§ 193.2. Sale of pari-mutuel tickets.
(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.
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