Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations

102 (1) For the purposes of subsection 204(6) of the Act, the maximum percentage that an association may deduct and retain in respect of any pool is 35 per cent of the total amount of money bet through the agency of its pari-mutuel system in respect of that pool.

(2) Subject to subsection (2.1), an association may, in respect of any pool, deduct and retain the association’s percentage by

• (a) deducting a single percentage from the total pool in accordance with the gross pricing method as referred to in paragraph 119(1)(a); or

• (b) deducting a single percentage or a different percentage from the total pool in accordance with the net pricing method as referred to in paragraph 119(1)(b).

(2.1) No association shall deduct and retain any percentage from any pool that exceeds the association’s percentage for the pool that is set out in its permit or authorization under section 90 or 95, as the case may be.

(3) If an association proposes to change its percentage, it shall send a written notification of the proposed change to the Executive Director.

(4) After receiving the written notification, the Executive Director shall, in writing, inform the association of the effective date of the revised percentage.

(5) The association shall not deduct and retain its revised percentage before the effective date.