S.I. No. 65/1960:

GREYHOUND RACE TRACK (TOTALISATOR) (OPERATING) REGULATIONS, 1960.

GREYHOUND RACE TRACK (TOTALISATOR) (OPERATING) REGULATIONS, 1960.

ARRANGEMENT OF ARTICLES.

PART I.

PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL.

Article

1. Definitions.

2. Restriction on totalisator betting by certain persons.

3. Condition as to totalisator betting.

4. Checking tickets, dividends, change and returnable bets.

5. Calculation of dividends.

6. Payment of dividends and of returnable bets.

7. Objections and disqualifications.

8. No race.

9. Non-starter or starters.

10. Reserve greyhound.

11. Close of betting.

12. Displayed figures.

13. Uncompleted bet.

14. Acceptance of bet.

15. Not possible to ascertain correct dividends.

PART II.

WIN POOL.

16. Number of runners.

17. Calculation of dividend.

18. No unit on winning greyhound or greyhounds.

19. Dead-heat.

PART III.

PLACE POOL.

20. Number of runners.

21. Calculation of dividends.

22. Dead-heat.

23. Only one greyhound placed.

24. No unit on a placed greyhound or greyhounds.

PART IV.

FORECAST POOL.

Article

25. Number of runners.

26. Calculation of dividend.

27. Dead-heats.

28. No unit on a winning combination or combinations.

29. Only one greyhound placed.

PART V.

DOUBLE EVENT POOL.

30. Number of runners.

31. Issue of tickets.

32. Calculation of dividend.

33. Dead-heat.

34. No unit on winner.

35. Non-runners in the second selected race.

36. Failure to exchange ticket.

37. No race.

PART VI.

MISCELLANEOUS.

38. Citation and commencement.

S.I. No. 65 of 1960.

GREYHOUND RACE TRACK (TOTALISATOR) (OPERATING) REGULATIONS, 1960.

PART I. PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL

Bord na gCon, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sub-section (3) of Section 40 and by sub-section (3) of Section 5 of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 (No. 12 of 1958), hereby makes the following regulations, which shall constitute the terms of contract on which bets may be made and accepted on the totalisator, that is to say :--

1. In these regulations the following words and expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them, that is to say :--

" advertised runner " means a greyhound whose number is shown on either the public totalisator indicator or runners' board as being engaged to run in a race ;

" bet " means a sum of money or the stake lodged with the totalisator by a person buying a ticket ;

" the Board " means Bord na gCon established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 ;

" combination " means a bet in the forecast, double or multiple event pools in which the person making the bet couples the numbers of the selected greyhounds in the manner required for each pool ;

" dividend " means the amount declared by the operator to be be payable for any pool on each unit on a winning or placed greyhound or winning combination ;

" double event pool " means a pool for nominating the winning greyhounds of two selected races ;

" forecast pool " means a pool for nominating the winning greyhound and the second greyhound in the order of finish ;

" multiple event pool " means a pool for nominating the winning or placed greyhounds in respect of the selected races ;

" net pool " means the balance remaining after the deduction from the pool of (1) refundable, withdrawn or cancelled stakes and (2) the percentage for the time being prescribed by the Board under the Greyhound Race Track (Totalisator) (Percentage) Regulations, 1960, or in future amending Regulations ;

" nomination " means a ticket for a bet made on the totalisator on which the number of a greyhound or combination of greyhounds is printed or perforated ;

" to nominate " means to make such a nomination by the purchase of a ticket or tickets ;

" number " means the number applied to a greyhound running in a race as shown either on the totalisator public indicator or runners' board ;

" operator " means the Board or person or body appointed by the Board to operate the totalisator on behalf of the Board ;

" order of finish " means the order in which the noses of the greyhounds reach the winning line when confirmed as final by the stewards by the showing of either a green light or a green flag ;

" place pool " is a pool for nominating a placed greyhound ;

" placed greyhound " means a greyhound awarded first or second place ;

" pool " means the total amount of money staked on the totalisator on the result of a race, a combination of results in a race or a combination of races and may apply to a win pool, place pool, forecast pool, double event pool or any other pool authorised by the Board ;

" race " means a greyhound race in which an object propelled by mechanical means is pursued by the greyhounds engaged in the race ;

" rules of racing " means the greyhound racing rules made or approved by the Board as the case may be and for the time being in force ;

" selected race " means a specified race selected by the operator for the purpose of betting on a double event pool or any other pool authorised by the Board ;

" stewards " means the officials for the time being in charge of racing at the meeting ;

" start " in relation to a race means when the traps are opened ;

" ticket " means a voucher or certificate issued by the totalisator operator in accordance with the Greyhound Race Track (Totalisator) Regulations, 1960 ;

" total amount staked " means the money equivalent of the units shown on the grand total counters on the totalisator for each pool after making adjustment for non-starters and other causes ;

" unit " means the minimum stake accepted for betting on a pool;

" winning combination " means in the case of

(a) a forecast pool the winning greyhound and the greyhound placed second in the order of finish ;

(b) a double event pool the nomination of the winning greyhounds of the two selected races ;

(c) a multiple event pool the nomination of the winning or placed greyhounds in respect of the selected races ;

" winning greyhound " means the first greyhound in the order of finish ;

" win pool " is a pool for nominating the winning greyhound.

