accordance with the
				provisions of this regulation; or
(2) Delivered for any reason, including but
				not limited to:
(a) Mechanical
				malfunction,
(b) Electrical
				failure,
(c) Machine locking,
				or
(d) Other cause.