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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.03 - Appeal to the Commission

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) An appeal from
			 the decision of the judges, in case of suspension or other penalties imposed on
			 persons licensed by the Commission, may be taken to the Commission, which may
			 either sustain the ruling of the judges, increase or decrease the penalty or
			 reinstate said offender.
(2) An
			 appeal from the decision of the judges shall be filed in writing at the office
			 of the Commission within ten days of the date of said penalty or imposition of
			 said discipline.
(3) The appeal
			 shall be signed by the person making it or his attorney and must set forth his
			 reason for believing he is entitled to a hearing.
(4) An applicant for a hearing on an appeal
			 will be heard in person and may be represented by counsel.
(5) All requests to the Commission in
			 connection with an appeal shall be in writing and all papers filed with the
			 Commission shall be the property of the Commission.
(6) An appeal to the Commission from a
			 decision of the Judges shall not affect such decision until the Commission has
			 acted upon the appeal unless otherwise ordered by a court of competent
			 jurisdiction.
(7) When a hearing is
			 to be held by the Commission, or when a matter or case is referred to the
			 Commission for review, the person or persons involved must be notified by the
			 Commission and if the person or persons fail to appear it shall be construed a
			 waiver of right to a hearing before the Commission.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.04 - Kennel Names

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) A licensed
			 owner wishing to race under a Kennel Name may do so by registering for the
			 racing season with the Commission and by paying the prescribed fee.
(2) A trainer, who is also a licensed owner
			 or part owner, may use a Kennel Name as owner or part owner. However, no
			 trainer may be licensed as trainer other than in his legal name.
(3) In applying to race under a Kennel Name
			 the applicant must disclose the identity or identities behind the Kennel
			 Name.
(4) If a partnership is
			 involved in the identity behind a Kennel Name, each of the partners must be
			 licensed as owners.
(5) If a
			 corporation is involved in the identity behind a Kennel Name, the rules
			 covering corporations must be complied with.
(6) Changes in the identities involved in a
			 Kennel Name must be reported immediately to and approval obtained from the
			 Commission.
(7) A licensed owner
			 cannot be a party to more than one Kennel Name at the same time, nor can he use
			 his real name for racing purposes, so long as he has a registered
			 one.
(8) A licensed owner who has
			 registered under a Kennel Name may at any time abandon it, after he has given
			 written notice to the Commission.
(9) A Kennel Name may be changed at any time
			 by registering a new Kennel Name and by paying the prescribed fee.
(10) A licensed owner cannot register as his
			 Kennel Name one that is then registered by any other owner.
(11) A licensed owner cannot register as his
			 Kennel Name one which is the real name of any owner of greyhounds racing or one
			 that is the real or assumed name of any prominent person not owning
			 greyhounds.
(12) A Kennel Name
			 shall be plainly distinguishable from that of another duly registered Kennel
			 Name.
(13) The Commission reserves
			 the right to refuse any corporation the privilege of registering a Kennel
			 Name.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.05 - Authorized Agent

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Each authorized
			 agent must obtain a license from the Commission.
(2) A written instrument signed by the owner
			 shall accompany the application which shall clearly set forth among the
			 delegated powers whether or not said agent is empowered to collect money from
			 the Association.
(3) If the written
			 instrument is a power of attorney, it shall be filed permanently with the
			 Racing Secretary. If, however, the powers are properly delegated by the owner
			 on the application form for a license, then said application shall be in
			 duplicate with both copies signed and sworn before a Notary Public and one copy
			 filed permanently with the Racing Secretary.
(4) An authorized agent may appoint a sub
			 agent only when specifically authorized to do so by the written instrument
			 signed by the owner and to be effective, notice of such appointment must be
			 given immediately in writing to the Commission and the Racing
			 Secretary.
(5) Any changes in the
			 powers delegated by the owner of the authorized agent must be in writing, sworn
			 to before a Notary Public and filed with the Commission and the Racing
			 Secretary.
(6) An owner's
			 revocation of an authorized agent's authority must be in writing, sworn to
			 before a Notary Public and filed with the Commission and the Racing
			 Secretary.
(7) The term of the
			 authorized agent's license shall be the racing season unless the owner revokes
			 the agent's appointment or the Commission revokes the license.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.06 - Chart Writer: Duties

