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North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-08 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering Systems › Section 69.5-01-08-09 - Prior approval required for betting pools

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Each association desiring to conduct other than ten betting
				  races in a single day, or desiring to offer daily double, trifecta, exacta, or
				  quinella wagering, shall first apply therefore in writing to the commission and
				  obtain specific approval as to number of betting races and type of wagering to
				  be offered on a single day.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-10,
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-08 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering Systems › Section 69.5-01-08-10 - Pools dependent upon betting interests

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Unless the commission otherwise provides, at the time the
				  pools are opened for wagering, the association:
1. Shall offer win wagering on all contests
				with three or more betting interests.
2. May offer win wagering on all contests
				with two or more betting interests.
3. Shall offer place wagering on all contests
				with four or more betting interests.
4. Shall offer show wagering on all contests
				with five or more betting interests.
5. May offer quinella wagering on all
				contests with three or more betting interests.
6. May offer quinella double wagering on all
				contests with three or more betting interests.
7. May offer exacta wagering on all contest
				with two or more betting interests.
8. May offer trifecta wagering on all
				contests with three or more betting interests.
9. May offer superfecta wagering on all
				contests with four or more betting interests.
10. May offer twin quinella wagering on all
				contests with three or more betting interests.
11. May offer show quinella wagering on all
				contests with three or more betting interests.
12. Shall not offer twin trifecta,
				trisuperfecta, or twin trifecta wagering on any contests with six or less
				betting interests.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-10,
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-08 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering Systems › Section 69.5-01-08-12 - Coupled entries and mutuel fields

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. Contestants coupled in association
				wagering as a coupled entry or mutuel field are 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 may remain valid betting interests and no refunds will be granted;
				or the stewards may order a refund for the entire betting interest. If all
				contestants within a coupled entry or mutuel field are scratched, then tickets
				on such betting interests must be refunded, notwithstanding other provisions of
				these rules.
2. For the purpose of
				price calculations only, coupled entries and mutuel fields must 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. The rule
				applies to all circumstances, including situations involving a dead heat,
				except as otherwise provided by these rules.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-10,
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-08 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering Systems › Section 69.5-01-08-12.1 - The pari-mutuel manager

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The association pari-mutuel manager:
1. Shall deliver to the commission at the end
				of each racing day, a record showing the amount wagered in each pool, the
				commission and the breakage for each race, and the totals of each for the
				day.
2. Shall be properly and
				timely advised by the racing secretary, prior to the beginning of wagering on
				each race, on the horses that will compete in the race.
3. Is held responsible for the conduct of the
				mutuel's employees, but is not responsible for their shorts or longs. Each
				seller or cashier shall be responsible to the pari-mutuel manager for their
				shorts or longs. Such shorts or longs shall be a guide to the pari-mutuel
				managers as to the conduct and character of the employees.
4. Shall employ only those licensed by the
				commission unless by special permission of the commission.
5. Shall allow no one to enter the mutuel
				department other than those properly licensed and whose employment requires
				their presence, except with the specific authorization of the pari-mutuel
				manager or the commission.
6. Shall
				sign all license applications for employees of the pari-mutuel
				department.
7. Shall, upon
				discharging an employee or the resignation of an employee, immediately report
				same to the commission. If a discharge or resignation is related to possible
				violations of racing rules or state laws, or problems involving the handling or
				reconciliations of wagers, notice shall be accompanied by a report to the
				commission concerning the reasons for the action.
8. Shall be responsible for the odds board
				and the information it reflects.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-10,
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-08 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering Systems › Section 69.5-01-08-13 - Emergency situations

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
In the event any emergency arises in connection with the
				  operation of the pari-mutuel department not provided for by these rules, then
				  the association pari-mutuel manager shall make an immediate decision and render
				  a full report to the commission.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-10,
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-08 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering Systems › Section 69.5-01-08-14 - Totalizator employees

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Any employee of a totalizator company shall report any
				  irregularities or wrongdoings by any person involving pari-mutuel wagering
				  immediately to the commission.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-10,
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-08 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering Systems › Section 69.5-01-08-15 - Breakage and outs

