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Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3402 - DUTIES OF THE LICENSEE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The licensee
				shall not sell or cash parimutuel tickets to persons under 18 years old. Signs
				indicating that persons under 18 are not allowed to bet shall be conspicuously
				displayed near the selling and cashing windows.
(2) The licensee shall provide at least one
				armed guard to protect the cash room. Such guard shall be posted continuously
				from the time the betting begins until the cash room is closed and travel with
				the money until deposited.
(3) The
				licensee shall ensure that all parimutuel tickets sold during a race meeting
				are purchased or cashed from the front of the regular ticket windows.
(4) The licensee shall provide direct
				communication between the steward's stand and the parimutuel
				department.
(5) The licensee shall
				designate by Montana horse racing board identification badges the
				identification of every cashier and seller to permit identification to the
				public.
(6) The mutuel department,
				at every race meeting, must be conducted in a strict, dignified and proper
				manner. All parimutuel selling machines must be located only in places easily
				accessible and in plain view of the general public.
(7) All employees shall be given instructions
				as to their duties in a mutuel department before the meet begins. These
				instructions are to be given by the parimutuel manager.
(8) The infield board shall be so situated as
				to afford the betting public an unobstructed view.
(9) The licensee shall ensure that not less
				than three complete quotations of odds are posted for the purpose of informing
				the public of the actual betting odds. A final line after the closing of
				betting and before the finish of the race shall be posted.
(10) The licensee shall ensure that the final
				odds for each race remain on the infield board a minimum of 30 seconds after
				the official race prices for that race have been posted.
(11) The licensee shall post in plain view of
				the public the actual prices to be paid for each ticket.
(12) Wherever economically possible the
				licensee, including a simulcast network, may be required to furnish a certified
				public accountant, licensed to practice in the state of Montana and the
				accountant shall have the following duties:
(a) completion of the forms summarizing the
				day's mutuel operation;
(b)
				verification of the pay-off computations;
(c) completion of such other forms as may be
				required by the board; and
(d)
				submission of financial statements covering parimutuel operations for the
				entire race meet.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3403 - DUTIES OF THE PARIMUTUEL MANAGER