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) The Chart
			 Writer shall compile the information necessary for a program which shall be
			 printed for each racing day and shall contain the names of the greyhounds that
			 are to run in each of the races for that day. These names shall appear in the
			 order of their post positions, the said post positions to be designated by
			 numerals placed at the left and in line with the names of the greyhounds in
			 each race, which numerals shall also be prominently displayed on each
			 greyhound.
(2) Program or form
			 sheet must carry at least two past performances of said greyhound at the track
			 where it is to race; however, if a greyhound has raced within ten days at a
			 track under the jurisdiction of a recognized Commission not less than two past
			 performances of said greyhound at said track may be carried on the program or
			 form sheet.
(3) All past
			 performances as shown in the program shall be in the order of the races or
			 official schoolings held, the last performance appearing on the first line,
etc
.
(4) Program
			 or form sheet must also contain name, color, sex, date of whelping, breeding,
			 established racing weight, number of starts in official races and number of
			 times finishing first, second and third, name of owner and trainer, distance of
			 race, track record, and such other information as will enable the public to
			 properly rate the greyhound's ability.
(5) In case the name of a greyhound is
			 changed, the new name, together with the former name, shall be published in the
			 official entries and program until after the greyhound has started six
			 times.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.07 - Clerk of Scales: Duties

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) The Clerk of
			 Scales shall weigh greyhound in and out on a scale sealed by the duly
			 authorized Sealer of Weights and Measures and shall exhibit the accurate weight
			 of each greyhound on the weight board. The Sealer of Weights and Measures shall
			 seal the scale no earlier than 20 days, nor later than ten days before official
			 schooling prior to the starting of the meeting--and at such other times as the
			 judges may require. The established racing weight, weigh in and weighing out
			 shall be promptly posted on the weight board for the information of the
			 public.
(2) The Clerk of Scales
			 shall record as soon as the weights are exhibited, any overweight or variation
			 from the weight appearing on the weight sheet.
(3) The Clerk of Scales shall deliver to the
			 Commission Judge a copy of the weight sheet before each day's race.
(4) All greyhounds must be weighed in and
			 weighed out with the same muzzle, collar and lead strap.
(5) The Clerk of Scales shall promptly report
			 to the Judges any infraction of
			 205 CMR
			 5.00 as to weight or weighing.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.08 - Corrupt Practices

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
(a) If any person found guilty by the
			 Commission or other lawful authority of giving, offering or promising directly
			 or indirectly, any bribe in any form to any person having official duties
			 inrelation to any race or racing greyhound, or to any trainer or agent, or to
			 any other person having charge of or access to any racing greyhound; or
			 promising directly or indirectly, any bribe in any form to any person having
			 official duties in relation to any race or racing greyhound, or to any trainer
			 or agent, or to any other person having charge of or access to any racing
			 greyhound; or
(b) If any person
			 having official duties inrelation to a race or if any trainer, agent or other
			 person having charge of or access to any racing greyhound accepts, or offers to
			 accept any bribe in any form; or
(c) If any person willfully enters, or cause
			 to be entered or start in any race, a greyhound which he knows or believes to
			 be disqualified; or
(d) If any
			 person be guilty of or shall conspire with any other person for the commission
			 of or shall connive with any person being guilty of any corrupt or fraudulent
			 practices in relation to racing in this or any other state or country;
			 or
(e) If any owner, trainer or
			 authorized agent licensed by the Commission if found to be guilty by the Judges
			 of using live lures in the training of greyhounds whether in Massachusetts or
			 adjacent States for the period while greyhound racing is permitted by law to be
			 conducted in Massachusetts; or
(f)
			 If any person fraudulently offers or receives any amount or money or other
			 consideration for declaring an entry out of a purse or stake; or
(g) If any person be guilty of any other
			 corrupt or fraudulent practices on any track in Massachusetts, or on any track
			 in this or any other country; or
(h) Then such person or persons found guilty
			 by the Commission or other lawful authority of any violation of any provision
			 of
			 205 CMR
			 5.00 shall be ruled off for a period of time to be
			 determined by the Commission and/or the license of such guilty party
			 revoked.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.09 - Dead Heats

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) When greyhounds
			 run a dead heat for first place, all monies and prizes to which such greyhounds
			 would have been entitled shall be divided equally between them and this applies
			 in dividing prizes whatever the number of greyhounds running a dead heat. Each
			 greyhound shall be deemed a winner.
Likewise, when greyhounds run a dead heat for second place,
				they shall divide the second and third monies.
(2) When greyhounds run a dead heat for third
			 place, they shall divide the third and fourth monies.
(3) If the dividing owners cannot agree as to
			 which of them is to have a cup or other prize which cannot be divided, the
			 question shall be determined by a lot in the presence of one or more of the
			 Judges.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.10 - Declarations

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) The declaration of a greyhound out of an
			 engagement is irrevocable.
(2)
			 Declaration in sweepstakes shall be made in the same manner as is provided for
			 making entries therein to the Racing Secretary who shall record the day and
			 hour of receipt and give early publicity thereto.
(3) Declarations in purse races must be made
			 by the owner, trainer or authorized agent to the Racing Secretary or his
			 assistant at least ½ hour before the time designated for the drawing of
			 post positions on the day previous to the day on which the greyhound is to
			 race, or at such time as the Racing Secretary may appoint.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.14 - Lead-Outs' Duties

