(1) Each person participating in a Pick (N)
pool shall select the winning animal in (N) consecutive races designated by the
association. The number of contests so designated shall be greater than 2. Once
an association has decided the number of contests comprising the Pick (N), it
may not change that number in the middle of a meet without prior approval of
the division. The contests so designated comprise the Pick (N) for that
performance. The association shall issue the Pick (N) participant a ticket
which shall reflect the participant's selections in the designated
contests.
(2) A validly issued Pick
(N) ticket timely surrendered to the association by the legal holder thereof
shall be the only evidence of a person's participation in a Pick (N)
pari-mutuel pool. The acceptance of a Pick (N) ticket by taking an issued
ticket away from the window or terminal from which it is purchased shall
constitute an acknowledgement by the purchaser of the correctness of the
ticket, and each purchaser of a Pick (N) ticket agrees to be bound by the terms
and provisions of this requirement, other division rules and regulations
notwithstanding. Neither the association, totalizator company nor the state of
Wisconsin shall be liable to any person for any ticket which is not a winning
ticket in accordance with the provisions of this rule nor shall they, or any of
them, be liable to any person for any Pick (N) ticket not delivered for any
reason, including but not limited to, mechanical malfunction, electrical
failure, machine locking, or other cause.
(3) The Pick (N) pool shall operate as
follows:
(a) Pick (N) with carryover.
1. The Pick (N) pool shall consist of 2
separate and distinct pari-mutuel pools. At the option of the association, 50%
or 75% of the gross amount of all sums wagered on Pick (N) tickets on each
performance shall be paid into the pari-mutuel pool to be known as the
"Jackpot." The remaining 50% or 25% of the gross amounts of all sums wagered on
Pick (N) tickets for that performance shall be paid into a pari-mutuel pool to
the known as the "Super (N)." The association shall notify the division in
writing before the beginning of each race meet of its decision as to which one
of the Pick (N) wagering and gross amount splits has been selected. Once the
meet begins, no changes shall be allowed without written approval of the
division.
2. The Super (N) and
Jackpot, if any, shall be distributed as a single price pool to those who
selected the first-place finisher in each of the Pick (N) contests, based upon
the official order of finish. If there are no wagers which selected the
first-place finisher in each of the races comprising the Pick (N), then the
Super (N) shall be distributed as a single price pool to those who selected the
first-place finisher in the greatest number of Pick (N) contests.
(b) Pick (N) with minor pool and
carryover.
1. The Pick (N) pool shall consist
of 3 separate and distinct pari-mutuel pools. At the option of the association,
50% or 75% of the gross amount of all sums wagered on Pick (N) tickets on each
performance shall be paid into the pari-mutuel pool to be known as the
"Jackpot". The remaining 50% or 25% of the gross amounts of all sums wagered on
Pick (N) tickets for that performance shall be paid into 2 pari-mutuel pools to
be known as the "Super (N)" and "Consolation" in percentages established by the
association equal to 50% or 25% of the gross amounts not paid into the Jackpot.
The association shall notify the division in writing before the beginning of
each race meet of its decision as to which one of the Pick (N) wagering and
gross amount splits has been selected. Once the meet begins, no changes shall
be allowed without written approval of the division.
2. The Super (N) and Jackpot, if any, shall
be distributed as a single price pool to those who selected the first-place
finisher in each of the Pick (N) contests, based upon the official order of
finish. The Consolation shall be distributed to those who selected the
first-place finisher in the second greatest number of Pick (N) contests, based
upon the official order of finish. If there are no wagers selecting the
first-place finisher of all Pick (N) contests, the Consolation shall be
distributed as a single price pool to those who selected the first-place
finisher in the greatest number of Pick (N) contests; and the Super N share
shall be added to the carryover.
(c) Pick (N) with no minor pool and no
carryover. The net Pick (N) pool shall be distributed as a single price pool to
those who selected the first-place finisher in the greatest number of Pick (N)
contests, based upon the official order of finish. If there are no winning
wagers, the pool is refunded.
(d)
Pick (N) with minor pool and no carryover-greatest correct.
1. The Pick (N) pool shall consist of 2
separate and distinct pari-mutuel pools. At the option of the association, 50%
or 75% of the gross amount of all sums wagered on Pick (N) tickets on each
performance shall be paid into the pari-mutuel pool to be known as the "Super
(N)". The remaining 50% or 25% of the gross amounts of all sums wagered on Pick
(N) tickets for that performance shall be paid into the pari-mutuel pool to be
known as the "Consolation". The association shall notify the division in
writing before the beginning of each race meet of its decision as to which one
of the Pick (N) wagering and gross amount splits has been selected. Once the
meet begins, no changes shall be allowed without written approval of the
division.