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The parimutuel
				manager is responsible for the accuracy of all pay-off prices.
(2) If for any reason a change is made in any
				figure on the calculator's sheet or any sub-sheet thereof, in the recording of
				the wagering, such change must be approved by the parimutuel manager after
				consultation with the tote manager.
(3) A copy of each completed pool calculation
				sheet and other supporting documents shall be turned over to the parimutuel
				manager upon completion of each race.
(4) At the end of each race day, the
				parimutuel manager shall prepare or have prepared a parimutuel recapitulation
				form. The recapitulation form shall be provided by the Montana board of horse
				racing.
(5) The parimutuel manager
				shall balance the parimutuel recapitulation against the cash room report for
				each race day and file a report explaining any discrepancy.
Sec.
					 23-4-202, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-4-301,
					 23-4-302,
					 23-4-303,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3404 - IMPROPER OPERATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) If an error is
				made in posting the pay-off figures on the public board, it shall be corrected
				promptly and only the correct amounts shall be used in the pay-off,
				irrespective of the error on the public board, but no change shall be made in
				the pay-off after the cashing of winning tickets has commenced. If an error is
				discovered before the pay-off is started, the correct pay-off shall be posted
				and a statement made over the public address system stating the facts and the
				corrections.
(2) All overpayments
				shall be borne by either the licensee or the tote company as agreed between the
				above parties prior to the opening of the race meet.
(3) All underpayments shall be added to the
				comparative pool in the following race. (Example: If the underpayment occurs in
				the "win" pool of the first race, the amount is added to the "win" pool in the
				second race.) All underpayments not discovered until the conclusion of the
				racing day shall be added to the comparative net pool (i.e., the pool remaining
				after deduction of the legal commission) of the first race the next following
				day at said meeting. Any underpayment not discovered until the end of the race
				meeting shall become the property of the board of horse racing.
(4) Illegible or mutilated tickets shall not
				be sold; further they shall be voided with ink or mutilation and accounted for
				by the mutuel manager and licensee in calculation of the gross pool, but not to
				be included as winning tickets.
(5)
				Illegible or mutilated tickets issued by a ticket issuing machine shall not be
				sold. These tickets are to be voided by ink or mutilation and are to be
				attached to the calculation sheet for their respective pool and race.
(6) The licensee shall be responsible for all
				seller's errors. Any customer complaint concerning a seller's error shall be
				immediately called to the attention of the parimutuel manager, and the
				parimutuel manager's decision shall be final.
Sec.
					 23-4-202, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-4-301,
					 23-4-302,
					 23-4-303,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3405 - PROGRAMS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) All track
				licensees are required to print a program which may be sold to the
				public.
(2) The daily race program
				shall give the names of the horses which are scheduled to run in each of the
				day's races; indicate the order in which each race is to be run; the purse;
				distance of each race; permissive medication; equipment; the post position;
				past performance lines; color; sex; and age.
(3) The daily race program must carry the
				parimutuel number opposite each horse.
(4) The daily racing program shall contain
				past performance lines as obtained from a chart company.
(5) The following must appear on the daily
				race program:
"No mutilated tickets will be paid or refunded after leaving
				  the seller's window." and "No tickets will be refunded or exchanged after
				  leaving the seller's window."
Sec.
					 23-4-202, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-4-202,
					 23-4-301,
					 23-4-302,
					 23-4-303,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3406 - TYPES OF BETS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The quinella is
				a contract by the purchaser of a quinella ticket to select the first two horses
				to finish in a race in any order.
(2) The exacta is a contract by the purchaser
				of an exacta ticket to select the first two horses in their respective order of
				finish in a race.
(3) The trifecta
				is a contract by the purchaser of a trifecta ticket to select the first three
				horses in their respective order of finish in a race.
(4) The big Q is a contract by the purchaser
				of a big Q ticket to select the first two horses in two successive
				races.
(5) The daily double is a
				contract by the purchaser of a daily double ticket to select the winner of the
				first race of the daily double and the winner of the second race of the daily
				double.
(6) The win is a contract
				by the purchaser of a win ticket to select the first horse to finish in a
				race.
(7) The place is a contract
				by the purchaser of a place ticket to select a horse to finish in any of the
				first two places.
(8) The show is a
				contract by the purchaser of a show ticket to select a horse to finish in any
				of the first three places.
(9) The
				twin trifecta is a contract by the purchaser of a ticket to select the three
				horses that will finish first, second, and third in each of two designated twin
				trifecta races in the exact order as officially posted.
(10) All approximate odds reflect pay outs on
				the win pool only. (Pay outs on other pools are totally independent and may be
				larger or smaller than win pool payouts.) These odds pay to win.
(11) If any feature bet is not offered by the
				licensee, it is not required to be printed on the program.
(12) A bet on an "entry" is successful if any
				horse in the entry is successful. An "entry" occurs when horses sharing a
				common interest are coupled and run together as if one horse.
(13) A mutuel field has the same effect as an
				entry.
Sec.
					 23-4-104,
					 23-4-202, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-4-301,
					 23-4-302,
					 23-4-303,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3407 - EQUIPMENT AND OPERATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The totalisator
				system must be approved by the Montana board of horse racing.
Sec.
					 23-4-202, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-4-301,
					 23-4-302,
					 23-4-303,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3408 - THE MUTUEL SYSTEM

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Betting shall
				not commence for the race day until the tote manager has demonstrated to the
				satisfaction of the parimutuel manager that the mutuel system is operating
				properly.
(2) The parimutuel
				manager shall not allow the opening of the day's betting if:
(a) Any connected issuing machine fails to
				issue legible tickets, properly record on the tote the issuance of a ticket,
				function in any way which would materially interfere with the proper
				calculation of a pool or the proper supervision of the operation of the mutuel
				system.
(b) Any part of the
				machinery in the automated mutuel system malfunctions so as to materially
				interfere with the proper calculation of a pool or the proper supervision of
				the operation of the mutuel system.
(c) Any issuing machine bears a ticket code,
				identical to any previous day of the race meet, or has tickets that bear serial
				numbers inclusive of any used during a previous day of the race
				meeting.
(d) The parimutuel manager
				has failed to draw a test ticket from every machine prior to the first race of
				the race day.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3409 - POST TIME

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The minimum
				elapsed time between the previous race being declared "official" and the next
				official post time, shall be, at the discretion of the steward after giving due
				consideration to the facilities of the parimutuel plant and the requirements of
				the parimutuel manager.
Sec.
					 23-4-202, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-4-301,
					 23-4-302,
					 23-4-303,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3410 - CLOSING OF BETTING