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) Owners,
			 trainers or attendants will not be allowed to lead their greyhounds from the
			 paddock to the starting box, except in schooling races. The greyhounds shall be
			 led from the paddock to the starting box by Lead-Outs provided by each
			 Association for that purpose.
(2)
			 Lead-Outs will be required to present a neat appearance and conduct themselves
			 in an orderly manner and must be attired in a clean uniform provided by the
			 Association.
(3) The Lead-Outs must
			 put his greyhound in its proper box before the race and then retire to his
			 assigned place.
(4) No Lead-Outs
			 will be permitted to have any interest in the greyhounds racing for said
			 Association.
(5) Lead-Outs shall be
			 assigned to Post Position by the Paddock Judge by lot before each race and a
			 record thereof shall be maintained.
(6) Lead-Outs are prohibited from conversing
			 with the public or with one another, either in the paddock, en-route to the
			 starting post, or while returning to the paddock.
(7) Smoking while in uniform and on duty is
			 prohibited.
(8) Lead-Outs are
			 prohibited from wagering on the result of any greyhound racing at the track
			 where they are assigned.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.16 - Paddock Judge

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) No greyhound
			 shall be permitted to start in a schooling or purse race that has not been
			 fully identified and checked against the card index system of identification
			 maintained by each Association. The identification cards shall be filled in and
			 completed by the Paddock Judge before greyhounds are entered for schooling or
			 for a purse race.
(2) The Paddock
			 Judge shall fully identify and check against the card index system of
			 identification maintained by the Association all greyhounds starting in
			 schooling and purse races. He shall report to the Judges any greyhound or
			 greyhounds who do not conform to the card index identification.
(3) The Commission Judge and/or the Associate
			 Commission Judge shall inspect the lock-out kennels with the Paddock Judge and
			 the Kennel Master on each racing day before weighing-in time.
(4) Under the supervision of the Paddock
			 Judge, the Kennel Master shall unlock the kennels immediately before
			 weighing-in time to see that the kennels are in perfect repair and that nothing
			 has been deposited in any of the kennels for the greyhound's consumption. He
			 shall see that the kennels are sprayed, disinfected and kept in proper sanitary
			 condition. He or his assistant must receive the greyhounds from the trainers,
			 one at a time, and see that the greyhounds are placed in their kennel; and
			 remain on guard from that time until the greyhounds are removed for the last
			 race.
(5) As each greyhound is
			 weighed in there shall be an identification tag attached to its collar
			 indicating the number of the race in which the greyhound is entered and its
			 post position. This tag shall not be removed until the greyhound has been
			 weighed out and blanketed.
(6) The
			 Paddock Judge shall not allow anyone to weigh in a greyhound for racing unless
			 he has in his possession a valid owner's or trainer's license issued by the
			 Commission.
(7) After the
			 greyhounds are placed in the lock-out kennels no person other than the Kennel
			 Master, racing officials, person or persons approved by the Commission or
			 designated representatives of the Commission shall be allowed in or near the
			 lock-out kennels.
(8) The Paddock
			 Judge shall carefully compare the identification card with the greyhound while
			 in the paddock before post time.
(9) Before leaving the paddock for the
			 starting box, every greyhound must be equipped with a regulation muzzle and
			 blanket. The muzzles and blankets used shall be approved by the Paddock Judge
			 and shall be carefully examined by him in the paddock before the greyhound
			 leaves for the post.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.17 - Post Position

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
The post position of greyhounds in starting shall be assigned
				by lot or drawing, supervised by one of the Commission Judges or their deputy
				and the Racing Secretary, at a time and place properly posted in the paddock,
				at least one day previous to the running of the races, so that any and all
				owners, trainers or authorized agents interested may be present, if they so
				desire.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.18 - Program

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Program or form sheet must carry at least two past performances
				of said greyhound at the track where it is to race. However, if a greyhound has
				raced within ten days at any track under the jurisdiction of a qualified
				Commission not less than two past performances of said greyhound at said track
				may be carried on the program or form sheet.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.20 - Racing Officials

