Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 185 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Subchapter H - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Section 185.174 - Six race sweepstake

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A six
				  race sweepstake pari-mutuel pool which may be known as "Pic-Six," "The Meadows
				  Pic-Six" and the like, is not a parlay and has no connection with or relation
				  to any other pari-mutuel pool, including any Win, Place and Show pool shown on
				  the totalisator board, and the rules governing the distribution of such other
				  pools.
(b) A valid six race
				  sweepstake type of ticket referred to by whatever name adopted shall constitute
				  acceptance by the holder of such six race sweepstake rules and regulations
				  promulgated by the Commission.
(c)
				  The six race sweepstake ticket may be given a distinctive name to be selected
				  by the racing association conducting such races, subject to the approval of the
				  Commission.
(d) A six race
				  sweepstake pari-mutuel pool consists of amounts paid for a selection for Win
				  only in each of six races designated by the racing association with the
				  approval of the Commission. Each person who purchases such a ticket shall
				  designate the winning horse in each of the six races comprising the six race
				  sweepstake. No ticket shall be sold in a denomination of less than
				  $2.00.
(e) Those horses
				  constituting an entry of coupled horses, or those horses coupled to constitute
				  the field, in such a race shall race as a single wagering interest for the
				  purpose of the pari-mutuel pool calculations and payouts to the public.
				  However, if any part of either an entry or the field, racing as a single
				  wagering interest, is a starter in a race, the entry or the field selection
				  shall remain as the designated selection to win in that race for the
				  calculation and the pari-mutuel ticket shall not be withdrawn from the
				  pool.
(f) Pari-mutuel results shall
				  be calculated as follows:
(1) Seventy-five
				  percent of the net amount in the pari-mutuel pool subject to distribution among
				  winning ticket holders shall be distributed among holders of tickets which
				  correctly designate the six official winners of the six races comprising the
				  six race sweepstake.
(2)
				  Twenty-five percent of the net amount in the pari-mutuel pool subject to
				  distribution among winning ticket holders shall be distributed among holders of
				  pari-mutuel tickets which correctly designate the five official winners of the
				  six races comprising the six race sweepstake.
(3) In the event there is no pari-mutuel
				  ticket held designating the six official winners, 100% of the net pool shall be
				  distributed among ticket holders designating five official winners of the six
				  races comprising the six race sweepstake.
(4) In the event there is no pari-mutuel
				  ticket held designating the five official winners of the six races comprising
				  the six race sweepstake, there shall be no apportionment of the net pool and
				  100% of the net pool shall be distributed among ticket holders designating the
				  six official winners of the six race sweepstake.
(5) In the event there is no pari-mutuel
				  ticket held designating either the six or the five official winners of the six
				  races comprising the six race sweepstake, 100% of the net pool shall be
				  distributed among holders of tickets which correctly designate the greatest
				  number of official winners of the six races comprising the six race sweepstake,
				  for example, holders of tickets with four official winners, and, if none, then
				  holders of tickets with three official winners, and the like.