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The location of
				the switches controlling the cease betting signals must be approved by the
				steward. The steward shall have complete charge of said controls; in the event
				the parimutuel machines are closed off before time, during wagering on a race,
				they shall not be reopened without the express permission of the
				steward.
(2) At all race meetings
				all betting must cease when the starter dispatches the horse from the starting
				gate or such other time, prior to the actual start of the race, as the steward
				may approve.
(3) The steward shall
				lock all issuing machines when the last horse is loaded in the starting
				gate.
Sec.
					 23-4-202, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-4-301,
					 23-4-302,
					 23-4-303,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3411 - BREAKAGE, MINUS POOLS AND COMMISSIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The licensee
				may retain 20 percent of the total amount wagered on each race, with 1% being
				paid to the Montana board of horse racing, and in addition may retain:
(a) any remainder occurring in each
				calculation on a dollar basis;
(b)
				any odd cents over any multiple of 10 cents in the amount calculated on a
				dollar basis, so that the licensee may retain the breaks on tickets of every
				denomination except in the case of a minus pool.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3412 - DISTRIBUTION OF POOLS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) When two or
				more horses owned by the same owner or trained by the same trainer are entered
				or run in a race, the licensee shall ensure that such horses are coupled in the
				betting as an entry.
(2) Horses
				separately owned or trained may be coupled as an entry, for the purpose of
				parimutuel wagering, by the presiding steward, where it is deemed necessary to
				do so to protect the public interest.
(3) A wager on one horse of an entry or a
				mutuel field shall be considered a wager on all horses so coupled in that
				particular entry of mutuel field. Entries shall not be uncoupled in dealing
				with the parimutuel wagering except as otherwise provided.
(4) If no money has been wagered to place on
				a horse which is placed first or second in a race, the place pool for that race
				shall be apportioned among holders of place tickets on the other horse which
				was placed first or second.
(5) If
				no money was wagered to show on a horse which is placed first, second or third
				in a race, the show pool in that race shall be apportioned among the holders of
				show tickets on the other horses which are placed first, second, or third in
				that race.
(6) The win pool shall
				be calculated as follows:
(a) Deduct 20%.
				Deduct the value of the winning tickets. Divide the net pool by the value of
				tickets on the winning horse. Pay off at the result obtained multiplied by the
				purchase price of each ticket, plus the purchase price of each
				ticket.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3413 - DEAD HEATS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) When two horses
				finish in a dead heat for first place, the win pool shall be calculated as a
				place pool.
(2) Should three horses
				finish in a dead heat for first place and the heat is not run off, the straight
				pool and the place pool shall be calculated as show pools.
(3) Should two horses finish in a dead heat
				for second place, the place pool shall be calculated as follows:
(a) Deduct 20%. Deduct total value of the
				winning tickets. Divide net pool in two. Allot half of the net pool to the
				horse finishing first and the remaining half divided between the horses
				finishing in a dead heat for second place. Divide portions allotted to each
				horse by the value of tickets sold on such horse. Pay off at the result
				obtained multiplied by the dollar amount wagered by each bettor plus purchase
				price of each ticket.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3414 - ENTRY OR MUTUEL FIELD

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Should two
				horses of an entry or of the mutuel field finish first and second, the place
				pool shall be calculated as a win pool and divided among those holding place
				tickets on the entry or the mutuel field.
(2) Should two horses of an entry or the
				mutuel field finish first and second and another horse finish third, the show
				pool shall be calculated in the manner outlined in the next section.
(3) Should two horses of an entry of the
				mutuel field finish first and third, the show pool shall be calculated as
				follows:
(a) Deduct 20%. Deduct the total
				value of the two winning tickets. Allot two-thirds of the net pool to the entry
				of mutuel field. Allot one-third of the net pool to the remaining horse. Divide
				portions allotted to each horse by the value of tickets sold on such horse. Pay
				off at the result obtained multiplied by the dollar amount wagered by each
				bettor, plus the purchase price of each ticket.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3415 - DEAD HEATS INVOLVING ENTRY OR MUTUEL FIELD