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) The Racing
			 Officials of a greyhound racing meeting are: Judges; Director of Racing; Racing
			 Secretary; Paddock Judge; Timer; Clerk of Scales; Chart Writer; Starter; Patrol
			 Judge; Kennel Master; Lure Operator; Veterinarian and any other person that may
			 be designated by the Commission.
(2) The Commission shall appoint two of the
			 Judges.
(3) All racing officials
			 herein designated shall be appointed by the Association holding the meeting
			 such appointments being subject to the approval of the Commission which
			 reserves the right to demand a change of personnel for what it deems good and
			 sufficient reason, the successor to officials so replaced to be subject to the
			 approval of the Commission.
(4)
			 Association shall submit to the Commission the names of all racing officials
			 and all designated key personnel not less than 30 days prior to the first day
			 of the meeting.
(5) The Judges
			 appointed by the Commission shall be known as the Commission Judges. They shall
			 supervise the conduct of the racing officials and the acts to which their
			 authority extends. The Commission Judges shall immediately report any
			 infraction or violation of
			 205 CMR
			 5.00 or the racing laws to the Commission.
(6) No one interested in the result of a race
			 either because of ownership of any greyhound entered, or of its sire or dam, or
			 because of bets or otherwise, shall act as a racing official or designated key
			 personnel therein.
(7) If any
			 owner, trainer, attendant or any other person licensed by the Commission use
			 profane or indecent language to a racing official or otherwise disturb the
			 peace of any track enclosure he shall be liable for a fine, suspension or both,
			 or may be ruled off, and such action shall be immediately reported to the
			 Commission.
(8) The racing
			 officials have power to call on any person in whose name a greyhound is entered
			 to produce proof that the greyhound entered is not the property, either wholly
			 or in part, of any person who is disqualified, or to produce proof of the
			 extent of his interest or property in the greyhound, and in default of such
			 proof being given to their satisfaction, the Judges shall declare the greyhound
			 out of the race.
(9) No racing
			 official or designated key personnel of an Association shall accept, directly
			 or indirectly, any gratuity, reward or favor in connection with racing at the
			 meeting.
(10) No racing official or
			 designated key personnel may buy mutuel tickets at the meeting at which they
			 are employed. Penalty for such violation shall be immediate
			 dismissal.
(11) Racing officials
			 shall report to the Judges all observed violations of
			 205 CMR
			 5.00.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.21 - Racing Secretary: Duties

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) The Racing
			 Secretary shall discharge all duties whether expressed or required by
			 205 CMR
			 5.00; he shall report to the Judges, as the case may
			 demand, all violations of
			 205 CMR
			 5.00 or of the regulations of the course coming under
			 his notice; he shall keep a complete record of all races; he shall receive all
			 stakes, entrance money, arrears and fines and pay over all monies so collected
			 by him to such officers or persons as may be entitled to receive the
			 same.
(2) The Racing Secretary
			 shall receive all entries and declarations.
(3) The Racing Secretary shall inspect
			 owner's and trainer's licenses and all papers and documents dealing with
			 trainers and owners, partnership agreements, appointment of authorized agents,
			 adoption of assumed names and may demand production of same in order to satisfy
			 himself as to their validity and authenticity and that the Rules of Greyhound
			 Racing in regard thereto have been complied with, which papers shall be
			 available to the Commission Judge at all times.
(4) Conditions of races shall not conflict
			 with the Rules of Greyhound Racing.
(5) The Racing Secretary shall view the
			 running of each race from such positions as are designated for this purpose by
			 the Association.
(6) The Racing
			 Secretary shall each day, as soon as the entries have closed and have been
			 compiled and the declarations have been made, post in a conspicuous place a
			 list thereof.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.24 - Weights and Weighing

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) All greyhounds
			 shall be weighed in one hour before the time of the first race of the
			 day.
(2) Either the owner, trainer,
			 assistant trainer or the licensed authorized agent of the owner shall bring
			 greyhounds to the weighing-in room.
(3) At weighing-in time the tattoo number
			 must identify all greyhounds.
(4)
			 At weighing-out time the same identification procedure as prescribed by 205 CMR
			 5.24(3) are to be followed. Identification shall be made by the Commission
			 Judge and/or the Associate Commission Judge.
(5) Before any greyhound is allowed to school
			 or race at any track, the owner or trainer must establish the racing weight
			 with the Clerk of Scales of each greyhound he enters.
(6) At weighing-in time, should there be a
			 variation of more than 1½ pounds either way from its established weight,
			 the Judges shall order said greyhound scratched.
(7) At weighing-out time, if a greyhound
			 loses weight in excess of two pounds while in the lockout kennels, the Judges
			 shall order said greyhounds scratched. However, in the opinion of the
			 Veterinarian that such loss of weight while in the lock-out kennel does not
			 impair the racing condition of the greyhound the Judges may allow said
			 greyhound to race.
(8) The weight
			 regulations provided in 205 CMR 5.24(1) through (7), shall be printed in the
			 daily program.
(9) The established
			 racing weight may be changed from time to time on written request of the owner
			 or trainer and by written consent of the Judges, provided such change is made
			 four racing days before the greyhound is allowed to race at the new weight.
(a) All greyhounds having an established
			 weight change of more than one pound must be schooled at least once or more at
			 the discretion of the Judges at the new established weight before being
			 eligible for starting.
(b)
			 Greyhounds that have not raced or schooled officially for a period of three
			 weeks will be allowed to established new racing weight with the written consent
			 of the Judges and may be schooled officially immediately upon receipt of said
			 written consent.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.25 - Corporations