2. The employees of the totalisator whilst so employed shall not engage in any betting either by means of the totalisator or in any other manner at the greyhound race track on which the totalisator is operated.

3. Every person who bets on the totalisator shall be deemed to have express notice of these operating regulations and to have agreed to be bound by them and to have express notice of the Greyhound Race Track (Totalisator) Regulations, 1960, and the Greyhound Race Track (Totalisator) (Percentage) Regulations, 1960.

4. Tickets, change, dividends and returnable bets shall be checked at the time of receipt and mistakes cannot be rectified afterwards.

5.--(a) The dividend shall be calculated on the basis of the unit and dividends on bets of higher value than the unit shall be the same multiple of the dividend on the unit as the higher value bet is of the the unit.

(b) The dividend on the unit shall be paid to a multiple of threepence and for that purpose every fraction of threepence shall, as the Board may think proper in respect of each such fraction, be distributed or retained.

6.--(a) Dividends shall be declared after the display by the stewards of the green light or green flag signal and, regardless of any objection or disqualification that may be made, shall be payable on presentation of the appropriate winning tickets, whole and not unreasonably defaced or unrecognisable.

(b) All dividends payable and all bets returnable under these regulations may be claimed only within one month of the termination of the race meeting at which the bets were made and only at the totalisator while such totalisator is working or at such place and time as may be disignated by the operator.

(c) The holder of a winning ticket shall be deemed to be the only person entitled to receive the dividend payable thereon.

(d) Where bets are returnable, they shall be returnable only on presentation of the appropriate ticket whole and not unreasonably defaced or unrecognisable save that if after inquiry the operator is of opinion that a totalisator ticket in respect of which a sum would be distributable or repayable has been lost or mislaid the operator may at his discretion and subject to any conditions he thinks fit to impose, pay such sum to any person who applies for payment within a period of one month after the ticket was issued and who appears to be the person properly entitled to payment.

(e) Whenever a totalisator ticket, to the holder of which a sum would be distributable or repayable under these regulations, if not presented for payment at the place prescribed and within the time limit imposed by these regulations such sum shall become the property of the operator at the expiration of the said time limit.

(f) In the event of a dispute arising with regard to any ticket or bet, or any other matter whatsoever in these regulations, the decision of the operator shall be final and binding.

7. No dividend shall be declared or paid except on the order of the operator and when he has ordered the dividend or dividends to be paid on any greyhound or greyhounds in any race or in any double or multiple event, no person who has made a bet on any other greyhound or greyhounds in such race or in the double or multiple event shall be entitled to receive a dividend notwithstanding that by a subsequent decision of the stewards, another greyhound or greyhounds shall be declared to be the winner or winners or to have been placed in such race or races instead of the greyhound or greyhounds declared to be the winner or winners or to have been placed when the order of finish was shown, any rule of law or rule of racing to the contrary notwithstanding.

8. Otherwise than in the second or a subsequent relevant race in a double or multiple event, all bets shall be returnable in full where a race is declared a " no race " or is not held at all or is postponed to a subsequent race meeting. If such race should be re-run later, tickets issued for the original race shall not be valid for the re-run race.

9. Should an advertised runner or runners be withdrawn before the start of a race, the operator shall adopt one of the following procedures :

(a) Race abandoned or postponed : Otherwise than in the second or a subsequent relevant race in a double or multiple event, all bets shall be returnable in full if the stewards abandon or postpone a race. Tickets issued for the original race shall not be valid for the running of the postponed race ; or

(b) Race not abandoned or postponed : If the stewards do not abandon or postpone the race, all bets on the greyhound or greyhounds so withdrawn or any combination including such greyhound or greyhounds shall be returnable in full and shall be deducted from the appropriate pools before calculation of the dividends. In the event, however, of the remaining runners amounting to less than four in the case of a place pool or less than three in the case of a forecast pool or less than two in the case of a win pool or the first selected race of a double or multiple event pool, all bets on the pool or pools so affected shall be returnable in full.

10. Should a reserve greyhound be declared a runner to replace a greyhound withdrawn from a race, such reserve greyhound shall be deemed a runner for the purpose of betting on all pools in such race.

