Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.47 - Twin Doubles

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
Associations licensed by the Commission to conduct harness
				  racing meetings may, with the approval of the Commission, conduct a so-called
				  twin double, subject to the following rules:
A. The twin double is a part of the
				pari-mutuel system of wagering. It is a contract by each participant to pick
				(select) the winner of each of four races as may be designated by a licensee,
				with the approval of the Commission. For the purpose of this rule, the four
				races will be referred to as the "twin double races." The first two races so
				designated shall be referred to as the first half of the twin double. The third
				and fourth races so designated shall hereafter be referred to as the second
				half of the twin double. All sums deposited in the twin double shall be held in
				a single pool entirely separate from all other pools, and the award or dividend
				to each winning participant shall be calculated subject to the provisions of
				this rule, as in a straight pool.
B. All twin double tickets shall be sold at
				properly designated windows and shall be clearly and immediately
				distinguishable from the daily double and other tickets sold.
C. All twin double tickets shall be sold only
				from automatic vending machines.
D.
				The sale of twin double tickets may not commence until after the completion of
				the second race of the day, unless special permission is obtained from a
				representative of the Commission. The twin double windows shall close and the
				machines shall be locked 5 minutes before the official post time of the first
				race of the first half of the twin double.
E. Each participant in the twin double shall
				designate his selections as the winners of the first half of the twin double
				races at the time he purchases his twin double ticket, and each twin double
				ticket shall show the selections made.
F. After the completion of the first half of
				the twin double races, each participant holding a ticket or tickets combining
				the winners of this half of the twin double shall, during the period while the
				twin double windows are open for this purpose, exchange his ticket or tickets
				for a ticket or tickets showing his selections as the winners of the second
				half of the twin double.
G. A twin
				double exchange ticket may not be issued except upon the surrender of a twin
				double ticket showing the winners of the first half of the twin
				double.
H. Twin double windows
				shall be opened for the issue only of twin double exchange tickets after the
				races comprising the first half have been completed and declared official and
				shall close at the official post time of the start of the second half of the
				races comprising the twin double.
I. Before post time of the second race of the
				second half of the twin double races, there shall be posted or announced over
				the loud speaker system the pay-off of each combination coupled with the winner
				of the first race of the second half of the twin double races. All such
				information shall be posted.
J. A
				winning twin double ticket not presented for exchange for a twin double
				exchange ticket within the period described in § H, above, may be
				presented for a refund of the purchase price (or award in the event that no
				participant selects the winner of the first race of the second half of the twin
				double races), after completion of the first race of the second half of the
				twin double. The aggregate purchase price of all twin double tickets so
				entitled to a refund shall be deducted from the gross twin double
				pool.
K. Inasmuch as the purpose of
				the twin double is to select winners of the first half and the second half of
				the twin double races, a participant who selects a horse which runs in but does
				not win a race is no longer eligible, unless no other participant has selected
				a winner of that race.
L. If a
				horse is scratched in the first race of the first half of the twin double, all
				tickets on the scratched horse shall be refunded, and the money refunded will
				be deducted from the gross pool.
M.
				If a horse is scratched in the second race of the first half of the twin
				double, after the running of the first race of the first half, all twin double
				tickets combining the scratched horse with the actual winner of the first race
				of the first half of the twin double shall be paid a price equivalent to that
				fraction of the net pool derived by dividing the net twin double pool (gross
				pool less commission) by the total number of tickets sold combining the winner
				of the first race of the first half of the twin double with all horses in the
				second race of the first half of the twin double. The quotient thus obtained
				shall constitute the consolation pay-off to be paid to holders of each ticket
				combining the winner of the first race of the first half with the scratched
				horse in the second race of the first half. The entire consolation pool (number
				of eligible tickets times the consolation price), plus the breakage, shall then
				be deducted from the net twin double pool. The remaining pool is the new net
				pool for the twin double.
N. If a
				horse is scratched in the first race of the second half of the twin double,
				during or after the exchange of tickets by holders of the first two winners,
				each ticket including the scratched horse in the first race of the second half
				shall be paid a price equivalent to that fraction of the net pool derived by
				dividing the net pool by the total number of exchanged tickets. The quotient
				thus obtained shall constitute the consolation pay-off to be paid to holders of
				tickets on the scratched horse. The entire consolation pool (number of eligible
				tickets times the consolation price), plus the breakage, shall be deducted from
				the net twin double pool to establish a new net pool.