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(1) Corporations racing greyhounds in
			 Massachusetts shall furnish the following information:
(a) The corporation shall furnish to the
			 Commission and the Judges a statement giving the names of all persons connected
			 with the corporation including officers, directors and stockholders.
(b) The corporation shall furnish to the
			 Commission and Judges a certificate stating no person or persons connected with
			 the corporation (officer, director or stockholder) have any beneficial interest
			 in any greyhound or greyhounds running in their name or the name of any person
			 or persons racing at the same track where the corporation-owned greyhound or
			 greyhounds are running.
(c) The
			 corporation shall designate to the Commission and the Judges the name of one
			 individual, preferably an officer, who shall act as agent for the
			 corporation.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.26 - General Rules

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(1) Every person
			 participating in and every patron of a licensed Racing meeting shall abide by
			 said law and rules and accept the Judges' decision on any and all questions to
			 which their authority extends, subject to the right of appeal to the
			 Commission.
(2) No person shall use
			 improper, profane or indecent language to a racing official.
(3) No person shall in any manner, or any
			 time, disturb the peace or make himself obnoxious on the grounds of an
			 Association.
(4) No person shall
			 make a handbook or a foreign book on the grounds of an Association.
(5) No person shall solicit for or bet from a
			 handbook or foreign book on the grounds of an Association.
(6) No person or greyhound ruled off, or
			 under suspension, by any State Racing Commission, shall be knowingly admitted
			 to the grounds of any Association.
(7) No person shall be allowed in the Judges'
			 stand unless previous permission is obtained from the Judges.
(8) When there is more than one greyhound
			 track operating in the Commonwealth, greyhounds racing for one track shall not
			 be allowed to race at another track during the duration of the meeting without
			 written consent of the Judges.
(9)
			 Any person who has been convicted by any court anywhere for illegal possession,
			 sale or giving away of narcotics may be ruled off.
(10) If any owner, trainer or other person
			 solicits bets from the public by correspondence or other methods to be made on
			 any greyhound which is to run on a track in Massachusetts, such person or
			 persons shall be ruled off.
(11)
			 Violators of any rule will be subject to ejection from the grounds, and/or to
			 forfeiture, suspension or ruling off.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.27 - Licensed Association

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(1) No person under
			 the age of 16 years shall be employed in or about the track of any
			 association.
(2) It shall be the
			 duty of each and every Association licensed by the Commission and the officers,
			 officials and employees of said Association to observe and enforce
			 205 CMR
			 5.00. Every license to hold a race meeting is granted
			 upon the condition that the Association therein named shall accept, observe and
			 enforce
			 205 CMR
			 5.00.
(3)
			 Each Association shall provide and equip a first aid room within its
			 enclosure.
(4) Each Association
			 conducting a greyhound racing meeting shall keep a separate bank account to be
			 known as the "Kennel Owners' Account" with at all times sufficient funds in
			 such account to cover all monies due greyhound owners in regard to purses,
			 stakes, rewards and deposits. Withdrawals from this account shall be only for
			 such purposes and said account shall at all times be subject to audit by the
			 Commission.
(5) Members of the
			 Commission and its representatives shall have the right to full and complete
			 entry to any and all points of the grounds of the Associations licensed to
			 conduct greyhound racing in Massachusetts. Every kennel that is licensed by the
			 Racing Commission is subject at reasonable times to inspection by the Racing
			 Commission or their designees.
(6)
(a) Each Association shall have a "mirror
			 image" installed in connection with the photo-finish camera.
(b) Each Association shall provide that no
			 person shall be admitted to the Kennel area unless he is wearing an
			 identification badge issued to him by the Commission. Each person whose duties
			 or occupation requires their presence in the Kennel area shall wear his
			 identification badge in view at all times.
The Commission will hold the Association to strict
				accountability for full compliance with the provisions of 205 CMR
				5.27(6)(b).
(c) Any
			 licensed person who allows another to use his or her license identification
			 card or badge or any person who used the license identification card or badge
			 of another person for the purpose of transferring any of the benefits
			 pertaining thereto may be suspended, assessed a forfeiture, or both.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 6.00 - Pari-mutuel Rules for Thoroughbred Racing, Harness Racing, and Greyhound Racing › Section 6.01 - General Rules