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. Each licensee
				conducting a race meeting shall report to the commission the full amount of all
				breakage and funds due the state of North Dakota as prescribed by law and these
				rules, and shall remit such breakage and funds to the commission within thirty
				days after the race day on which such breakage and funds shall occur or
				accrue.
2. Each licensee conducting
				a race meeting shall report to the commission and remit to the commission the
				full amount of all outs (unclaimed winning tickets) within fifteen days after
				the ninety-day waiting period as described in subsection 4 of section
				69.5-01-08-11.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-10,
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-08 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering Systems › Section 69.5-01-08-16 - Pari-mutuel cash vouchers

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. Pari-mutuel cash
				vouchers may be offered by an association that issues pari-mutuel tickets.
				These vouchers shall be dispensed through the totalizator system. The stored
				value on a voucher may be redeemed in the same manner as a value of a winning
				pari-mutuel ticket for wagers placed at a pari-mutuel window or a self-service
				terminal, and may be redeemed for their cash value at any time.
2. An association, with prior approval of the
				commission, may issue special pari-mutuel cash vouchers as incentives or
				promotion prizes, and may restrict the use of those vouchers to the purchase of
				pari-mutuel wagers.
3. The tote
				system transaction record for all pari-mutuel vouchers must include the voucher
				identification number in subsequent pari-mutuel transactions. Pari-mutuel
				wagers made from a voucher must identify the voucher by identification
				number.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-10,
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-08 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering Systems › Section 69.5-01-08-17 - Display of betting information by associations

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. An association shall post the approximate
				odds for win pool betting on display devices within view of the wagering public
				and update at intervals of not more than sixty seconds for the current race of
				the performance.
2. The probable
				payout 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.
3.
				Official results and payouts must be displayed upon each contest being declared
				official.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-10,
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-08 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering Systems › Section 69.5-01-08-18 - Refunds for short fields

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
				Notwithstanding other provisions of these rules, refunds of the entire
				association pool must 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 trisuperfecta 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.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-08 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering Systems › Section 69.5-01-08-19 - Prior approval required for betting pools

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. An association that desires to offer new
				forms of wagering shall apply in writing to the commission and receive written
				approval prior to implementing the new betting pool.
2. The association may suspend previously
				approved forms of wagering with the prior approval of the commission. Any
				carryover must be held until the suspended form of wagering is reinstated. An
				association may request approval of a form of wagering or separate wagering
				pool for specific performances.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-10,
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-08 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering Systems › Section 69.5-01-08-20 - Claims for payment from pari-mutuel pool

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. At a designated location, a written,
				verified claim for payment from a pari-mutuel pool must be accepted by an
				association in any case where the association has withheld payment, not placed
				a wager requested by a customer, or has refused to cash a pari-mutuel wager.
				The association's full written report on the matter in accordance with
				requirements of section 69.5-01-08-21 (complaints pertaining to pari-mutuel
				operations) must be forwarded to the commission within forty-eight hours of the
				commission's request.
2. In the
				case of a claim made for payment of a mutilated pari-mutuel ticket, 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.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-10,
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-08 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering Systems › Section 69.5-01-08-21 - Complaints pertaining to pari-mutuel operations

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. When a
				patron makes a complaint regarding pari-mutuel operations a complaint report
				must be issued upon commission request, setting out:
a. The name of the complainant;
b. The nature of the complaint;
c. The name of the persons, if any, against
				whom the complaint was made;
d. The
				date of the complaint; and
e. The
				action taken or proposed to be taken, if any.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-08 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering Systems › Section 69.5-01-08-22 - Licensee duty to report

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
All licensees shall report any known irregularities or wrong
				  doings by any person involving pari-mutuel wagering immediately to the
				  commission and cooperate in subsequent investigations.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-10,
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-09 - North Dakota Breeders' Fund › Section 69.5-01-09-01 - Definitions