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Should a horse
				of an entry or one horse of the mutuel field finish first and another horse of
				the entry or mutuel field finish in a dead heat with another horse or second
				place, the place pool shall be calculated as follows:
(a) Deduct 20%. Deduct the value of the two
				winning tickets. Divide net pool in two. Allot half the net pool to the horse
				finishing first and the remaining half divided between the two horses finishing
				in a dead heat for second place. Couple the portions allotted to each horse by
				the value of tickets sold on such horse. Pay off at the result obtained
				multiplied by the dollar amount wagered by each bettor plus the purchase price
				of each ticket.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3417 - QUINELLA FEATURE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The quinella is
				not a parlay, and all tickets on the quinella will be calculated in an entirely
				separate pool.
(2) The principle of
				quinella is in effect a contract by the purchaser of a quinella ticket to pick
				(select) the winning and the second horses in the quinella race.
(3) If a horse in the quinella race is
				scratched or excused by the stewards before off-time, all money wagered on any
				horse or horses so scratched or excused shall be deducted from the quinella
				pool and be refunded to the purchasers of tickets on the horse or horses so
				scratched or excused.
(4) Should
				any horse in the quinella race be prevented from racing because of the failure
				of the stall doors of the starting gate to open, all tickets combining that
				horse with either of the first two finishers shall be refunded.
(5) After off-time there shall be no refund
				in either of the above cases.
(6)
				If for any reason the quinella race is cancelled or declared "no race" full and
				complete refund shall be made of the quinella pool.
(7) Except for the contingencies stated below
				the quinella is calculated in the same general manner as the straight
				pool.
(8) If no ticket is sold
				combining the winning and second horse of the quinella, the net pool shall then
				be apportioned between those having tickets including the winner and those
				having tickets including the second horse, and shall be calculated and
				distributed as place pool.
(9) In
				the event of a dead heat for the win, the net quinella pool shall be
				apportioned between those having tickets on the two horses finishing in the
				dead heat for the win.
(10) If two
				horses finish the race in a dead heat for second, the quinella pool will be
				figured in the same manner as a place pool with holders of tickets on the
				winner and each second place horse participating equally in the quinella
				pool.
Sec.
					 23-4-202, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-4-301,
					 23-4-302,
					 23-4-303,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3419 - EXACTA BETTING

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Exacta type
				betting may be authorized at the discretion of the racing board upon written
				application by an association subject to the following procedures:
(a) The exacta is not a parlay and has no
				connection with or relation to the win, place and show pools shown on the
				totalisator board. All tickets on the exacta will be calculated in an entirely
				separate pool.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3420 - REFUNDS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Should a race
				on which betting has commenced be postponed beyond the day originally scheduled
				or cancelled, all monies wagered on such race shall be refunded.
(2) Should a horse be excused from starting a
				race, all monies wagered on such horse shall be refunded, provided such horse
				is not part of an entry or one of the mutuel field.
(3) Should the doors at the front of any
				stall in the starting gate fail to open when the starter dispatches the field,
				thereby preventing a horse from having a fair start, the starter shall
				immediately notify the steward who shall declare such a horse a "nonstarter"
				and the officer in charge of supervision of betting who shall thereupon order
				the money wagered on such a horse deducted from the pool and refunded to the
				purchasers of the tickets on that horse, provided such horse is not part of an
				entry or of the mutuel field.
(4)
				If, for any reason, a horse or horses shall be excused from starting after the
				wagering has commenced, the following shall apply:
(a) If the starting field is reduced to less
				than two separate interests, a full and complete refund shall be made in the
				win, place and show pools.
(b) If
				the starting field is reduced to less than three separate interests, a full and
				complete refund shall be made in the place and show pools.
(c) If the starting field is reduced to less
				than four separate interests, a full and complete refund shall be made in the
				show pool.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3421 - WITHHOLDING TAX

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The payor of a
				parimutuel payoff that is over $5,000 and 300 to one odds must withhold federal
				income tax on the total winnings payment at a rate defined by the Internal
				Revenue Service.
(2) Payments that
				are subject to withholding under the above rules are to be treated in the same
				manner as if they were wages paid by an employer to an employee. Thus, the
				payor is liable for withholding the tax and paying it over to the federal
				government.
AUTH:
					 23-4-202,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 23-4-301,
					 23-4-302,
					 23-4-303,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3422 - DEFINITION OF EXOTIC FORMS OF WAGERING

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) For purposes of
				23-4-202(4) (f),
				MCA, "exotic forms of wagering on races" are defined as including, but not
				limited to daily double, quinela or quinella, big Q, twin quin, exacta,
				trifecta and in general every form of wagering except win, place and
				show.
Sec.
					 23-4-202, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-4-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.36 - Rules of Trifecta and Pick (N) Wagering › Rule 8.22.3601 - TRIFECTA