2. The Super N shall be
distributed to those who selected the first place finisher in the greatest
number of Pick (N) contests, based upon the official order of finish. The
Consolation pool shall be distributed to those who selected the first-place
finisher in the second greatest number of Pick (N) contests, based upon the
official order of finish. If there are no wagers selecting the first-place
finisher in a second greatest number of Pick (N) contests, the Consolation pool
shall be combined with the Super (N) for distribution as a single price pool to
those who selected the first-place finisher in the greatest number of Pick (N)
contests. If the greatest number of first-place finishers selected is one, the
Super (N) and Consolation are combined for distribution as a single price pool.
If there are no winning wagers, the pool is refunded.
(e) Pick (N) with minor pool and no
carryover-all correct.
1. The Pick (N) pool
shall consist of 2 separate and distinct pari-mutuel pools. At the option of
the association, 50% or 75% of the gross amount of all sums wagered on Pick (N)
tickets on each performance shall be paid into the pari-mutuel pool to be known
as the "Super (N)". The remaining 50% or 25% of the gross amounts of all sums
wagered on Pick (N) tickets for that performance shall be paid into the
pari-mutuel pool to be known as the "Consolation". The association shall notify
the division in writing before the beginning of each race meet of its decision
as to which one of the Pick (N) wagering and gross amount splits has been
selected. Once the meet begins, no changes shall be allowed without written
approval of the division.
2. The
Super (N) pool shall be distributed to those who selected the first-place
finisher in each of the Pick (N) contests, based upon the official order of
finish. The Consolation pool shall be distributed to those who selected the
first-place finisher in the second greatest number of Pick (N) contests, based
upon the official order of finish. If there are no wagers selecting the
first-place finisher in all Pick (N) contests, the entire net Pick (N) pool
shall be distributed as a single price pool to those who selected the
first-place finisher in the greatest number of Pick (N) contests.
(4) In the event of a
dead heat for win between 2 or more animals in any Pick (N) race, all such
animals in the dead heat for win shall be considered as the winner in the race
for the purpose of distributing the Jackpot, Consolation, and Super (N)
pools.
(5) Once the first contest
of the contests comprising the Pick (N) in any performance has begun, and until
the last of the contests is concluded, the association shall not report to the
public, to any of the association's employees or to any other person, the
number of tickets sold, total dollars wagered, or the number of tickets with
potential to win the Pick (N) or any information whatsoever about such tickets.
Furthermore, the totalizator system shall be constructed or programmed to
suppress the publication or printing of any such information from the beginning
of the first contest until the conclusion of the last of the contest comprising
the Pick (N) in any one performance except for the total dollars wagered in the
Pick (N) pool.
(6) No pari-mutuel
ticket for Pick (N) shall be sold, exchanged or canceled after the time of the
close of mutuel windows for wagering in the first of the contests comprising
the Pick (N), except for such refunds on Pick (N) tickets as are required under
this rule.
(7) Any payment in
excess of $100,000 from any Pick (N) pool must be paid by a company check or
certified check.
(8) Each jackpot
pool shall have a cap that the Jackpot and Super (N) pools may not exceed.
Prior to the opening of a meet the association shall declare a cap for the
Jackpot and Super (N) pools. Once the association has elected a cap the
association shall not alter the cap without providing the division with prior
written notice. If, at the close of any performance the amount accumulated in
the Jackpot or Super (N) pools equals or exceeds the cap, then at such time,
the Jackpot or Super (N) pools shall be frozen until it is won under the other
provisions of this section. Thereafter, the Jackpot or Super (N) pools are
frozen under these provisions and 100% of all subsequent contributions shall go
to the Super (N) pool and be distributed accordingly. Nothing herein shall
affect the total distribution of both pools on the closing day of any meet or
portion of a split meet.
(9) Prior
to the opening of a meet at which a Pick (N) wager will be offered, the
association may elect to force an early payout of the Jackpot or Super (N)
pools, as allowed by this rule and in no other manner. The election shall be
made by informing the division in writing prior to the opening of the meet of
the association's intent to force an early payout if the conditions of this
rule for an early payout are met. If the election is made, then an early payout
of the Jackpot or Super (N) pools shall be made as follows. Within 24 hours
after the Jackpot or Super (N) pools reaches their cap, the association shall
designate the performance at which the early payout shall be made by informing
the division in writing of the designated performance. The designated
performance shall be no sooner than 6 calendar days after the cap is reached
and no later than 13 calendar days after the cap is reached. If at the
conclusion of the last contest comprising the Pick (N) of the designated
performance, no wager has won the Jackpot or Super (N) pools, then the funds in
the Jackpot or Super (N) pools shall be transferred to the Super (N) pool for
the designated performance and distributed in the manner in which the Super (N)
pool is distributed.
