Part 8. TEXAS RACING COMMISSION
Chapter 321. PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING
Subchapter A. MUTUEL OPERATIONS
Division 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
The Texas Racing Commission (Commission) adopts new §321.2, concerning Odds Manipulation. The new section is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the March 16, 2007, issue of the Texas Register (32 TexReg 1454).
The new section makes the intentional manipulation of Odds and Will Pays a practice that is inconsistent with the honesty and integrity of racing. The purpose of the rule is to prevent the dissemination of false information to the wagering public.
The Commission received no comments in response to the proposal.
The new section is adopted under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 179e, §3.02 and §3.021, which authorize the Commission to make rules relating to all aspects of greyhound and horse racing, and §11.01, which requires the Commission to adopt rules regulating pari-mutuel wagering on greyhound and horse racing.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 16, 2007.
TRD-200702990
Mark Fenner
General Counsel
Texas Racing Commission
Effective date: August 5, 2007
Proposal publication date: March 16, 2007
For further information, please call: (512) 833-6699
16 TAC §§321.29, 321.33, 321.43
The Texas Racing Commission (Commission) adopts amendments to §§321.29, 321.33, and 321.43, concerning Mutuel Tickets and Vouchers. The proposed amendments are adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the March 16, 2007, issue of the Texas Register (32 TexReg 1455).
The change to §321.29 requires an expiration date to be printed on the face of the pari-mutuel ticket, which will assist the betting patron by showing how long the ticket will remain valid.
The change to §321.33 will require an association to print the expiration date on the face of a pari-mutuel ticket. This change will assist the betting patron by showing how long the ticket will remain valid.
The change to §321.43 will allow the cancellation of wagers on self-serve machines. In order to allow cancellations, an association must first establish written policies detailing the procedures the association will use in permitting the cancellation of wagers and detecting odds manipulation. The written policies must be approved by the executive secretary prior to implementation. The mutuel manager shall be responsible for controlling all canceled wagers and for ensuring that the association complies with the rules permitting the cancellation of win wagers. This change will allow the associations to reduce costs by permitting self-serve machines to cancel some wagers that were previously handled only at manned teller windows. It will also provide more convenient access to cancellations for patrons.
The Commission received no comments in response to the proposal.
The amendments are adopted under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 179e, §3.02 and §3.021, which authorize the Commission to make rules relating to all aspects of greyhound and horse racing, and §11.01, which requires the Commission to adopt rules regulating pari-mutuel wagering on greyhound and horse racing.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 16, 2007.
TRD-200702991
Mark Fenner
General Counsel
Texas Racing Commission
Effective date: August 5, 2007
Proposal publication date: March 16, 2007
For further information, please call: (512) 833-6699