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) In addition to
				the betting transactions permitted by rule, a licensee may offer a trifecta as
				provided by this subchapter.
(2)
				Trifecta means a betting transaction in which the purchaser of a ticket
				undertakes to select in the exact order of finish the first three horses to
				finish a race on which the feature is operated.
(3) The trifecta is not a parlay and has no
				connection with or relation to the win, place, and show pools shown on the
				totalizator board. All tickets on the trifecta will be calculated in an
				entirely separate pool.
Sec.
					 23-4-104, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-4-104,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.36 - Rules of Trifecta and Pick (N) Wagering › Rule 8.22.3602 - REQUIREMENTS OF LICENSEE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Licensees
				providing trifecta wagering shall, in addition to other requirements, comply
				with the requirements of this rule.
(2) Entry horses will be allowed in a
				trifecta race in which there are sufficient other betting interests, as
				determined by the licensee and stewards.
Sec.
					 23-4-104, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-4-104,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.36 - Rules of Trifecta and Pick (N) Wagering › Rule 8.22.3603 - POOL CALCULATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The payout
				price for a trifecta pool shall be calculated in the following manner:
(a) the legal percentage shall be deducted
				from the total amount bet in the pool to determine the net pool;
(b) the net pool shall be divided by the
				value of tickets bet on the winning combination;
(c) the quotient obtained pursuant to (b)
				shall be multiplied by the purchase price of each ticket on the winning
				combination.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.36 - Rules of Trifecta and Pick (N) Wagering › Rule 8.22.3604 - TWIN TRIFECTA

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A licensee to
				conduct a horse race meeting may feature a twin trifecta wager.
(2) The twin trifecta is a form of parimutuel
				wagering. It is not a parlay and has no connection with, or relation to, any
				other parimutuel pools made and conducted by an association. The twin trifecta
				also is not connected with, or related to, any win, place, and show pools shown
				on the totalizator board, nor is it governed by any commission rule pertaining
				to the distribution of any other parimutuel pools.
(3) In the twin trifecta, the wagerer selects
				the three horses that will finish first, second, and third in the exact order
				as officially posted in each of the two designated twin trifecta
				races.
(4) Twin trifecta tickets
				may be sold and exchanged only from the association's ticket issuing
				machines.
(5) Twin trifecta tickets
				may be sold only in multiples of one dollar.
(6) Each wagerer purchasing twin trifecta
				tickets shall designate three selections as the first three horses to finish in
				that order in the first race of the two designated as twin trifecta
				races.
(7) After the wagering
				closes for the first half of the twin trifecta, the commission will be deducted
				from the pool in accordance with the rules of the Montana Board of Horse
				Racing. The remaining pool will then be divided into two separate pools of
				equal amounts.
(8) The money in the
				first part of the divided pool will be distributed to the holders of twin
				trifecta tickets selecting the first three horses, in order, on the first
				designated twin trifecta race, in accordance with the established parimutuel
				practice. The term "first part of divided pool" shall mean one half of the net
				distributable pool of the total money wagered in the twin trifecta on the
				current program only. Specifically excluded therefrom shall be any carryover of
				any special cumulative second race twin trifecta pool from any previous
				program.
(9) The second part of the
				divided pool, less any consolation payoff, will be placed in a separate pool to
				be distributed to holders of "second half" twin trifecta tickets selecting the
				first three horses, in order, on the second designated twin trifecta race, in
				accordance with the established parimutuel practice.
(10) If, in the first half of the twin
				trifecta only there is a failure to select, in the exact order, the first three
				horses, payoffs and exchanges shall be made on twin trifecta tickets selected
				in the following order of priority:
(a)
				first, second, fourth;
(b) first,
				third, fourth;
(c) second, third,
				fourth;
(d) first, second,
				fifth;
(e) first, third,
				fifth;
(f) first, fourth, fifth;
				and
(g) sequentially
				thereafter.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.36 - Rules of Trifecta and Pick (N) Wagering › Rule 8.22.3607 - TRI-SUPERFECTA WAGERING