11. Bets shall not be taken on the totalisator after the start of the race.

12. The totals of units shown on the public visual indicator shall not necessarily be taken as the total amount staked upon which dividends will be calculated since before the declaration of any dividend an allowance may have to be made for non-starters, tickets issued in error and other causes.

13. Where a person purchasing a number of tickets receives only some of the required tickets and the totalisator operator fails to issue the remainder either because the race has started or the machine has developed a fault, the tickets issued are valid and the person is entitled only to a refund of his stake in respect of the tickets not issued.

14. No bet made by means of a totalisator shall be retracted or withdrawn after the issue from such totalisator of a totalisator ticket in respect of such bet and the ticket so issued shall be conclusive evidence of the making of the bet, the amount thereof and of the totalisator pool on which the bet was made.

15. Where money is distributable amongst the holders of successful totalisator tickets, but by reason of an act of God, unlawful act of any person, riot, civil commotion, fire, strike, mechanical breakdown of the totalisator or any part thereof, or any other cause, it is not possible to ascertain the individual amounts so distributable to such holders respectively, the operator shall otherwise than in the second or a subsequent relevant race in a double or multiple event, cancel the pool or pools affected thereby and all bets on such pool or pools shall be returnable in full.

PART II. WIN POOL.

16. Win pools shall be held only on races in which there are at least two advertised runners.

17. The dividend in the win pool shall be calculated by dividing the net pool by the number of units on the winning greyhound.

18. In the event of there being no unit on the winning greyhound or greyhounds the dividend will be declared on the next placed greyhound or greyhounds on which bets have been made.

19.--(a) In the event of a dead-heat for first place, the net pool shall be divided into as many equal portions as there are greyhounds that have run the dead heat. The dividends shall then be calculated by dividing each portion by the number of units on the dead-heating greyhound to which it refers.

(b) In the event of there being no unit on one or more of the greyhounds dead-heating for first place, the net pool shall be divided into as many equal portions as there are dead-heating greyhounds on which there are units. The dividends shall then be calculated by dividing each portion by the number of units on the dead-heating greyhound to which it refers.

PART III. PLACE POOL.

20. (a) Place pools shall be held only on races in which there are at least four advertised runners.

(b) Dividends for the place pool shall be paid on two places.

21. The dividends in the place pool shall be calculated as follows :--

After deducting from the net pool the value of the units on both the placed greyhounds, the balance shall be divided into two equal portions and each portion shall then be divided by the number of units on the greyhound to which it refers. To the resultant in each case shall be added the value of the unit as previously deducted.

22.--(a) (I) If two greyhounds dead-heat for first place, such greyhounds shall be deemed the " placed greyhounds " for the purpose of the place pool and the dividends shall be calculated in accordance with Article 21 of these regulations.

(II) If more than two greyhounds dead-heat for first place the dividends hall be calculated as follows :--

After deducting from the net pool two-thirds of the value of the units on the greyhounds dead-heating if three greyhounds have so dead-heated--or one half if four greyhounds have so dead-heated--the remainder shall be divided into as many equal portions as there are greyhounds dead-heating. Each of these portions shall then be divided by the number of units on the dead-heating greyhound to which it refers and to the resultant in each case shall be added the part value of the unit on the dead-heating greyhound as previously deducted.

(b) In the event of a dead-heat for second place the dividends shall be calculated as follows :--

After deducting from the net pool the value of the units on the first placed greyhound together with half the value of the units on the two greyhounds dead-heating for second place (one-third if there are three greyhounds, or proportionately if there are more) the balance shall be divided into two equal portions. One of these portions shall be divided by the number of units on the first placed greyhound and to the resultant shall be added the full value of the unit on the first placed greyhound as previously deducted. The other portions shall be divided into as many equal portions as there are greyhounds that have run the dead-heat for second place. Each of these latter portions shall then be divided by the number of units on the dead-heating greyhound to which it refers and to the resultant in each case shall be added the part value of the unit on the dead-heating greyhound as previously deducted.

23. If only one greyhound is placed the whole of the net pool shall be divided by the number of units on such greyhound and the dividend shall be calculated as though the event were a win pool.

24.--(a) In the event of there being no unit on a placed greyhound the dividend or dividends shall be declared by reference to the other placed greyhound or greyhounds on which there are units.

(b) In the event of there being no unit on any of the placed greyhounds, the dividend will be declared on the next greyhound or greyhounds in order of finish on which bets have been made.

PART IV. FORECAST POOL.

25. Forecast pools shall be held only on races in which there are at least three advertised runners.

26. The dividend in the forecast pool shall be calculated by dividing the net pool by the number of units on the winning combination.

