Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations

90 (1) Subject to subsection (1.1), an association that proposes to conduct inter-track betting or separate pool betting at its race-course, whether as a host track or a satellite track, shall

• (a) be in possession of a permit that authorizes the association to conduct a minimum of 10 days of racing at its race-course;

• (b) apply in writing to an officer for authorization to conduct inter-track or separate pool betting each year;

• (c) provide evidence of an agreement between the association and another association for the conduct of inter-track betting or separate pool betting, as the case may be, between the race- courses of the two associations, whether as a host track or a satellite track, and include

  • (i) the dates and races that are involved,

  • (ii) the types of bets that are proposed to be offered,

  • (iii) the legal percentages to be deducted from each pool that each association proposes to offer, and

  • (iv) the method of calculation that the associations propose to use for each pool that is combined; and

• (d) at the time the application for authorization to conduct inter-track or separate pool betting under paragraph (b) is made, have executed an agreement with the horsemen under contract to it for the period of the proposed inter-track or separate pool betting, that governs the scheduling of races for, and the sharing of revenues from, the proposed inter-track or separate pool betting and provide evidence of the agreement.

• (e) [Repealed, SOR/2003-218, s. 26]

(1.1) An association that proposes to conduct inter-track betting or separate pool betting at its race-course as a host track or a satellite track by combining the money bet on pools in a foreign country with the money bet on the corresponding pools at its race-course shall

• (a) comply with the provisions of paragraphs (1)(a) and (d);

• (b) apply in writing to an officer for authorization to conduct the inter-track betting and include the name and address of

  • (i) the organization conducting the foreign betting, and

  • (ii) the governing body that regulates the foreign betting; and

• (c) provide evidence of an agreement between the association and the foreign organization for the conduct of inter-track betting, and include

  • (i) the dates, times and races involved,

  • (ii) the types of bets that are proposed to be offered,

  • (iii) the legal percentages to be deducted from each pool that the association proposes to offer and the percentage to be deducted from each pool that the foreign organization proposes to offer, and

  • (iv) the method of calculation that the association and the foreign organization propose to use for each pool that is combined.

(2) No association shall conduct inter-track or separate pool betting unless the association

• (a) has been authorized in writing by an officer to conduct inter-track or separate pool betting; and

• (b) has had its services, facilities and equipment for conducting inter-track and separate pool betting inspected and authorized by an officer.