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(1) No
				tri-superfecta wagering shall be conducted without permission of the board. The
				races in which the tri-superfecta parimutuel wagering will be permitted shall
				only be those designated by the board and a separate pool shall be
				established.
(2) The tri-superfecta
				is a form of parimutuel wagering in which the bettor selects the three horses
				which will finish first, second, and third in the first of the two designated
				races in the exact order of finish as officially posted and must select the
				four horses which will finish first, second, third, and fourth in the second of
				two designated races, in the exact order of finish as officially
				posted.
(3) Each bettor purchasing
				tri-superfecta tickets shall designate his three selections as the first three
				horses to finish in that order in the first race of the two designated
				races.
(4) After the wagering
				closes for the first half of the tri-superfecta the remaining pool will then be
				divided into two separate pools terms "first part of the divided pool" and
				"second part of the divided pool." The first part of the divided pool will be a
				percentage of the remaining pool determined by the association with approval of
				the board. The second part of the divided pool will be the amount remaining
				after the first part of the divided pool has been deducted.
(5) The monies in the first part of the
				divided pool will be distributed to the holders of the tri-superfecta tickets
				selecting the first three horses in order, on the first designated
				tri-superfecta race, in accordance with established parimutuel
				practice.
(6) The second part of
				the divided pool will be placed in a separate pool to be distributed to the
				holders of "second half" tri-superfecta tickets selecting the first four horses
				in order as officially posted on the second designated tri-superfecta race, in
				accordance with established parimutuel practice.
(7) In the first half of the tri-superfecta
				only, if there is a failure to select the first three horses in exact order of
				finish as officially posted, the first part of the divided pool shall be
				distributed and exchanges made on tri-superfecta tickets selected in the
				following order of priority:
(a) first,
				second, and fourth;
(b) first,
				third, and fourth;
(c) second,
				third, and fourth;
(d) first,
				second, and fifth;
(e) first,
				third, and fifth;
(f) first,
				fourth, and fifth;
(g) and
				sequentially thereafter.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.36 - Rules of Trifecta and Pick (N) Wagering › Rule 8.22.3608 - SUPERFECTA

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(1) The superfecta
				is not a parlay and has no connection with the win, place, or show betting, and
				will be calculated in an entirely separate pool.
(2) The superfecta is a contract between the
				purchaser of a ticket and the association, combining four runners in a single
				race, by selecting the four runners that will finish first, second, third, and
				fourth in that race in exact order.
(3) Superfecta tickets shall be sold in not
				less than one dollar denominations.
(4) There will be no entries or fields in
				superfecta wagering races.
(5) If a
				runner is scratched or declared a nonstarter, no further superfecta tickets may
				be issued designating that runner. All tickets previously issued designating
				the runner shall be refunded and the money deducted from the gross
				pool.
(6) Licensees providing
				superfecta wagering shall, in addition to other requirements, comply with the
				following requirements:
(a) no entries or
				field horses in a race comprising the superfecta are allowed;
(b) no licensee shall offer superfecta
				wagering on any race when there are less than six horses scheduled to start, at
				draw time. In no event will superfecta wagering be permitted on a race in which
				less than six horses start;
(c)
				superfecta wagering shall be allowed only at tracks that can demonstrate to the
				board that their facilities can properly handle and implement superfecta
				wagering; and
(d) no more than
				three superfecta races may be offered on any single day at any race
				meet.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.36 - Rules of Trifecta and Pick (N) Wagering › Rule 8.22.3609 - PICK THREE POOLS

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(1) The pick three
				requires selection of the first place finisher in each of three specified
				contests.
(2) The net pick three
				pool shall be distributed to winning wagers in the following precedence, based
				upon the official order of finish:
(a) as a
				single price pool to those whose selection finished first in each of the three
				contests, unless there are no such wagers;
(b) as a single price pool to those who
				selected the first place finisher in any two of the three contests, unless
				there are no such wagers;
(c) as a
				single price pool to those who selected the first place finisher in any one of
				the three contests, unless there are no such wagers;
(d) the entire pool shall be refunded on pick
				three wagers for contests which do not meet (2)(a), (b), or (c).
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.37 - Match Bronc Ride and Wild Horse Race Rules › Rule 8.22.3701 - MATCH BRONC AND WILD HORSE RIDE DEFINITIONS

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In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Draw" means the procedure for matching
				riders and horses as overseen by the judges and stewards.
(2) "Entry" means the combination of
				individual riders and horses as assigned a betting entry number.
(3) "Judge" means a person licensed by the
				board to evaluate match bronc rides and enter scores on the performances of
				riders and horses.
(4) "Long-go"
				means a section of qualifying match rides to determine the high scoring riders
				who will advance to the championship short-go match.
(5) "Mark-out" means the bronc rider must
				have both feet over the point of the bronc's shoulder, toes pointed out, from
				the time the chute gate opens until the bronc's front feet hit the
				ground.
(6) "Match bronc ride" has
				the same definition found at
				23-4-101, MCA.
(7) "Qualified ride" means a ride which lasts
				eight seconds as determined by the official timer.
(8) "Re-ride" means the judges' granting of a
				ride on a substitute horse due to an incident on the original ride which was
				beyond the rider's control. The term is synonymous with "scratch" for
				parimutuel betting purposes.
(9)
				"Rodeo secretary" means the person licensed by the board who is responsible for
				collecting entry fees, recording draws, collecting and compiling judges'
				scores, determining placing, and paying prize money to contestants.
(10) "Score" means the aggregate number of
				points awarded by the judges during a qualified ride. Such points will be
				averaged to arrive at a final score.
(11) "Scratch" means the disqualification of
				an entry such that no parimutuel pay-out is made.
(12) "Short-go" means the final championship
				round composed of riders who qualified by attaining the highest scores in the
				qualifying or long-go round matches.
(13) "Timer" means the person licensed by the
				board who determines the official qualifying rides of eight second
				duration.
(14) "Wild horse ride"
				has the same definition found at
				23-4-101, MCA.
23-4-104,
					 23-4-202, MCA; IMP,
					 23-4-101,
					 23-4-105,
					 23-4-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.37 - Match Bronc Ride and Wild Horse Race Rules › Rule 8.22.3702 - DRAWING STOCK FOR ENTRIES