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. "Accredited
				North Dakota-bred race horse" means a horse qualifying for and duly registered
				in the North Dakota breeders' fund program. For purposes of awards and purse
				supplements, such accreditation for horses racing shall continue through the
				age of twelve years. Awards for breeding mares and stallions shall continue as
				long as there is progeny racing.
2.
				"Breeder" means the owner or lessee, or the respective breed-registering
				organization of the dam at the time of foaling in North Dakota.
3. "Donor mare" means the mare which produces
				an embryo or an oocyte which, after fertilization, is transferred into the
				uterus of a recipient mare.
4.
				"Embryo transfer" means the process of transferring a donor mare embryo into a
				recipient mare.
5. "North
				Dakota-bred" means a foal born in North Dakota out of a mare registered as a
				broodmare under section
				69.5-01-9-02 with the North
				Dakota racing commission prior to the foal's birth, and which mare was in North
				Dakota:
a. On or before February first of the
				year foaled; or
b. Within thirty
				days after the date of a bona fide purchase or lease transaction, whichever of
				those dates is the latest, and provided, in either case, that mare remained
				physically within the boundaries of North Dakota until foaling.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-09 - North Dakota Breeders' Fund › Section 69.5-01-09-02 - Registration and requirements for North Dakota-bred eligibility

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. The breeder or owner of a North
				Dakota-bred horse shall register such horse with the North Dakota racing
				commission before racing to be eligible to receive breeders' fund award
				payments. The commission may contract with and designate an official
				registering agency to implement the registration of North Dakota-bred horses.
a. The original breed registration
				certificate must be embossed by the commission or official registering agency
				before the entry into any race eligible for breeders' fund awards.
b. Failure to have all required paperwork
				submitted and breed registration certificate embossed before racing shall
				disqualify a horse from an award or payment from the North Dakota breeders'
				fund.
c. The purchaser of a horse
				is required to have all paperwork submitted and breed registration certificate
				embossed before racing the horse. Failure to meet these requirements shall
				disqualify a horse from an award or payment from the North Dakota breeders'
				fund.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-09 - North Dakota Breeders' Fund › Section 69.5-01-09-03 - Administration of North Dakota breeders' fund program

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. The North Dakota racing commission shall
				deduct one-half of one percent from each pari-mutuel pool resulting from a
				licensed race meet or simulcast display for the purpose of providing a North
				Dakota breeders' fund as provided for by North Dakota Century Code section
				53-06.2-11. All moneys held in the fund must be deposited with the North Dakota
				state treasurer in accordance with North Dakota law. All moneys shall remain in
				the control of the state treasurer until, upon action of the North Dakota
				racing commission, funds are transferred to the breeders' fund account. The
				executive director of the racing commission is responsible for the timely
				deposit of all revenue derived from the breeders' fund take-out and shall keep
				accurate records of deposits and disbursements.
2. The management procedures, rules, fee
				schedules, registration forms, publications, and all other instruments
				necessary to the operation of the North Dakota breeders' fund program by the
				official registering agency are subject to the review and approval of the
				commission. The commission must be provided copies of the completed
				registration forms for all horses entered in the North Dakota breeders' fund
				program, or the North Dakota stallion or broodmare registry. The official
				registering agency shall provide the commission with a financial accounting of
				the North Dakota breeders' fund program by an independent accountant within
				ninety days of the end of the fiscal year. The costs of administering this
				program will be funded by the North Dakota breeders' fund.
3. The racing industry advisory committee
				shall be the officially recognized advisory body to the North Dakota racing
				commission on all matters pertaining to the North Dakota breeders' fund
				program. The actions of the racing industry advisory committee shall be
				advisory only and shall not be binding upon the North Dakota racing commission.
				Establishment and membership of the racing industry advisory committee as to
				number and representative affiliation shall be at the discretion of the North
				Dakota racing commission.
4. Any
				person who desires to contest the accuracy of the commission's records or
				accounting of the North Dakota breeders' fund distribution in any one year
				shall file a written claim with the commission prior to the end of the calendar
				year. The written claim must state the basis for the claim.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-09 - North Dakota Breeders' Fund › Section 69.5-01-09-05 - Decisionastoeligibility of North Dakota-bred