O. If a horse is scratched from the second
				race of the second half of the twin double after the first race of the second
				half has been run, each ticket including the scratched horse and the winner of
				the first race of the second half shall be paid a price equivalent to that
				fraction of the net pool derived by dividing the net pool by the total number
				of tickets combining the winner of the first race of the second half. The
				quotient thus obtained shall constitute a consolation pay-off. The entire
				consolation pool (number of eligible tickets times the consolation price), plus
				breakage, shall then be deducted from the net pool. The remaining pool shall be
				the new net pool for the final pay-off for the twin double.
P. If no ticket is sold combining the winner
				of the first race and the winner of the second race of the first half of the
				twin double, the net pool shall then be apportioned between those having
				tickets, including the winner of the first race of the first half of the twin
				double and those having tickets including the winner of the second race of the
				first half of the twin double, and shall be calculated as a place pool. If this
				should happen, the twin double will terminate for that day.
Q. If no ticket is sold including the winner
				of the first race of the first half of the twin double, then the entire net
				pool shall be paid to holders of tickets which include the winner of the second
				race of the first half of the twin double. If this should happen, the twin
				double will terminate for that day.
R. If no ticket is sold including the winner
				of the second race of the first half of the twin double, then the entire net
				pool shall be paid to holders of tickets which include the winner of the first
				race of the first half of the twin double. If this should happen, the twin
				double will terminate for that day.
S. If no exchange ticket includes the winner
				of the first race of the second half of the twin double, the entire net pool
				shall be distributed as a straight pool to all holders of exchanged tickets and
				winning combinations of the first half that had not been exchanged.
T. If no exchange ticket combines the winners
				of the first and second races of the second half of the twin double, then the
				entire net pool shall be distributed as a straight pool to holders of tickets
				including the winner of the first race of the second half of the twin
				double.
U. In the event of a dead
				heat in the first race of the first half of the twin double, all tickets
				combining both winners of the first race of the first half with the winner of
				the second race of the first half of the twin double shall be eligible for
				exchange.
V. In the event of a dead
				heat in the second race of the first half of the twin double, all tickets
				combining the winning or winners of the first race of the first half with the
				winners of the second race of the first half of the twin double shall be
				eligible for exchange.
W. In the
				event of a dead heat in the first race of the second half of the twin double,
				if there is no ticket combining either winner with the winner of the second
				race of the second half of the twin double, then the pay-off shall be
				distributed to holders of tickets on the winners of the first race of the
				second half of the twin double in the same manner as a place pool is
				calculated.
X. In the event of a
				dead heat in the second race of the second half of the twin double, the pay-off
				shall be distributed as a place pool to holders of tickets combining the winner
				of the first race of the second half with the winners of the second race of the
				second half of the twin double.
Y.
				If, for any reason, the first race of the first half of the twin double is
				cancelled or declared "no race," full and complete refund shall be made of the
				twin double pool.
Z. If, for any
				reason, the second race of the first half of the twin double is cancelled or
				declared "no race," the net pool shall be calculated as a straight pool and
				shall be distributed to holders of tickets combining the winner of the first
				race of the first half of the twin double with every horse in the second race
				of the first half of the twin double.
AA. If, for any reason, the first race of the
				second half of the twin double is cancelled or declared "no race," the net pool
				shall be distributed as a straight pool to the holders of twin double exchange
				tickets and holders of winning twin double tickets not surrendered for
				exchange.
BB. If, for any reason,
				the second race of the second half of the twin double is cancelled or declared
				"no race," the net pool shall be distributed as a straight pool among holders
				of exchange tickets designating the winner of the first race of the second half
				of the twin double.
CC. Entries or
				field horses may not be allowed in any race included in the twin double, except
				by permission from a representative of the Commission.
DD. In the event of a dead heat between a
				covered and an uncovered horse in the second race of the second half of the
				twin double, a consolation pay-off may not be made. Holders of tickets on the
				covered horse, representing the only winners of four consecutive races, shall
				share in the distribution of the twin double pool.