Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission
Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel
Chapter 6 - PERMITTEE
Section 6-1 - Permittee Requirements - Live Events

(a) Every permit to hold a Pari-Mutuel Event, limited to a maximum time of three (3) year(s), is granted upon the condition that the Permittee shall accept, observe and assist in the enforcement of the Rules. It shall be the duty of each officer, director and every Permittee, official and employee to observe and assist in the enforcement of the Rules.

(b) Members of the Commission and its designated representatives shall have the right of full and complete entry to any and all parts of the grounds and mutuel plants of the Permittee.

(c) Each Permittee shall police its grounds at all times in such a manner as to preclude the admission of any person in and around the stables excepting those having bona fide business and duly licensed by the Commission.

(d) Racing Permittee shall make prompt written acknowledgment of stakes nominations and subscriptions to the Commission.

(e) All distance poles/markers shall be painted as follows:

1/4 - red and white

1/8 - green and white

1/16 - black and white

(f) Stands for judges, timers and Stewards shall be maintained and protected from the elements, in positions commanding an uninterrupted view of the entire racing strip or area where the participants are competing, and subject to the approval by the Commission.

(g) The Permittee shall provide communications between each station of the patrol judges, starter, outrider, official veterinarian, ambulance and the Stewards. The method of communication shall be approved by the Commission.

(h) All race tracks in Wyoming operating under the jurisdiction of this Commission must install and use an approved type Film Patrol, with not less than two cameras operating from positions designated by the Commission.

(i) No Permittee shall be permitted to enter into an agreement or adopt any policy which would prohibit any horse having been granted a stall at Permittee's meeting from being entered in any race for which the horse is eligible unless the Permittee has obtained the prior approval of the Commission.

(j) Each applicant seeking dates for a live pari-mutuel event must submit an application to the Commission no later than the date set by the Commission, but not less than sixty (60) days prior to the date of the proposed meeting. Application for permits shall give dates requested, fully identify the applicant, shall include a proper financial statement showing the financial responsibility of the applicant, shall show the purpose and use of the permit, and shall describe the races to be conducted, the manner of wagering and the names and identification of those to supervise the wagering and the controls and supervision by the applicant (pari-mutuel manager, stewards, and racing secretary) and shall include an approval of the corporation or association applying by their respective County Commissioners. A fee of one hundred ($100.00) dollars for each live event day and a surety bond, certificate of deposit or letter of credit of not less than $5,000.00 (security not required of a county entity) made in favor of the State of Wyoming must accompany the application.

(k) New applicants that have not previously held a live flat track racing event permit shall, as a prerequisite to receiving a live event permit, provide in their application a certified report from a licensed surveyor detailing the grade and measurement of the distances to be run. Live racing event permits shall not be issued until the track is completed and surveyed, and a certified report is received, and approved, by the Commission. For applications received prior to January 10, 2024, but not yet approved, applicants shall be required to supplement their application with a certified report of the completed track. If there are any changes to the grade or measurement of the distances to be run, an updated report shall be provided to the Commission prior to any permitted events being run.

(l) Operators that have previously held a live flat track racing event permit and that have been issued a live event permit for 2024 shall, no later than April 1, 2024, provide to the Commission a certified report from a licensed surveyor detailing the grade and measurement of the distances to be run. Failure to provide a certified report to the Commission may be grounds to suspend a Permittee's live event permit until such time as the certified report is received, and approved, by the Commission. Upon good cause shown the Commission may extend the deadline at their discretion.

(m) Prior to the first live flat track racing event day of the season, each Permittee shall submit to an independent third party inspection, to be selected and scheduled by the Commission, at the Commission's expense. The Permittee shall make a representative available for inspection. The inspection shall be referred to as the Racetrack Safety Inspection consisting of the racetrack and permitted grounds. The inspection shall include, but not be limited to, the cushion, subsurface, base, banking of the turns, starting gate, inside and outside rail, paddock, and barn area to determine whether the racetrack and permitted grounds are adequately designed, constructed, and maintained to provide for the safety of all human and equine participants. Any safety issues identified in the Racetrack Safety Inspections shall be addressed to the Commission's satisfaction prior to any races being conducted.

(n) All applicants shall provide a live event "Operations Plan" with their application that summarizes the proposed event operations, racetrack safety plans, and emergency contingency plans. These plans shall be approved prior to the issuance of a permit. Operators that have previously held a live event permit and that have been issued a live event permit for 2024 shall, no later than April 1, 2024, provide to the Commission their Operations Plan for Commission approval.

(o) Each Permittee approved by the Commission to conduct a race meeting must offer to the public the Daily Racing Form or another publication of equal merit which reveals the past performance records of the horses racing at the meeting.

(p) A complete list of all racing officials and other personnel required by the Commission shall be submitted to the Commission by the Permittee not less than sixty (60) days prior to the date approved for the racing to begin.

(q) The Commission reserves the right to demand a change of personnel or officials for good and sufficient reason. The successor to an official or employee that is replaced shall be subject to approval of the Commission.

(r) Permittee shall furnish and maintain both a suitable man ambulance and a suitable horse ambulance each day that their tracks or area where participants are competing may be open, whether competing or exercising horses; equipped and ready for immediate duty and placed at a location approved by the Stewards, which is at no time obstructed.

(s) Each Permittee shall equip and maintain at its facility temporary hospital or infirmary facilities equipped with such first aid appliances and material as shall be approved by the Commission and shall provide the attendance of competent medical personnel during the event hours.

(t) Permittee shall at all times maintain the event surface in good condition and shall have available adequate and proper equipment and implements to maintain a uniform event surface, weather conditions permitting. A list of all equipment and implements to be utilized during the live flat track racing event shall be submitted to the Commission at least thirty (30) days prior to the first day of the event and subject to the Executive Director's approval following consultation with the Commission's Safety Officer and/or Track Stewards.

(u) Each Permittee shall make its racing surface available to the horsemen at least five (5) days in advance of the first live flat track racing event day of the season for training and conditioning, weather conditions permitting. Track availability for training and conditioning for the duration of the race meet shall be posted in the racing office.

(v) Each barn shall be numbered and each stall shall be numbered and a record of each stall assignment shall be filed with the Racing Secretary.

(w) Each Permittee shall maintain and furnish police and watchman service as may be needed or requested by the Commission. Police must be fully empowered to enforce law and order and cooperate in the enforcement of the rules.

(x) Each Permittee shall employ and pay for the services of two people or more if necessary, who will be selected by and be under the direction of the Commission as Special Police.

(y) Permittees may be required to reimburse the Commission for the actual cost of additional Veterinarian services required to effectuate the Racing Soundness Exams required by Pari-Mutuel Rules, Chapter 8, Section 2(n).

(z) Each Permittee shall employ a Track Safety Officer that shall be on duty whenever the racetrack is open for training, conditioning, and racing. The individual shall monitor the paddock, barns and racetrack areas, collect and analyze data as appropriate, and be responsible for ensuring the safety on the permitted grounds. The Track Safety Officer shall report all injuries and incidents to the Stewards, Commission Veterinarian, and the Commission Safety Officer.