Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 165 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Subchapter E - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Section 165.112 - Sale of pari-mutuel tickets

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  Only one method of selling pari-mutuel tickets shall be used for the sale of
				  tickets on races during any racing day.
(b) No pari-mutuel tickets shall be sold
				  except through regular ticket windows properly designated by signs showing type
				  of tickets sold at that particular window.
(c) No pari-mutuel tickets shall be sold on
				  any race prior to 30 minutes before scheduled post time, except with the
				  approval of the Commission. The sale of Daily Double tickets may begin one hour
				  and fifteen minutes before the post time of the first race of the Daily
				  Double.
(d) Bookmaking or wagering
				  other than pari-mutuel wagering is strictly prohibited.
(e) No minor shall be allowed to
				  wager.
(f) 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. Such machines shall be automatically
				  locked by the control of the starter or by the Stewards as either case shall
				  require in each race.
(g) When the
				  sale of pari-mutuel tickets has closed, it shall remain closed until after the
				  race has finished.
(h) No
				  pari-mutuel ticket shall be sold for less than $2.00 except with specific
				  approval by the Commission. No pari-mutuel ticket combining Win and Place, Win
				  and Show or Place and Show, shall be sold for less than $4.00 except with
				  specific approval by the Commission. No pari-mutuel ticket combining Win, Place
				  and Show shall be sold for less than $6.00 except with specific approval by the
				  Commission.
(i) The method of
				  selling pari-mutuel tickets shall be approved by the Commission.
(j) The Manager of the Pari-Mutuel Department
				  shall be properly and timely advised by the 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.
(k) 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, shall be permitted to prohibit Show
				  wagering on that race.
(l) If less
				  than five interests qualify horses to start in a race, the said Manager, with
				  the consent of the representative of the Commission, shall be permitted to
				  prohibit both Place and Show wagering on that race.
(m) If less than three interests qualify
				  horses to start in a race, the said Manager, with the consent of the
				  representative of the Commission shall be permitted to prohibit wagering on the
				  race.
(n) The said Manager, with
				  the consent of the representative of the Commission, may prohibit wagering on
				  any particular horse or entry in any race. Such 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. Such 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.
(o) Coupled
				  entries in Daily Double, Twin Double, or Perfecta races shall be allowed as
				  provided in §
										163.95 (relating to coupled
				  entries).
(p) 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.
(q) 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.
(r) 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 such
				  tickets shall be the responsibility of the purchasers thereof.
(s) 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.