Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 8 - COMMERCE › Chapter 8.22 - BOARD OF HORSE RACING › Subchapter 8.22.34 - Parimutuel Operations › Rule 8.22.3418 - TWIN QUIN FEATURE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) An association
				licensed by the Montana board of horse racing to conduct horse racing meetings,
				may conduct a twin quin, subject to the following rules.
(2) The twin quin is a form of parimutuel
				wagering. It consists of selecting the quiniela (the first two runners to
				finish) of each of two consecutive races. Twin quin wagering tickets are to be
				sold on the first race of the two races only. The division of the pool shall be
				calculated as a straight pool, subject to the provisions of these rules to the
				contrary.
(3) Twin quin tickets
				will be sold only at twin quin windows by the licensee.
(4) Twin quin tickets will be sold only from
				quiniela issuing machines.
(5) Each
				wagerer purchasing twin quin tickets shall designate his two selections as the
				first two runners to finish in the first race of the two consecutive twin quin
				races.
(6) After the official
				result of the first two runners to finish in the first half of the twin quin
				races, each wagerer holding a ticket combining the said two runners to finish,
				shall, prior to the running of the second half race, exchange such winning
				ticket at the twin quin windows, for a twin quin exchange ticket and at such
				time the holder shall attempt to select the first two runners to finish in the
				second race of the twin quin. No further money will be required of the holder
				of the twin quin ticket in order to make the exchange.
(7) No twin quin exchange ticket on the
				second race of the twin quin will be issued except on the surrender of the twin
				quin ticket from the first race of the twin quin described in these rules. The
				twin quin pool obtained from sales of twin quin tickets on the first race of
				the twin quin will be held subject to these rules, and divided among the
				winning tickets of the twin quin exchange tickets, subject to these rules to
				the contrary. Twin quin windows will be open for the purpose of making exchange
				as described only after the first race has been declared official, and such
				windows will close at official post time at the start of the second race of the
				twin quin races.
(8) There will be
				no refund if the holder of a winning twin quin ticket from the first half of
				the twin quin fails to exchange the winning twin quin ticket within the time
				provided for said exchange. The racing association must provide reasonable time
				for the exchanging of winning twin quin tickets.
(9) The price of any twin quin tickets
				entitled to a refund will be deducted from the twin quin pool.
(10) If a runner is scratched in the first
				race of the twin quin races, all twin quin tickets on the scratched runner will
				be refunded.
(11) If no twin quin
				ticket is sold as a winning combination in the first half of the twin quin, the
				twin quin pool will be divided among those having tickets including the runner
				finishing first and the runner finishing second, and such distribution will be
				calculated as a place pool. In such an instance, the twin quin wagering will
				end and the pool closed for that racing card.
(12) If no twin quin exchange ticket is sold
				on the winning combination, the net pool will then be divided equally between
				those having tickets including the runner finishing second, in the same manner
				in which a place pool is calculated and distributed.
(13) If a twin quin exchange ticket on the
				second half combines only one of the two winners, and no twin quin exchange
				ticket combines the other winner, the entire pool will be distributed as a
				straight pool to the holders of those tickets.
(14) In the event of a dead heat for place in
				the first race of the twin quin races, all twin quin tickets combining the
				first runner and either of the place runners will be eligible for exchange for
				twin quin exchange tickets.
(15) In
				the event of a dead heat for place in the second race of the twin quin races,
				the twin quin pool will be divided, calculated and distributed as a place pool
				to the holders of the twin quin exchange tickets combining the first runner and
				either of the place runners.
(16)
				If, for any reason, the first race of the twin quin races is cancelled or
				declared "no race", full and complete refund will be made from the twin quin
				pool.
(17) If, for any reason, the
				second race of the twin quin races is cancelled or declared "no race", the pool
				will be calculated as a straight pool and will be distributed among the holders
				of tickets combining the first two runners of the first race of the twin quin,
				otherwise eligible for twin quin exchange tickets (and also to holders of the
				exchanged twin quin tickets if any have been issued).
(18) If there is a dead heat for the winning
				runner in either of the two consecutive races for the twin quin, such
				calculation of distribution of the twin quin pool will be made in the manner in
				which any ordinary quiniela pool would be made should there be a dead heat for
				the win, despite the number of runners involved in the dead heat.
(19) The twin quin is an entirely separate
				pool from all other wagering pools and has no relationship to any other forms
				of wagering.
(20) If a horse is
				scratched in the second race of the twin quin, the holders of tickets on the
				scratched horse shall be entitled to exchange their tickets for another
				selection.
(21) If a horse is
				scratched too late to make an exchange, the total number of exchanges shall be
				divided into the net pool to get a unit price for each winning exchange ticket
				and this unit price shall be multiplied by the number of tickets on the
				scratched horse of the second half of the twin quin. This total shall be
				deducted from the net pool and be used to pay the winner of the second half
				combined with the scratched horse. The balance of the net pool shall be paid to
				the holders of the tickets on the horses that finish first and
				second.
Sec.
					 23-4-202, MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 23-4-301,
					 23-4-302,
					 23-4-303,
					 MCA;