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(1) No minor shall
			 be allowed to wager. No jockey in racing attire and no driver in colors shall
			 enter the betting area.
(2) Each
			 association shall conduct wagering in accordance with applicable laws and
			 205 CMR 6.00. Such wagering
			 shall employ a pari-mutuel system approved by the Commission. The totalisator
			 shall be tested prior to and during the meeting as required by the
			 Commission.
(3) In horse and
			 harness horse racing, in the event of a foul being claimed, the word "inquiry"
			 shall be flashed forthwith on the result and mutuel board and announcement
			 thereof made on the public address system.
(4) Whenever there is a difference in any
			 pool or pools,
i.e.
, a difference between the sum total of the
			 wagers on the individual horses or dogs as compared with the grand total as
			 shown by the Tote Board; the larger amount shall be used as the basis for
			 computing the payoff.
(5) In horse
			 racing, if a jockey's mount is disqualified pursuant to
			 205 CMR
			 4.11(6)(e)11., all monies
			 wagered on said horse shall be deducted from the pool and be refunded, unless
			 the race has been declared official.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 6.00 - Pari-mutuel Rules for Thoroughbred Racing, Harness Racing, and Greyhound Racing › Section 6.02 - Records

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(1) The association shall maintain records of
			 all wagering so the Commission may review such records for any contest
			 including the opening line, subsequent odds fluctuation, the amount and at
			 which window wagers were placed on any betting interest and such other
			 information as may be required. Such wagering records shall be retained by each
			 association and safeguarded for a period of time specified by the Commission.
			 The Commission may require that certain of these records be made available to
			 the wagering public at the completion of each contest. (ARCI c. 9 g.p.
			 B(1))
(2) The association shall
			 provide the Commission with a list of the licensed individuals afforded access
			 to pari-mutuel records and equipment at the wagering facility. (ARCI c. 9 g.p.
			 B(2))
(3) The Manager of the
			 Pari-mutuel Department shall furnish a copy of all calculating sheets to the
			 Commission Accountant.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 6.00 - Pari-mutuel Rules for Thoroughbred Racing, Harness Racing, and Greyhound Racing › Section 6.03 - Pari-mutuel Tickets

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(1) A pari-mutuel
			 ticket is evidence of a contribution to the pari-mutuel pool operated by the
			 association and is evidence of the obligation of the association to pay to the
			 holder thereof such portion of the distributable amount of the pari-mutuel pool
			 as is represented by such valid pari-mutuel ticket. The association shall cash
			 all valid winning tickets when such are presented for payment during the course
			 of the meeting where sold, and for a specified period after the last day of the
			 meeting. (ARCI c. 9 g.p. § C)
(2) To be deemed a valid pari-mutuel ticket,
			 such ticket shall have been issued by a pari-mutuel ticket machine operated by
			 the association and recorded as a ticket entitled to a share of the pari-mutuel
			 pool, and contain imprinted information as to:
(a) the name of the association operating the
			 meeting.
(b) a unique identifying
			 number or code.
(c) identification
			 of the terminal at which the ticket was issued.
(d) a designation of the performance for
			 which the wagering transaction was issued.
(e) the contest number for which the pool is
			 conducted.
(f) the type or types of
			 wagers represented.
(g) the number
			 or numbers representing the betting interests for which the wager is
			 recorded.
(h) the amount or amounts
			 of the contributions to the pari-mutuel pool or pools for which the ticket is
			 evidence. (ARCI c. 9 g.p. C(1))
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 6.00 - Pari-mutuel Rules for Thoroughbred Racing, Harness Racing, and Greyhound Racing › Section 6.04 - Pari-mutuel Ticket Sales

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(1) Pari-mutuel
			 tickets shall not be sold by anyone other than an association licensed to
			 conduct pari-mutuel wagering. (ARCI c. 9 g.p. D(1))
(2) No pari-mutuel ticket may be sold on a
			 contest for which wagering has already been closed and no association shall be
			 responsible for ticket sales entered into but not completed by issuance of a
			 ticket before the totalisator is closed for wagering on such contest. (ARCI c.
			 9 g.p. D(2))
(3) Claims pertaining
			 to a mistake on an issued or unissued ticket must be made by the bettor prior
			 to leaving the seller's window. (ARCI c. 9 g.p. D(3))
(4) Payment on winning pari-mutuel wagers
			 shall be made on the basis of the order of finish as purposely posted and
			 declared "official". Any subsequent change in the order of finish or award of
			 purse money as may result from a subsequent ruling by the stewards or
			 Commission shall in no way affect the pari-mutuel payoff. If an error in the
			 posted order of finish or payoff figures is discovered, the official order of
			 finish or payoff prices may be corrected and an announcement concerning the
			 change shall be made to the public. (ARCI c. 9 g.p. D(4))
(5) The association shall not satisfy claims
			 on lost, mutilated, or altered pari-mutuel tickets without authorization of the
			 Commission. (ARCI c. 9 g.p. § D(5))
(6) The association shall have no obligation
			 to enter a wager into a betting pool if unable to do so due to equipment
			 failure. (ARCI c. 9 g.p. § D(6))
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 6.00 - Pari-mutuel Rules for Thoroughbred Racing, Harness Racing, and Greyhound Racing › Section 6.05 - Advance Performance Wagering

