Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations

90 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an association that proposes to conduct inter-track betting or separate pool betting at its race-course, whether as a pool host or a satellite track, shall

• (a) be in possession of an approval issued by the appropriate Commission to conduct 10 or more days of racing for the year;

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

• (c) provide the Executive Director with 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 pool host or a satellite track, and include in the agreement

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

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

  • (iii) the method of calculation that the associations propose to use for each pool that is combined.

• (d) [Repealed, SOR/2011-169, s. 49]

(2) An association that proposes to conduct inter-track betting or separate pool betting at its race-course as a pool host 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) be in possession of an approval issued by the appropriate Commission to conduct 10 or more days of racing for the year;

• (b) apply each year in writing to the Executive Director for authorization to conduct the inter-track betting and include in the application 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 the Executive Director with evidence of an agreement between the association and the organization conducting the foreign betting and include in the agreement

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

  • (ii) 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

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

(3) If the association already has an authorization for the previous year to conduct the inter-track betting or separate pool betting as a pool host or a satellite track, in accordance with subsection (1) or (2), the association may provide the Executive Director with a statement, in writing, confirming that the information submitted in its previous year’s application in respect of that authorization remains unchanged.

(4) The Executive Director shall, in writing, authorize an association to conduct inter-track or separate pool betting if

• (a) the association has been issued a permit;

• (b) an officer has reviewed the facilities and equipment for conducting inter-track or separate pool betting and authorized them as being suitable for the purpose intended; and

• (c) the association has informed the Executive Director of the dates on which the races will be held.