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Questions as to the registration, eligibility for
				  registration, or breeding of a North Dakota-bred horse must be decided by the
				  North Dakota racing commission or official registering agency. The North Dakota
				  racing commission or the official registering agency may demand and inspect any
				  breed registration certificate or record of a North Dakota breeder and may
				  require affidavits in support of any claim for North Dakota-bred registration.
				  Concerning questions as to parentage, the official registering agency may
				  require testing of the horse in question, as well as its sire and dam. Such
				  testing must be done by an organization approved by the official registering
				  agency. The results of this test may be taken into consideration by the
				  official registering agency in its determination of the horse's parentage. A
				  decision of the official registering agency shall be subject to review by the
				  commission, which retains the right to make the final decision as to any right
				  or liability under this article.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-09 - North Dakota Breeders' Fund › Section 69.5-01-09-06 - False statement concerning North Dakota-bred registration

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Any person who fails to disclose, or states falsely any
				  information required in the registration process of the North Dakota breeders'
				  fund program, may be subject to penalties at the discretion of the commission.
				  Owners and breeders of accredited North Dakota-breds who receive an owner's
				  bonus, or breeders' award, shall refund to the North Dakota breeders' fund any
				  amount so received in the event it is later determined that any information
				  provided to the North Dakota racing commission during the accreditation process
				  which formed the basis for accreditation as a North Dakota-bred was incorrect
				  or untrue. Such penalties may also include disqualification and exclusion from
				  the North Dakota breeders' fund program of both the horses and persons involved
				  in the dispute.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-09 - North Dakota Breeders' Fund › Section 69.5-01-09-07 - North Dakota-bred racing program

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Any organization licensed by the commission to conduct a race
				  meeting with pari-mutuel wagering shall provide a North Dakota-bred program and
				  publish such conditions in the condition book prior to the commencement of the
				  race meeting. Prior to publication and distribution of the condition book, the
				  commission shall review and approve the North Dakota-bred racing program. Any
				  changes thereto must be filed with the commission and none may substantially
				  deviate from the conditions previously published, unless approved by the
				  commission.
The racing secretary at each racetrack shall be required to
				  write and offer no less than one race each day for accredited North Dakota-bred
				  horses. If the race meeting being conducted is a mixed-race meeting, there
				  shall be offered no less than one race each day per major breed racing
				  (thoroughbreds and American quarter horses) for accredited North Dakota-bred
				  horses. In the event a race does not fill, a race may be opened with North
				  Dakota-bred horses preferred. For the purposes of this clause, a full gate
				  shall consist of six or more horses. All entries must be publicly posted in the
				  race office whether the race fills or not.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-09 - North Dakota Breeders' Fund › Section 69.5-01-09-08 - Change of ownership

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Upon transfer of ownership of a North Dakota-bred horse, it
				  is the responsibility of the current owner (purchaser) to notify the North
				  Dakota breeders' fund program registering agency or the North Dakota racing
				  commission of any change by providing a copy of the breed certificate showing
				  record of ownership transfer, the North Dakota racing commission transfer of
				  ownership form.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-09 - North Dakota Breeders' Fund › Section 69.5-01-09-09 - Establishment of North Dakota-bred added money and award payments at a race meeting

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The North Dakota racing commission shall establish North
				  Dakota breeders' fund program added money and award payment levels for
				  accredited North Dakota-bred maiden, claiming, allowance, and stakes races at
				  commission-licensed race meetings and authorize increases and decreases in
				  those levels as the racing commission deems appropriate with respect to funds
				  available in the North Dakota breeders' fund.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-09 - North Dakota Breeders' Fund › Section 69.5-01-09-10 - Distribution of funds for North Dakota-bred pari-mutuel races