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Advance wagering is permitted provided the wager is accepted by
				the totalizator system.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 6.00 - Pari-mutuel Rules for Thoroughbred Racing, Harness Racing, and Greyhound Racing › Section 6.06 - Claims for Payment from Pari-mutuel Pool

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(1)
			 At a designated location, a written, verified claim for payment from a
			 pari-mutuel pool shall be accepted by the association in any case where the
			 association has withheld payment or has refused to cash a pari-mutuel wager.
			 The claim shall be made on such form as approved by the Commission, and the
			 claimant shall make such claim under penalty of perjury. The original of such
			 claim shall be forwarded to the Commission within 48 hours. (ARCI c. 9 g.p.
			 § F)
(2) In the case of a
			 claim made for payment of a mutilated pari-mutuel ticket which does not contain
			 the total imprinted elements required in
			 205 CMR
			 6.03(2), the association
			 shall make a recommendation to accompany the claim forwarded to the Commission
			 as to whether or not the mutilated ticket has sufficient elements to be
			 positively identified as a winning ticket. (ARCI c. 9 g.p. §
			 F(1))
(3) In the case of a claim
			 made for payment on a pari-mutuel wager, the Commission shall adjudicate the
			 claim and may order payment thereon from the pari-mutuel pool or by the
			 association, or may deny the claim, or may make such other order as it may deem
			 proper. (ARCI c. 9 g.p. § F(2))
(4) In the case of a claim made for a lost
			 pari-mutuel ticket, the association shall accept the claim on a form approved
			 by the Commission, and the claimant shall make such claim under the penalties
			 of perjury. The claimant must identify the amount wagered, approximate time of
			 wager, race, other tickets purchased during the same transaction, association,
			 exact wagers made on the lost ticket to include all runners, and the window
			 number. The association shall investigate the claim and using association
			 official records, provide the Commission a recommendation and copies of all
			 applicable documents to support such recommendation. The Commission will rule
			 on the validity of all claims and hold final decisions until the end of the
			 calendar year following the calendar year in which the loss occurred. The
			 Commission will issue a final decision and notify the claimant and the
			 association of the disposition of the claim. Claims for lost tickets must be
			 filed with the appropriate association within 48 hours of running of the race
			 associated with the lost ticket.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 6.00 - Pari-mutuel Rules for Thoroughbred Racing, Harness Racing, and Greyhound Racing › Section 6.07 - Payment for Errors

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(1) If an error
			 occurs in the payment amounts for pari-mutuel wagers which are cashed or
			 entitled to be cashed; and as a result of such error the pari-mutuel pool
			 involved in the error is not correctly distributed among winning ticket
			 holders, the following shall apply: (ARCI c. 9 g.p. § G)
(2) Verification is required to show that the
			 amount of the commission, the amount in breakage, and the amount in payoffs is
			 equal to the total gross pool. If the amount of the pool is more than the
			 amount used to calculate the payoff, the underpayment shall be given to the
			 Commission to defray operational costs. If underpayments are discovered after
			 the close of the meeting, the underpayment shall be given to the Commission to
			 defray any and all operational costs. (ARCI c. 9 g.p. § G(1))
(3) In the event the error results in an
			 overpayment to winning wagers, the association shall be responsible for such
			 payment. (ARCI c. 9 g.p. § G(3))
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 6.00 - Pari-mutuel Rules for Thoroughbred Racing, Harness Racing, and Greyhound Racing › Section 6.08 - Betting Explanation

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A summary explanation of pari-mutuel wagering and each type of
				betting pool offered shall be published in the program for every wagering
				performance. The rules of racing relative to each type of pari-mutuel pool
				offered must be prominently displayed on association grounds and available upon
				request through association representatives. (ARCI c. 9 g.p. §
				H)
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 6.00 - Pari-mutuel Rules for Thoroughbred Racing, Harness Racing, and Greyhound Racing › Section 6.09 - Display of Betting Information

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(1)
			 Approximate odds for Win pool betting and Exacta and Quinella pool betting
			 shall be posted on display devices within view of the wagering public and
			 updated at intervals of not more than 60 seconds. (ARCI c. 9 g.p. §
			 amended)
(2) The probable payoff or
			 amounts wagered, in total and on each betting interest, for other pools may be
			 displayed to the wagering public at intervals and in a manner approved by the
			 Commission. (ARCI c. 9 g.p. § I(2))
(3) Official results and payoffs must be
			 displayed upon each contest being declared official. (ARCI c. 9 g.p. §
			 I(3))
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 6.00 - Pari-mutuel Rules for Thoroughbred Racing, Harness Racing, and Greyhound Racing › Section 6.10 - Canceled Contests

