North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 99 - State Gaming Commission › Article 99-01.3 - Games of Chance › Chapter 99-01.3-07 - Sports Pools › Section 99-01.3-07-01 - Sports pool

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A "sports pool" is comprised of wagers paid by players for a
				  line or square that will determine which player wins. The maximum cost per line
				  or square is twenty-five dollars. The conduct of a sports pool is the selling
				  of chances on the board and awarding of a prize. Only cash prizes can be
				  awarded. No sports-pool board with the state gaming stamp affixed may be
				  conducted off of a site. A licensed organization and organization with a permit
				  must obtain sports pool boards from a licensed distributor.
1. A sports-pool board must be a multiple
				line or multiple square board based on the professional sporting event, provide
				for an equal chance for each player to win, and be acquired from a
				distributor.
2. An organization
				shall complete the cost per play, date of sports event, ideal prizes, and
				method of prize payout on a board. An employee of a lessor may sell chances on
				a board, but not award prizes, at the site for the organization authorized to
				conduct games at the site. The method of prize payout may be at periodic
				intervals or the end of an event. The total payout cannot exceed ninety percent
				of the gross proceeds.
3. An
				organization shall designate one opponent along the vertical columns of numbers
				and the other opponent along the horizontal rows of numbers. However, if the
				opponents are unknown when the board is being sold, an organization shall
				designate identifiable conferences, divisions, or events. A player who buys a
				square or line or an employee shall write the player's full name in that square
				or on that line. Only one player may buy a specific square or line. Except for
				a calendar sports pool, no tapes may be removed until all the squares or lines
				are sold and the opponents are designated. All the squares or lines must be
				sold before the sports event begins. If all the squares or lines are not sold,
				an organization may advance the board to another event or refund the players'
				money. If opponents were designated but the board is advanced to another event,
				an organization may keep the same opponents or designate new opponents. When an
				unsold board is advanced to another event, an organization shall post a notice
				on a site disclosing its policy of advancing the board. Gross proceeds must be
				separately maintained for each board.
4. An organization may conduct a calendar or
				master sports pool for two or more events of the same sport. An organization
				shall use one board for each event and buy the necessary number of boards
				before selling any square. For example, if a sports pool involves sixteen
				events, an organization shall buy sixteen boards. A player buys the same square
				on each board for all the events. Each board is reported separately on a tax
				return for the quarter in which the event was held.
5. A calendar sports pool must be conducted
				as follows:
a. The tapes covering the numbers
				assigned the horizontal rows and vertical columns of the boards must be removed
				to reveal the numbers. One opponent must be designated along the vertical
				columns of numbers and the other opponent designated along the horizontal rows
				of numbers. The board must state the event and its date;
b. Each square of each board must be assigned
				a consecutive number starting with number one. The numbering must be in
				sequence, left to right;
c. Each
				board must be printed and may be reduced in size. The quantity printed is based
				on the type of board. For example, for a one hundred square board, each board
				must be printed one hundred times. A printed board for each event and a receipt
				comprise a book;
d. A receipt must
				contain:
(1) A consecutive receipt number
				starting with one. A statement that the receipt number is the player's assigned
				square for all the boards in the book;
(2) Name and address of organization and name
				of site;
(3) For a licensed
				organization, print "office of the attorney general" and site license number.
				For an organization that has a permit, print the name of the city or county and
				permit number;
(4) Price of the
				book, method of prize payout and prize; and
(5) A detachable section containing a
				player's full name, address, telephone number, and matching receipt number
				which is retained by an organization;
e. An employee may not sell a book on a site
				where another organization is licensed or has a permit unless the employee is
				granted permission by the lessor and other organization;
f. A player may not choose a particular book
				to buy. When a book is sold, a receipt's detachable section is completed. After
				a player buys a book, the player may see the numbers assigned that player's
				square on the boards;
g. For a
				licensed organization, a board must be posted at the site on the day that the
				related event is held; and
h. If
				all the books of a calendar sports pool are not sold before the first event, an
				organization shall refund the players' money and void all the boards. The
				voided boards must be reported on the tax return as "no activity".