Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 462 - OREGON RACING COMMISSION › Division 200 - PARI-MUTUEL RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 462-200-0650 - Choose (n) Rules

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
			 Choose (n) is a form of pari-mutuel wagering. Each bettor attempts to select
			 the winner of (n) races but chooses the races at his own discretion from a
			 group of races established by the licensee instead of having the races
			 designated for him by the licensee. The races need not be consecutive and the
			 ticket's first race may begin at any time provided that there are an equal
			 number of races left within the designated group to meet the necessary number
			 of races for the wager. The licensee must obtain written approval from the
			 Commission concerning the scheduling of Choose (n) contests and the amount of
			 any cap to be set on the carryover. Any changes to the approved Choose (n)
			 format require prior approval from the Commission.
(2) The Choose (n) pool shall be held
			 separately from all other pools and is in no way part of a daily double,
			 exacta, trifecta or any other wagering pool. The Choose (n) is a pool wherein
			 the bettor is required to select any (n) winning horses from that particular
			 group of races and is not a parlay.
(3) Choose (n) tickets shall be sold in
			 denominations as determined by the licensee. No less than or no more than the
			 (n) races will comprise a Choose (n) ticket.
(4) Races in which Choose (n) wagering is
			 permitted shall be approved by the Commission. Some races may be closed to
			 Choose (n) wagering at the discretion of the licensee. The Choose (n) pool
			 shall close after each race but shall reopen with respect to subsequent races
			 that have not yet been run provided that there are at least as many races
			 remaining as required to be selected on a winning Choose (n) ticket.
(5) The design of the Choose (n) tickets
			 shall be clearly and immediately distinguishable from other pari-mutuel
			 tickets.
(6) Those horses
			 constituting an entry or field, as defined within the rules and regulations of
			 the Commission, shall race in any Choose (n) race as a single wagering interest
			 for purposes of the Choose (n) pool calculations. A scratch after wagering has
			 begun of any part of the entry or field selection in a race shall be of no
			 effect with respect to the status of such entry and/or field as a viable
			 wagering interest.
(7) At any time
			 after wagering begins on the Choose (n), should a horse, entire betting entry
			 or field be scratched or declared a non-starter in any Choose (n) race, no
			 further tickets selecting such horses, entry or field shall be issued, and
			 wagers upon such horse, entry or field for purposes of the Choose (n) shall be
			 deemed wagers upon the horse, entry or field on which the most money has been
			 wagered in the win pool at the close of win betting for such race. In the event
			 of a tie, the horse, entry or field with the lowest program number shall be
			 designated.
(8) In the event of a
			 dead heat for win between two or more horses in any of the Choose (n) races,
			 all such horses shall be considered as the winning horse for the purpose of
			 distributing the Choose (n) pool.
(9) The Choose (n) pool shall be calculated
			 as follows:
(a) 100% of the net amount in the
			 Choose (n) pool subject to distribution among winning ticket holders shall be
			 distributed among holders of Choose (n) tickets which have correctly selected
			 the winner of the (n) races comprising the Choose (n).
(b) In the event there is no Choose (n)
			 ticket which correctly designates the winner of the (n) winners that make up
			 the Choose (n), 25% of that racing date's net amount available for distribution
			 shall be distributed among the holders of Choose (n) tickets correctly
			 designating the most winning selections of the races that comprise the Choose
			 (n), and the remaining 75% of said pool shall be carried over and added to the
			 pool on the next day that the wager is conducted.
(c) If, on the last day on which the Choose
			 (n) is conducted at a horse race meeting, no one selects the winning horse in
			 (n) races, the total amount of the Choose (n) pool which exists on that day
			 shall be paid to the bettor or bettors selecting the largest number of winning
			 horses in those races. In no event shall any part of the pool be carried over
			 to the next year's race meeting.