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. A minimum of
				seventy-five percent of the previous calendar years' deposits accruing to the
				North Dakota breeders' fund shall be awarded to accredited North Dakota-bred
				horses who qualify for awards . Any race considered in this category must have
				a minimum purse of two thousand dollars. All amounts will be determined in
				United States currency.
2. The
				North Dakota racing commission shall establish the award level distribution
				amounts for in-state and out-of-state racing each year. All in-state awards
				must be paid out no later than December thirty-first each year, while
				out-of-state awards must be paid out no later than February twenty-eighth each
				year.
3. The official
				order-of-finish distribution amounts accredited must be as follows:
a. Fifty percent of the total scheduled award
				payment to a winning accredited North Dakota-bred horse and the accredited
				North Dakota-bred broodmare and sire of such horse, if any;
b. Thirty percent of the total scheduled
				award payment to the placing accredited North Dakota-bred horse and the
				accredited North Dakota-bred broodmare and sire of such horse, if any;
				and
c. Twenty percent of the total
				scheduled award payment to the showing accredited North Dakota-bred horse and
				the accredited North Dakota-bred broodmare and sire of such horse, if
				any.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-09 - North Dakota Breeders' Fund › Section 69.5-01-09-11 - Open company wins awards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Accredited North Dakota-bred horses that win open races at a
				  North Dakota pari-mutuel track will be eligible to receive owner, breeder, and
				  stallion awards authorized by the commission.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-09 - North Dakota Breeders' Fund › Section 69.5-01-09-12 - Special interim clause

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Until such time as there exists a major racing facility in
				  the state as described in section
				  69.5-01-09-13, the provisions of
				  this chapter regarding the division of available breeders' fund moneys between
				  races inside the state and races outside the state shall pertain. When such a
				  racing facility exists, or is granted race dates or is licensed by the North
				  Dakota racing commission prior to actual physical completion, the North Dakota
				  racing commission may redefine the allocation of breeders' fund moneys for
				  in-state races and out-of-state races. Regardless of the designation of a major
				  racing facility, all moneys generated via simulcasting may be held by the
				  commission and the percentage of distribution for any one year out of the total
				  in the fund shall remain at the discretion of the commission.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-09 - North Dakota Breeders' Fund › Section 69.5-01-09-13 - Guidelines of a major racing facility

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
In addition to any other requirements or conditions required
				  by the commission, a major racing facility must:
1. Be recognized annually by the North Dakota
				racing commission as a major racing facility.
2. Offer minimum purses of no less than five
				thousand dollars for major breeds racing at this track.
3. Have at least a six-furlong track with
				properly designed turns and chutes.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-10 - North Dakota Purse Fund › Section 69.5-01-10-01 - Deduction from pari-mutuel pool

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The North Dakota racing commission shall make deductions from
				  each pari-mutuel pool resulting from a licensed race meet or simulcast display
				  for the purpose of providing a North Dakota purse fund as provided for by North
				  Dakota Century Code section
				  53-06.2-11.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-10 - North Dakota Purse Fund › Section 69.5-01-10-02 - Administration of North Dakota purse fund

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The North Dakota purse fund must be administered by the
				  commission and will be used only for the purpose of supplementing horse racing
				  purses at live race meets held within the state of North Dakota.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-10 - North Dakota Purse Fund › Section 69.5-01-10-03 - Investing the fund

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
All moneys held in the North Dakota purse fund must be
				  separately invested and reinvested in any combination of government
				  obligations, certificates of deposit, or bank deposit accounts or trust
				  companies organized under the laws of the United States of America or state
				  thereof, provided that such certificates of deposit must be insured by the
				  federal deposit insurance corporation or the federal savings and loan insurance
				  corporation.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-10 - North Dakota Purse Fund › Section 69.5-01-10-04 - Deposit of revenue

