Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, March 26, 2025
(a) When consistent
with the public interest and the best interests of racing generally, the
commission may approve a request from a track operator to offer "WIN-3" betting
as a service to the betting public. Other names for such bets may be approved
by the commission.
(b) The "WIN-3"
is a unique pari-mutuel pool, separate from all other pari- mutuel pools. The
object of the WIN-3 is to select the winners only of three consecutive races
(legs) designated by the track operator and advertised clearly in the betting
program.
(c) Winning payoff price.
From the gross pool is deducted the take-out and consolation payoff amounts, if
any, and the resulting balance, divided by the amount wagered on the winning
combination, less breaks, shall determine the payoff per dollar on winning
bets.
(d) Dead heat winners. If
there are two or more winning combinations because of a dead heat in one or
more legs there shall be a separate payoff price per dollar calculated for each
winning combination as follows: from the gross pool is deducted the take-out,
consolation payoff amounts, if any, and amounts wagered on all winning
combinations; the balance shall be divided by the number of different winning
combinations upon which bets were sold, each resulting allocated part being
assigned to each respective winning combination; an allocated part plus the
amounts bet on each winning combination when divided by the amount bet on such
winning combination (less breaks) shall be the resulting payoff per dollar per
respective winning combination.
(e)
Failure to select a winning combination.
(1)
Patrons shall be advised by public address to hold all WIN-3 tickets and the
circumstances leading to such announcement: after the first leg if no bet
selects a winner of the first leg; after the second leg if no bet combines the
winners of the first two legs; and after the third leg if no bet combines all
three winners.
(2) Should there be
no bets on any winning combination, then all bets combining two winners shall
be considered winning bets and paid a price per dollar bet calculated as with
dead heat winning combinations. Consolation tickets combining such two winners
shall be entitled to a winning payoff in addition to a consolation
payoff.
(3) Should there be no bets
combining winners of two legs, then all bets selecting a winner shall be
considered winning bets and paid a price per dollar bet calculated as with
winning dead heat combinations. Consolation tickets shall be entitled to a
winning payoff in addition to a consolation payoff.
(4) Should there be no bets on any winner,
the WIN-3 shall be declared off and the entire pool refunded.
(f) Race cancellations.
(1) If any leg is cancelled or declared
non-betting before the start of the first leg, the pool shall be
refunded.
(2) If either the second
or third leg (or both) are cancelled or declared non-betting after the start of
the first leg, payoffs will be determined on the basis of contested
legs.
(g) Scratches and
consolations.
(1) Refunds. In the event a
betting entry is scratched (which hereinafter includes being declared a
non-starter or a non-betting starter) from any leg of the WIN-3 prior to the
start of the first leg, all bets containing such scratched betting entry shall
be refunded to determine the gross pool and removed from further consideration
in the pool. Coupled entries and fields are only considered "scratched" for
purposes of this section in accordance with the provisions of section
4009.20 of this Title.
(2) Consolations.
(i) In the event a betting entry is scratched
in the second leg after the start of the first leg a consolation payoff shall
be computed for those bets combining the winners of the first and third legs
with such scratched horse as follows: from the gross pool shall be deducted the
statutory take-out and then the amount represented by bets on combinations
involving entries scratched from the third leg (reduced by the rate of
statutory take-out thereon). The resulting remainder shall be divided by the
amounts bet on the combination of such first and third leg winners with all
betting entries in the second leg (less breaks) to determine the consolation
price per dollar payable to those bets combining winners of the first and third
legs with an entry scratched in the second leg. The break shall not be deducted
from the pool.
(ii) In the event a
betting entry is scratched in the third leg after the start of the first leg, a
consolation payoff shall be computed for those bets combining the winners of
the first and second legs with such scratched horse as follows: from the gross
pool shall be deducted the statutory take-out and then the amount represented
by bets on combinations involving entries scratched from the second leg
(reduced by the rate of statutory take-out thereon). The resulting remainder
shall be divided by the amount bet on the combination of such first and second
leg winners with all betting entries in the third leg (less breaks) to
determine the consolation price per dollar payable to those bets combining
winners of the first and second legs with an entry scratched in the third leg.
The breaks shall not be deducted from the pool.
(iii) In the event betting entries are
scratched in both the second and third legs after the start of the first leg, a
consolation payoff shall be computed for those bets combining the winner of the
first leg with entries scratched in both the second and third legs as follows:
From the gross pool shall be deducted the take-out and the remainder shall be
divided by the amount bet on the winner of the first leg combined with all
other entries (less breaks) to determine the consolation price per dollar
payable to those tickets combining the winner of the first leg with entries
scratched from both the second and third legs. The breaks shall not be deducted
from the pool.
(iv) Dead heat
computations for consolation payoffs shall be consistent with the principles in
subdivision (d) of this section as applied to remainders for payoff as
determined in this subdivision.
(h) This rule shall be prominently displayed
throughout the betting area of the track and printed copies shall be made
available by the track to patrons upon request.