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(1) The stock
				contractor(s) must provide the rodeo secretary a list of names of all horses
				which will be utilized for the match bronc event at least 72 hours prior to the
				event.
(2) The stock contractor(s)
				must designate the horses to be utilized for the short-go. Such list shall not
				include any re-ride animals. These horses may not be utilized for the long-go
				rounds.
(3) Four hours prior to the
				event the judges, witnessed by the stewards, shall match horses and riders
				through use of a random draw. Wagering numbers will be consistent with numbers
				assigned to horses printed in the program and specified as long-go horses per
				section. Stock draws must be conducted so that an entrant may witness the draw,
				provided that a judge may require any individual who does not maintain a
				businesslike behavior to leave the draw area.
(4) A contestant must compete on the stock
				drawn for the contestant. If an animal is deemed unfit to compete, the entry is
				a scratch for parimutuel purposes.
(5) The short-go championship round shall be
				drawn, in its entirety, just prior to the start of the championship short-go
				round. Each qualified finalist shall draw the name of a mount from the reserved
				horse short-go list, in the arena, as supervised by the judges and steward, and
				the resulting match announced to the audience.
23-4-104,
					 23-4-202, MCA; IMP,
					 23-4-101,
					 23-4-105,
					 23-4-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.37 - Match Bronc Ride and Wild Horse Race Rules › Rule 8.22.3703 - PROGRAMS FOR MATCH BRONC RIDES

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(1) Horses
				designated for the sections of the long-go are assigned a number. A program
				will be compiled by the track licensee including such items as:
(a) horse's name and number;
(b) a synopsis of rules under which the event
				is to be contested; and
(c) a list
				of horses reserved for the short-go championship round in numerical order, as
				assigned for betting entry purposes.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.37 - Match Bronc Ride and Wild Horse Race Rules › Rule 8.22.3704 - MATCH BRONC RIDE OFFICIALS

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(1) The track
				licensee shall employ the following officials licensed by the Board of Horse
				Racing, and submit their names and qualifications to the board at least 30 days
				prior to the event:
(a) four
				judges;
(b) one chute
				boss;
(c) one timer; and
(d) one rodeo secretary.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.37 - Match Bronc Ride and Wild Horse Race Rules › Rule 8.22.3705 - EQUIPMENT

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(1) All riding must
				be done with saddles that meet Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA)
				specifications.
23-4-104,
					 23-4-202, MCA; IMP,
					 23-4-101,
					 23-4-105,
					 23-4-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.37 - Match Bronc Ride and Wild Horse Race Rules › Rule 8.22.3706 - CONDUCT OF MATCH BRONC RIDES

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(1) The
				announcer will announce the names of both horse and rider several times prior
				to the ride.
(2) Once the horse
				leaves the chute all rodeo rules pertaining to saddle horse bronc riding will
				be in force, including mark-out and qualified ride.
(3) A qualified ride shall consist of eight
				seconds and be determined by the official timer.
(4) The four judges shall independently,
				without consulting with one another, score the contest should the full eight
				seconds or qualified ride be made.
(5) Decisions of the judges will be final.
				Any judge, however, who does not perform the judge's duties in compliance with
				these rules, or who otherwise abuses the judge's position, will be subject to
				disciplinary action by the board.
(6) Disqualifications may be made by the
				judges for the rider failing to mark the horse out or for touching the animal
				with the free hand at any point during the eight second ride. The reason for
				such disqualification shall be reported to the announcer who will in turn
				inform the audience.
(7) All rides
				shall be timed for eight seconds, that time to start when the animal's inside
				front shoulder passes the plane of the chute gate. All riders must complete the
				eight second qualification limit to be eligible for a score.
(8) Scoring will be done as follows:
(a) The four judges shall individually score
				each horse and rider.
(b) The four
				scores will then be reported to the rodeo secretary, who will, in consultation
				with the stewards, average the scores for a final total score.
(c) Judges will record, in writing, each
				score for each qualified ride and submit the score to the rodeo secretary
				immediately after each successful ride. The official score will be determined
				from the submissions from the judges and compilation by the rodeo secretary,
				and will be made official by the stewards before being announced to the
				audience.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.37 - Match Bronc Ride and Wild Horse Race Rules › Rule 8.22.3707 - HUMANE TREATMENT OF RODEO ANIMALS