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If a contest is canceled or declared "no contest", refunds
				shall be granted on valid wagers in accordance with
				205 CMR 6.00. (ARCI c. 9 g.p.
				§ J)
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 6.00 - Pari-mutuel Rules for Thoroughbred Racing, Harness Racing, and Greyhound Racing › Section 6.11 - Refunds

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(1) Notwithstanding other provisions of
			 205 CMR 6.00, refunds of the
			 entire pool shall be made on:
(a) Win pools,
			 Exacta pools, and first-half Double pools offered in contests in which the
			 number of betting interests has been reduced to fewer than two.
(b) Place pools, Quinella pools, Trifecta
			 pools, first-half Quinella Double pools, first-half Twin Quinella pools,
			 first-half Twin Trifecta pools, and first-half Tri-superfecta pools offered in
			 contests in which the number of betting interests has been reduced to fewer
			 than three.
c) Show pools,
			 Superfecta pools, and first-half Twin Superfecta pools offered in contests in
			 which the number of betting interests has been reduced to fewer than four.
			 (ARCI c. 9 g.p. § K(1)(a-c))
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 6.00 - Pari-mutuel Rules for Thoroughbred Racing, Harness Racing, and Greyhound Racing › Section 6.12 - Coupled Entries and Mutuel Fields

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(1) Contestants
			 coupled in wagering as a coupled entry or mutuel field shall be considered part
			 of a single betting interest for the purpose of price calculations and
			 distribution of pools. Should any contestant in a coupled entry or mutuel field
			 be officially withdrawn or scratched, the remaining contestants in that coupled
			 entry or mutuel field shall remain valid betting interests and no refunds will
			 be granted, however, then any and all patrons wishing to have their tickets on
			 the coupled entry canceled may do so, time permitting prior to post of the
			 designated race. If all contestants within a coupled entry or mutuel field are
			 scratched, then tickets on such betting interests shall be refunded,
			 notwithstanding other provisions of
			 205 CMR 6.00. (ARCI c. 9 g.p.
			 § L(1) amended)
(2) For the
			 purpose of price calculations only, coupled entries and mutuel fields shall be
			 calculated as a single finisher, using the finishing position of the leading
			 contestant in that coupled entry or mutuel field to determine order of placing.
			 205 CMR 6.12 shall apply to all circumstances, including situations involving a
			 dead heat, except as otherwise provided by
			 205 CMR 6.00. (ARCI c. 9 g.p.
			 § L(2))
(3) In horse and
			 harness racing, when two or more horses which have any common ties of ownership
			 are entered to run in a race they are called an "entry" and a wager on one of
			 them shall be a wager on all of them.
(4) In horse and harness racing, when the
			 individual horses competing in a race exceed the numbering capacity of the
			 Tote, the highest numbered horse within the capacity of the Tote and all horses
			 of a higher number shall be grouped together and called the "Field" and a wager
			 on one of them shall be a wager on all of them.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 6.00 - Pari-mutuel Rules for Thoroughbred Racing, Harness Racing, and Greyhound Racing › Section 6.13A - Pools Dependent upon Betting Interests for Thoroughbreds

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When the association exercises their rights under 205 CMR
				6.13A, the minimum number of runners selected by the Association shall be
				consistent throughout the meet.
(1)
			 Unless the Commission otherwise provides, at the time the pools are opened for
			 wagering, the association:
(a) may offer win,
			 place, and show wagering on all contests with six or more betting
			 interests;
(b) may be allowed to
			 prohibit show wagering on any contest with five or fewer betting interests
			 scheduled to start;
(c) may be
			 allowed to prohibit place wagering on any contest with four or fewer betting
			 interests scheduled to start;
(d)
			 may be allowed to prohibit Quinella wagering on any contest with three or fewer
			 betting interests scheduled to start;
(e) may be allowed to prohibit Quinella
			 Double wagering on any contests with three or fewer betting interests scheduled
			 to start;
(f) may be allowed to
			 prohibit Exacta wagering on any contest with three or fewer betting interests
			 scheduled to start;
(g) may be
			 allowed to prohibit Trifecta wagering on any contest with five or fewer betting
			 interests scheduled to start;
(h)
			 may be allowed to prohibit Superfecta wagering on any contest with five or
			 fewer betting interests scheduled to start;
(i) may be allowed to prohibit Twin Quinella
			 wagering on any contests with three or fewer betting interests scheduled to
			 start;
(j) shall prohibit Twin
			 Trifecta pool wagering on any contest with seven or fewer betting interests
			 scheduled to start;
(k) shall
			 prohibit Tri-superfecta pool wagering on any contests with of seven or fewer
			 betting interests scheduled to start;
(l) shall prohibit Twin Superfecta pool
			 wagering on any contest with seven or fewer betting interests scheduled to
			 start.