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The executive director of the racing commission is
				  responsible for the timely deposit of all revenue derived from the purse fund
				  take out and shall keep accurate records of deposits and disbursements.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-11
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-11 - Simulcasting and Account Deposit Wagering › Section 69.5-01-11-02 - General licensing requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
				Any site operator, service provider, or totalizator company must be licensed by
				the commission and approved by the attorney general. Totalizator companies
				contracting for service within the state and their employees whose principal
				work address is within the state must be licensed by the commission. Other
				vendors and their employees may be required to be licensed at the discretion of
				the commission. Application for a license must include the license fee as
				prescribed by the commission. Applications for licenses must be in such form as
				may be prescribed by the commission and must contain such information or other
				material or evidence as the commission may require. All licenses must be for a
				period of one year commencing January first and ending December thirty-first of
				each calendar year. The initial license fee for a service provider is seven
				thousand five hundred dollars, for a site operator is one thousand dollars, and
				for a totalizator company is two thousand five hundred dollars. A service
				provider is required to pay an additional license fee in accordance with
				section 69.5-01-05-02.1 when offering
				the mad scramble pool.
2. The
				application for renewal of a license must be made to the commission by such
				date as may be prescribed by the commission. If the commission has not
				specifically set application dates for renewal of the class of license,
				application must be made no later than thirty days prior to the date of
				expiration of the license. Application for renewal of license must be made in
				such form as may be prescribed by the commission. Application for license
				renewal must include the license fee for a service provider, two thousand five
				hundred dollars; site operator, two hundred fifty dollars; and totalizator
				company, one thousand five hundred dollars.
3. Approval or disapproval of an application
				for site operator, service provider, or totalizator company license must
				include consideration by the commission of the following:
a. The applicant's general benefit to the
				state of North Dakota.
b. The
				applicant's general benefit to the state's horse racing industry.
c. The applicant's integrity.
(1) Individual and corporate conduct and
				reputation.
(2) Criminal
				history.
(3) Betting and gaming
				industry conduct and reputation.
d. The applicant's credibility.
(1) The feasibility of the applicant's
				business plan.
(2) Experience and
				expertise of the applicant in the industry.
e. Financial stability.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-11 - Simulcasting and Account Deposit Wagering › Section 69.5-01-11-04 - Duties of service providers

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
				Service providers shall comply with all state and federal laws, including
				section 3001, et seq. of title 15 of the United States Code.
2. A service provider intending to make any
				change in its structure or operations which would alter any of the responses
				given in its original license application must obtain prior approval of such
				changes by the commission and must file with the commission a statement
				including, but not limited to:
a. The changes
				to be made.
b. The date and time
				the service provider intends to commence said changes.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-11 - Simulcasting and Account Deposit Wagering › Section 69.5-01-11-04.1 - Independent auditing services

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. The commission
				may appoint an independent auditor responsible for providing reports of amounts
				due to the state of North Dakota from all site operators and service providers
				for pari-mutuel taxes, promotion fund, breeders' fund, purse fund, unclaimed
				tickets, and breakage.
2. The
				independent auditor shall obtain wagering data directly from the totalizator
				company used by the service provider. Each service provider shall cooperate
				fully to provide the independent auditor with complete access to all wagering
				data held by the service provider and their totalizator company.
3. In the event of a discrepancy between
				reports provided by a service provider and the independent auditor, the service
				provider shall work directly with the independent auditor and take all
				reasonable steps to identify the error or discrepancy and provide a complete
				reconciliation to the commission not later than thirty days after the service
				provider is notified of the discrepancy. The commission may grant an extension
				of this deadline.
4. If the
				discrepancy between reports provided by a service provider and the independent
				auditor is the result of an error in the systems or procedures utilized by the
				service provider, the service provider shall file a report detailing the cause
				of the error and a proposed course of action to correct the error. The error
				must be corrected and a final report filed detailing the correction no later
				than sixty days after the service provider is notified of the error. The
				commission may grant an extension of this deadline.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10.1,
					 53-06.2-11,
					 53-06.2-12,
					 53-06.2-13,
					 53-06.2-14
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-11 - Simulcasting and Account Deposit Wagering › Section 69.5-01-11-04.2 - Thoroughbred racing association codes and account deposit wagering websites

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. A service provider may conduct wagering
				under its North Dakota license only through thoroughbred racing association
				codes, simulcast sites, and websites specifically identified to the commission
				in writing. All simulcast sites and websites must be identified in the service
				provider application by their corresponding thoroughbred racing association
				code. These requirements may be waived by the commission in the event that
				thoroughbred racing association codes are not used in wagering into
				international jurisdictions or thoroughbred racing association codes are no
				longer used as part of industry standards. If the commission finds that
				providing a waiver for the use of thoroughbred racing association codes would
				affect the security or integrity of the wagering to be conducted, the
				commission may not issue the waiver.
2. A service provider shall notify the
				commission prior to the use of any new thoroughbred racing association code
				under its North Dakota license and must specify in each notification the
				simulcast site or website with which the thoroughbred racing association code
				is associated.
3. The service
				provider is responsible for retiring any thoroughbred racing association codes
				no longer in use and notifying the commission of such retirement in writing. A
				service provider may not use a thoroughbred racing association code for any
				purpose other than the purpose described in its service provider application
				without notifying the commission. The commission may require confirmation from
				the entity regulating thoroughbred racing association codes of a change in
				thoroughbred racing association code description if applicable.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10.1,
					 53-06.2-11,
					 53-06.2-12,
					 53-06.2-13,
					 53-06.2-14
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-11 - Simulcasting and Account Deposit Wagering › Section 69.5-01-11-05 - Licensing site operators

