New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 72 - CASINO SIMULCASTING
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 13:72-1.1 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Breakage" means the odd cents over a multiple of five or 10 cents arising from the computation of odds and payouts on amounts wagered on a simulcast horse race, as determined by the law governing the sending track.
"Casino Control Act" means the State of New Jersey Casino Control Act approved June 2, 1977, as amended.
"Casino pari-mutuel cashier" means a casino employee who sells pari-mutuel tickets representing simulcast wagers, sells credit vouchers for simulcast wagers, pays cash for credit vouchers, and makes simulcast payouts in a casino simulcasting facility.
"Casino simulcasting" means the simultaneous transmission by picture of running or harness horse races conducted at racetracks to casino licensees and pari-mutuel wagering at casino simulcasting facilities operated by casino licensees on the results of those races.
"Casino Simulcasting Act" means the State of New Jersey Casino Simulcasting Act, P.L. 1992, c.19, approved June 12, 1992.
"Casino simulcasting facility" means a facility in an approved hotel operated by a casino licensee which conforms to the provisions of this chapter.
"Commission" means the New Jersey Casino Control Commission.
"Credit voucher" means a ticket issued by:
1. A pari-mutuel cashier at a casino simulcasting facility in exchange for cash, gaming chips, slot tokens, or coupons;
2. A credit voucher machine at a casino simulcasting facility in exchange for cash; or
3. A self-service pari-mutuel machine at a casino simulcasting facility as a simulcast payout or as the balance returnable after a simulcast wager has been placed.
"Credit voucher machine" means a mechanical, electrical or other device connected to a totalisator which, upon the insertion of cash, automatically issues a credit voucher of an equal value.
"Dedicated line" means a telephone line which is reserved for the exclusive use of transmitting pari-mutuel wagering data between a simulcasting facility and a sending track.
"Delay period" means the time between off-time and the start of a simulcast horse race.
"Dial-up line" means a telephone line between a casino simulcasting facility and a sending track which is not reserved for the exclusive use of transmitting pari-mutuel wagering data.
"Division" means the Division of Gaming Enforcement of the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety.
"Hub facility" means a facility located in this State which acts as an intermediary between a casino simulcasting facility and a sending track with respect to the transmission of pari-mutuel wagering data and which is responsible for generating all reports necessary for the reconciliation of payments between casino licensees, sending tracks and the Racing Commission. The hub facility may also, but is not required to, perform other functions, including the transmission of pictures of simulcast horse races and pari-mutuel non-wagering data.
"In-State sending track" means a racetrack within the State of New Jersey which is operated by a permit holder and is equipped to conduct casino simulcasting.
"Manual merge" means the process used in the event of a systems or communications failure by which a casino simulcasting facility transmits to a sending track through telephone, facsimile machine, cellular telephone or other means of communication, the casino simulcasting facility's pari-mutuel wagering information and the process by which the sending track includes such pari-mutuel wagers in the common pari-mutuel pool in such event.
"Minus pari-mutuel pool" means a pari-mutuel pool in which insufficient monies have been wagered to permit the minimum pay-offs of winning wagers required by the rules of pari-mutuel wagering governing the race.
"Off-time," means when wagering is ceased prior to the start of a horse race by a signal transmitted from a sending track to the totalisator through which a casino simulcasting facility is conducting wagering or, in the event that the transmission of data from a sending track has been interrupted, by the totalisator in accordance with internal controls as approved by the Racing Commission.
"Out-of-State sending track" means a racetrack in a jurisdiction other than the State of New Jersey which is equipped to conduct casino simulcasting and the operator of which is lawfully permitted to conduct a horse race meeting and to provide simulcast races to a casino licensee.
"Outstanding pari-mutuel ticket" means a winning or refundable pari-mutuel ticket which is not claimed within six months of the date of its sale.
"Pari-mutuel machine" means a mechanical, electrical or other device which is connected to a totalisator and which generates pari-mutuel tickets and credit vouchers, reads pari-mutuel tickets and receives from the totalisator the amount to be paid for winning, cancelled or refunded pari-mutuel tickets, and reads credit vouchers and calculates the amount to be paid therefor.
"Pari-mutuel ticket" means a ticket issued by a pari-mutuel machine or a self service pari-mutuel machine which represents a wager on a simulcast horse race.
"Permit holder" means the holder of an annual permit issued by the Racing Commission to conduct a horse race meeting.
"Pool definition" means a computer generated printout, itself generated by a sending track, of the pari-mutuel wagering format and scratch runner information for that day's racing program.
"Racing Commission" means the New Jersey Racing Commission.
"Receiving track" means a racetrack which is equipped to receive simulcast horse races and to conduct intertrack wagering on those races.
"Scratch" means the withdrawal of an entered horse from a race after the closing of overnight entries.
"Self-service pari-mutuel machine" means a mechanical, electrical, or other device connected to a totalisator which, upon the insertion of a credit voucher, coupon, or currency, or any combination thereof, and the selection of a permissible simulcast wager automatically issues a pari-mutuel ticket together with a credit voucher for any balance which may be due and which, upon the insertion of a winning or refunded pari-mutuel ticket, reads the ticket and automatically issues a credit voucher in the amount of the correct payout.
"Sending track" means an in-State or out-of-State sending track.
"Simulcast horse race" means a running or harness horse race conducted at a racetrack which is simultaneously transmitted by picture to a casino licensee.
"Totalisator" means a computer which, among other things, directly or indirectly through one or more other totalisators, receives pari-mutuel wagering information, calculates payoffs for winning pari-mutuel tickets, generates reports with respect to such information, and automatically ceases wagering in accordance with internal controls as approved by the Racing Commission in the event that the transmission of data from a sending track has been interrupted.
