Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart C - Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Chapter 193 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND TICKETS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 193.2 - Sale of pari-mutuel tickets

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The method of generating and selling
				  pari-mutuel tickets by licensed racing entities or other approved entities
				  shall be approved by the Commission.
(b) Bookmaking or wagering other than
				  pari-mutuel wagering is strictly prohibited.
(c) No minor shall be allowed to
				  wager.
(d) All wagering shall stop
				  and all pari-mutuel machines shall be locked on post time or the actual start
				  of all races, whichever shall first occur. These machines shall be
				  automatically locked by the control of the Starter or by the Judges or Stewards
				  as either case shall require in each race.
(e) When the sale of pari-mutuel tickets has
				  closed, it shall remain closed until after the race has finished.
(f) No pari-mutuel ticket shall be sold for
				  less than $2 except with specific approval by the Commission.
(g) The Manager of the Pari-Mutuel Department
				  shall be properly and timely advised by the Judges or Stewards prior to the
				  beginning of wagering on each race, of the horses that will compete in the race
				  and any changes from those listed in the official program.
(h) If less than six interests qualify horses
				  to start in a race, the Manager of the Pari-Mutuel Department, with the consent
				  of the representative of the Commission, may prohibit Show wagering on that
				  race.
(i) If less than five
				  interests qualify horses to start in a race, the Manager, with the consent of
				  the representative of the Commission, may prohibit both Place and Show wagering
				  on that race.
(j) If less than
				  three interests qualify horses to start in a race, the Manager, with the
				  consent of the representative of the Commission may prohibit wagering on the
				  race.
(k) The Manager, with the
				  consent of the representative of the Commission, may prohibit wagering on any
				  particular horse or entry in any race. The consent shall be sought by the
				  Manager of the Pari-Mutuel Department from the representative of the Commission
				  after the entries are closed on the day previous to that during which the races
				  in which exclusions are desired are to be conducted. The exclusions, if
				  consented to by the representative of the Commission, shall be clearly
				  indicated on the program or score card and horses excluded shall be numbered so
				  as to in no way infer that they are coupled in the field. Horses once excluded
				  from the wagering shall remain excluded during the day or race in which they
				  are scheduled to start.
(l) Coupled
				  entries in Daily Double, Twin Double, or Perfecta races shall be allowed as
				  provided in the Commission's regulations.
(m) When one or more horses representing
				  separate interests are started in a race than the number of post positions on
				  the infield tote board, all horses in excess of a number of interests one less
				  than the total number of post positions on the infield tote board shall be
				  grouped in the wagering as the field.
(n) A refund cost value shall be made to all
				  holders of a purchased ticket bearing the number of a horse in any race which
				  has been scratched or withdrawn before said horse has become a Starter in the
				  race under the provisions of this part.
(o) No claims or assertions of any nature
				  relating to any way to any alleged defect, misprint, or other form of error or
				  mistake in the printing, imprinting, sale, or issuance or any pari-mutuel
				  ticket will be entertained or allowed after the purchaser has left his place at
				  the selling window. The act of removal from the selling window by any purchaser
				  shall be conclusively deemed to be an acceptance of a ticket as actually
				  printed and issued and to be an intentional, knowing waiver of any and all
				  defects, mistakes, or errors thereon. Verification of the accuracy of all these
				  tickets shall be the responsibility of the purchasers thereof.
(p) No person shall present or cause any
				  pari-mutuel ticket to be presented or processed in return for payment of any
				  commission, premium, discount, or other consideration of any nature other than
				  the authorized pool payment to be distributed in full to the owner or owners
				  thereof.