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. Before
				the commission may grant a license to a site operators, it shall review and
				approve a plan of operation submitted by an applicant including, but not
				limited to, the following information:
a. A
				feasibility study denoting the revenue earnings expected from the facility and
				the costs expected to operate such facility. The feasibility study must
				include:
(1) The number of races to be
				simulcast.
(2) The types of
				wagering to be offered.
(3) The
				level of attendance expected and the area from which such attendance will be
				drawn.
(4) The level of anticipated
				wagering activity.
(5) The source
				and amount of revenue expected from other than pari-mutuel wagering.
(6) The cost of operating the facility and
				the identification of costs to be amortized and the method of amortization of
				such costs.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-11 - Simulcasting and Account Deposit Wagering › Section 69.5-01-11-06 - Duties of site operators

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. A site
				operator shall conduct the pari-mutuel wagering at a site approved by the
				commission.
2. A site operator
				shall provide access to the commission or its designated representative to the
				site and to all records of the site operator and any other information as
				required by the commission or its designated representative.
3. A site operator is responsible for cash
				shortages which occur at a simulcast site.
4. The provisions of North Dakota Century
				Code section
				53-06.2-11 are applicable to
				simulcasting and account wagering. A site operator shall establish a system of
				monitoring and supervising accounts to facilitate and to make record of
				compliance with this section. Such supervision of accounts must provide for
				timely payoffs to winning patrons either through immediate cash payments or by
				vouchers payable upon demand as soon as necessary funds transfer can be made
				through the clearing process of the banking system by the service provider.
				Such accounts must also provide for timely transfer of all funds owing to North
				Dakota. These shall include pari-mutuel taxes, breakage, unclaimed tickets,
				purse fund contributions, breeders' fund contributions, and promotion fund
				contributions. The site operator's service agreement with its service provider
				must include provision for such timely transfer of these funds and systems of
				monitoring and supervising accounts.
5. A site operator may only take a signal or
				conduct account wagering from a service provider licensed by the
				commission.
6. All wagers are made
				on the official results of the sending track.
7. Only a licensed employee of a site
				operator may conduct simulcast or pari-mutuel wagering on behalf of a site
				operator, excepta service provider may conduct pari-mutuel wagering on behalf
				of a site operator through a self-service device, electronically,
				telephonically, or through the internet only with the prior approval of the
				commission.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-06,
					 53-06.2-07,
					 53-06.2-08,
					 53-06.2-10.1,
					 53-06.2-11,
					 53-06.2-12,
					 53-06.2-14
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-11 - Simulcasting and Account Deposit Wagering › Section 69.5-01-11-06.1 - Claims for payment from pari-mutuel pool

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. At a designated location, a written,
				verified claim for payment from a pari-mutuel pool must be accepted by a site
				operator or service provider in any case where the site operator or service
				provider has withheld payment, not placed a wager requested by a customer, or
				has refused to cash a pari-mutuel wager. The site operator or service
				provider's full written report on the matter in accordance with the
				requirements of section 69.5-01-08-21 (complaints pertaining to pari-mutuel
				operations) must be forwarded to the commission within forty-eight hours of the
				commission's request.
2. In the
				case of a claim made for payment of a mutilated pari-mutuel ticket, the site
				operator or service provider 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.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-06,
					 53-06.2-10,
					 53-06.2-10.1,
					 53-06.2-11,
					 53-06.2-12,
					 53-06.2-14