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(1) No stimulants
				or hypnotics may be given to any animal used for contest purposes.
(2) Any animal that becomes excessively
				excited and lays down in the chute repeatedly, or tries repeatedly to jump out
				of the chute, or in any way appears to be in danger of injuring itself, may be
				released immediately, with approval of the judges and steward, and will then be
				considered scratched.
23-4-104,
					 23-4-202, MCA; IMP,
					 23-4-101,
					 23-4-105,
					 23-4-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.38 - Advance Deposit Account Wagering › Rule 8.22.3801

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In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Account" means an account for advance
				deposit wagering with a specific identifiable record of credits, debits,
				deposits, wagers, and withdrawals established by an account holder and managed
				by a licensed advance deposit wagering hub licensee.
(2) "Account holder" means a natural person,
				at least eighteen years of age, residing within or outside of Montana for whom
				a licensed advance deposit wagering licensee has opened an account.
(3) "Account number" means a unique
				identification number consisting of numbers or letters as designated or
				selected by the account holder or advance deposit wagering hub
				licensee.
(4) "Advance deposit
				wagering" has the meaning set forth in
				23-4-101, MCA.
(5) "Advance deposit wagering hub operator"
				or "hub operator" has the meaning set forth in
				23-4-101, MCA.
(6) "Communications by other electronic
				means" means communication by any electronic communication device or
				combination of devices including, but not limited to, the following: personal
				computers, the internet, private networks, interactive televisions, and
				wireless communication technologies, or other technologies approved by the
				board.
(7) "Confidential
				information" means the following:
(a) the
				amount of money credited to, debited from, withdrawn from, or present in any
				particular account holder's account;
(b) the amount of money wagered by a
				particular account holder on any race or series of races;
(c) the account number and secure personal
				identification code of a particular account holder;
(d) the identities of particular entries on
				which the account holder is wagering or has wagered;
(e) unless otherwise authorized by the
				account holder, the name, address, and any other information in the possession
				of a licensed advance deposit hub operator that would identify the account
				holder to anyone other than the board, the licensed advance deposit wagering
				hub operator, the regulatory authority in the state that regulates the licensed
				advance deposit wagering hub or as otherwise required by state or federal law;
				and
(f) credit and debit
				information.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.38 - Advance Deposit Account Wagering › Rule 8.22.3802 - REQUIREMENTS TO CONDUCT ADVANCE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT WAGERING

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(1) The advance
				deposit wagering rules set forth in this chapter shall apply to the
				establishment and operation of accounts by a licensed hub operator for account
				holders whose principal residence address is in the state of Montana.
(2) Advance deposit wagering by any person
				whose principal residence address is in the state of Montana may be conducted
				only by a Montana-licensed hub operator licensed by the board pursuant to this
				chapter.
(3) No licensed hub
				operator shall solicit, accept, open, or operate an account for any person with
				a principal residence address in the state of Montana unless the hub operator
				has received a license in good standing from the board.
(4) The board may impose any license
				discipline, including suspension, revocation, or fines against a license to
				operate as a hub operator, if the licensed hub operator, its officers,
				directors, or employees violate any provision of Title 23, chapter 4, MCA, or
				any rule or order of the board.
(5)
				A licensed hub operator located within Montana shall not solicit, accept, open,
				or operate advance deposit wagering accounts for persons whose principal
				residence is outside of the state of Montana, including residents of foreign
				jurisdictions unless:
(a) the hub operator
				has received a license from the board, and the license is in good
				standing;
(b) wagering on that same
				type of live racing is lawful in the jurisdiction which is the person's
				principal residence; and
(c) the
				licensed hub operator complies with the provisions of the Interstate
				Horseracing Act, 15 U.S.C.
				3001 to
				3007, and the laws of the
				jurisdiction, which is the principal place of residence of the
				applicant.