Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.52 - Super Bet

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The Super Bet is
				a form of pari-mutuel wagering on three designated races. The bettor selects
				the two horses that will finish first and second in each of the first two
				designated races of the Super Bet, and the three horses that will finish first,
				second, and third in the third designated race of the Super Bet, in each case
				in the exact order of finish as officially posted.
B. The Super Bet pool shall be held entirely
				separate from all other pools, and may not be part of any exacta, triple, daily
				double, or other wagering pool. The Super Bet is not a parlay.
C. Repealed.
D. The three races which comprise the Super
				Bet shall be approved by the Commission and clearly designated in the
				program.
E. Super Bet tickets shall
				be clearly identified as such, so as to distinguish them from tickets on other
				wagering pools.
F. Coupled entries
				and fields are prohibited in the three designated Super Bet races.
G. If a dead heat or dead heats occur in any
				of the races of the Super Bet, all Super Bet tickets selecting the correct
				order of finish counting a horse in a dead heat as finishing in any position
				dead heated shall be winning tickets, and contrary to the usual practice, the
				aggregate winning tickets shall be divided into the net pool and be paid the
				same pay-off price.
H. Wagering for
				the Super Bet shall close at the same time that wagering is closed on the first
				designated race of the Super Bet. If a horse is scratched in a designated race
				of the Super Bet while wagering on the Super Bet is still open, wagers
				containing the scratched horse shall be deducted from the Super Bet pool and
				shall be refunded just as in other types of wagers. After the close of wagering
				on the Super Bet, refunds of wagers due to scratches may not be made until
				after prices have been declared official for the entire Super Bet. In the
				latter event, except as otherwise provided in §I, K, or L, refunds shall
				be made only for wagers selecting in each designated race of the Super Bet
				scratched horses and winning horses in the proper order but not any losing
				horses. For example, if the exact winning combination is 1-2, 1-2, 1-2-3, and
				the 4 horse in the designated second race was scratched, a wager of 1-2, 4-2,
				1-2-3 would be eligible for a refund, but a wager of 1-2, 2-4, 1-2-3 would not
				be eligible for a refund.
I. If for
				any reason, including but not limited to weather conditions, less than all of
				the designated races of the Super Bet are cancelled or are not declared
				official, then all horses in the cancelled race or races that were selected on
				Super Bet tickets shall be considered winners for purposes of the Super Bet. If
				for any reason all of the designated races of the Super Bet are cancelled, then
				all pari-mutuel tickets that were issued for that performance shall be refunded
				and the Super Bet shall be cancelled for that performance. In all these
				instances, any contributions to the Super Bet pool from prior performances
				shall be carried over and included in the Super Bet pool for the next
				performance as prescribed in §J, below.
J. If there is no Super Bet ticket issued
				accurately selecting the officially declared winning combination in the exact
				order of finish in each of the three designated races of the Super Bet, then
				the net pool, after deduction of all applicable commissions and taxes under the
				laws of this State, shall be carried over and included with the net Super Bet
				pool at the next performance.
K. If
				the accumulated carry-over pool of the Super Bet has not been distributed
				before the closing day of the meeting in which the pool was generated, or if
				the Association invokes the provisions of §L, the net amount of the
				carry-over pool so remaining shall be distributed even if no Super Bet ticket
				is a winning ticket under A. In this event, the winning tickets shall be those
				combining on that performance the most consecutive finishers in the winning
				combination, starting with the winner of the first designated race of the Super
				Bet (for example, if the exact winning combination is 1-2, 1-2, 1-2-3, and the
				best ticket sold is 1-2, 1-2, 1-2-ALL). If there is a cancellation of the
				closing day's performance, the accumulated carry-over pool shall be carried
				over to the Harness Association next to operate that accepts Super Bet
				wagering. If the Harness Association next to operate does not accept Super Bet
				wagering, the accumulated carry-over pool shall be deposited in a Maryland bank
				in interest bearing form, and the accumulated pool together with all interest
				earned on it shall be carried over to the first day of the next racing meeting
				of the Harness Association accepting Super Bet wagering.
L. The Association accepting Super Bet
				wagering may elect, if there is an undistributed accumulated carry-over pool of
				the Super Bet, to declare a mandatory Super Bet distribution, provided it makes
				an announcement of its intention to do so at least 24 hours before the opening
				of Super Bet wagering for that performance. In this event, all of the Super Bet
				carry-over pool shall be distributed on this performance, even if no Super Bet
				ticket is a winning ticket under §A, in accordance with the provisions for
				determining a winning ticket under §K.
M. The Association may elect to guarantee a
				gross Super Bet pool (the accumulated carry-over pool plus gross Super Bet
				wagering on the current performance) by adding any shortfall from this
				guarantee to the accumulated carry-over pool, provided it makes announcement of
				its intention to do so before the opening of Super Bet wagering for that
				performance. Commissions or taxes may not be deducted from the added
				amount.
N. Sales of Super Bet
				tickets other than from pari-mutuel machines shall be deemed illegal and
				prohibited. Resale of Super Bet tickets from one individual to another is
				prohibited and shall be grounds for ejection.
O. The acceptance of the Super Bet ticket by
				an individual taking an issued ticket away from the window of the terminal from
				which it was issued shall constitute an acknowledgement by the bettor of the
				correctness of the ticket. Each purchaser of a Super Bet ticket agrees to be
				bound by the terms and provisions of this and all other applicable Commission
				regulations and by the laws of the State pertaining to pari-mutuel wagering.
				The Association, totalisator, and the State may not be liable to any person for
				a Super Bet ticket which is not:
(1) A
				winning ticket in accordance with the provisions of this regulation;
				or
(2) Delivered for any reason,
				including but not limited to:
(a) Mechanical
				malfunction,
(b) Electrical
				failure,
(c) Machine locking,
				or
(d) Other cause.