Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart
1.
Submission of pari-mutuel requests.
A class B licensee may apply for approval of pari-mutuel pools
including rules governing calculation of payoffs, disposition of unclaimed
tickets, pools offered based on the number of entries, prevention and failure
to start, and scratches in effect at the host racetrack by submitting an
original and 15 copies of the following:
A. a signed request for approval of
pari-mutuel pools; and
B. any
other documentation the commission considers necessary to ensure a complete
understanding of the request.
Subp.
2.
Disposition of requests.
The commission must act on a request for approval of
pari-mutuel pools under the following procedures:
A. Upon receipt of an application, the
commission shall send written notice of the application to all other Class B
licensees. The notice must include a brief description of the request, a
statement that all licensees wishing to comment may do so in writing within
seven days after issuance of the notice, the time and place of any public
hearing on the application, and the earliest and latest date on which the
commission may act.
B. If, after an
application is filed, the commission determines that additional information
from the applicant is necessary to fully consider the request, the commission
shall direct the applicant to submit the additional data.
C. If the commission further determines it is
necessary to fully understand an application, the commission shall request the
applicant or a licensee submitting comments to appear before the commission.
The commission shall request the appearance in writing at least five days in
advance.
D. If an applicant fails
to comply with subpart
1 and this subpart, the
commission shall deny the request.
E. The commission shall approve, deny, or
give its qualified approval to an application for pari-mutuel pools not sooner
than ten nor later than 45 days after filing of the application.
F. Within 30 days after action on an
application, the commission shall submit in writing to the applicant and
licensees who submitted written comments the reasons for its action.
Subp. 3.
Motion of
commission.
The commission on its own motion may designate pari-mutuel
pools as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
240.13,
subdivision 3, except that the commission shall perform the duties imposed on
an applicant by subpart
1.
Subp. 4.
Submission of
contracts.
A copy of the fully executed contracts between the licensee and
the host racetracks must be submitted prior to the commencement of televised
racing days from the respective host racetracks.
Statutory Authority: MS s
240.23