27. (a) In the event of a dead-heat for first place, such dead-heating greyhounds shall be deemed the " winning combination " for the purpose of the forecast pool and the dividends shall be calculated by dividing the net pool into as many equal portions as there are winning combinations. Each portion shall then be divided by the number of units on the winning combination to which it refers.

(b) In the event of a dead-heat for second place, the winning greyhound coupled with each of the dead-heating greyhounds shall be deemed " winning combinations " for the purpose of the forecast pool and the dividends shall be calculated by dividing the net pool into as many equal portions as there are winning combinations. Each portion shall then be divided by the number of units on the winning combination to which it refers.

28.--(a) In the event of a dead-heat for first or second place and of there being no unit on one or more but not all of the winning combinations, the dividend or dividends shall be calculated by dividing the net pool into as many equal portions as there are winning combinations on which there are units and each portion shall then be divided by the number of units on the winning combination to which it refers.

(b) In the event of there being no unit on any of the winning combinations the dividend shall be calculated by dividing the net pool by the number of units on all combinations which have nominated the winning greyhound or failing such nominations then on all combinations which have correctly nominated the second greyhound.

29. If only one greyhound is placed the dividend shall be calculated by dividing the net pool by the number of units on all combinations which have nominated the winning greyhound.

PART V. DOUBLE EVENT POOL.

30. Double event pools shall be held only on races in which there are at least two advertised runners.

31. Where separate tickets are issued in respect of each race in the double event, bets for the first race shall only be made up to the time of the start of that race. Holders of a winning ticket for the first race of the double event shall exchange their ticket for a ticket bearing a greyhound number in the second race of the double event. Such tickets shall be exchanged up to the time of the start of the second race of the double event. All persons making bets on the first selected race shall pay the full amount of the betting unit and no further payment shall be made in respect of the ticket for the second selected race.

32. The dividend in the double event shall be calculated by dividing the net pool by the number of units on the winner of the second selected race.

33.--(a) In the event of a dead-heat for first place in the first selected race all tickets bearing the number or numbers of the greyhounds dead-heating shall be exchangeable for the second selected race.

(b) In the event of a dead-heat for first place in the second selected race, the dividend shall be calculated by dividing the net pool into as many equal portions as there are greyhounds dead-heating. Each portion will then be divided by the number of units on such greyhounds.

34.--(a) If, after the completion of the first selected race, the winner is unbacked then all tickets issued on the losing greyhounds shall become exchangeable tickets.

(b) If, after completion of the second selected race, the winners of the first and second selected races have been unbacked, the holders of tickets on the next greyhound in the order of finish in the second selected race on which there are units shall be entitled to a dividend calculated by dividing the net pool by the number of units on such greyhound.

(c) If, after the completion of the second selected race, there has been no ticket exchanged on the winner, then holders of all tickets on the second selected race shall be entitled to a dividend, calculated by dividing the net pool by the number of units on the winner of the first selected race. The resultant dividends shall be paid on presentation of tickets issued for the second selected race or unexchanged winning tickets for the first selected race.

35. If, after the opening of betting on the second selected race a greyhound is withdrawn, then the double event pool shall cease and a dividend shall be declared, calculated by dividing the net pool by the number of units on the winner of the first selected race. The resultant dividends shall be paid on presentation of tickets issued for the second selected race, or unexchanged winning tickets for the first selected race.

36. Where the double event has been completed and where a winning ticket in the first selected race has not been exchanged, the stake shall be deducted from the pool and shall be refunded in full on presentation of the ticket. If, however, the double event is uncompleted and a dividend has been declared on the first selected race, then all winning tickets on the first selected race, whether exchanged or not, shall qualify for a dividend, calculated by dividing the net pool by the number of units on the winner of the first selected race. The resultant dividend shall be paid on presentation of tickets issued for the second selected race or unexchanged winning tickets for the first selected race.

37.--(a) In the event of the first selected race being declared a no race, then the double event shall become void and all stakes shall be returned in full.

(b) In the event of the second selected race being declared a no race or where for any reason the double event cannot be completed the double event shall cease and a dividend shall be declared calculated by dividing the net pool by the number of units on the winner of the first selected race. The resultant dividend shall be paid on presentation of tickets issued for the second selected race or unexchanged winning tickets for the first selected race.

PART VI. MISCELLANEOUS.

38.--(1) These regulations may be cited as the Greyhound Race Track (Totalisator) (Operating) Regulations, 1960.

(2) These regulations shall come into operation on the 16th day of April, 1960.

GIVEN under the Seal of Bord na gCon, this 31st day of March, 1960.

(Sgd.) P. J. MAGUIRE,

Chairman of the Board.

(Sgd.) P. MOLONEY,

An Officer authorised by the Board to authenticate the seal of the Board.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations, made by Bord na gCon, set out the conditions which will apply to betting on totalisators operated by the Board on licensed greyhound race tracks.