La. Admin. Code tit. 35 § XV-12329

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024

Section XV-12329 - Simulcast Video Transmission

A. Every simulcast shall be encrypted using a time displacement decoding algorithm encryption system.

B. Not less than 30 minutes prior to the commencement of the transmission of each racing program, the host association shall initiate a test program of its transmitter, encryption, decoding and data communication to assure proper operation of the system.

C. Every simulcast shall contain a digital display of the actual time of day, the name of the race track from where it emanates, the number of the race being displayed, and the sequential fractional time of the race as the race is being run.

D. The host association shall retain a video record of all simulcasts, in decoded form, and shall provide a copy of such record on girth a 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch video cassette when requested by the commission.

E. Each host association is responsible for the contents of its simulcast and shall use all responsible efforts to present a simulcast which offers viewers an exemplary depiction of its racing program, a periodic display of wagering information and continuity programming between horse racing events.

F. The transmission of data between the totalizator system at the host association and the remote terminals at the off-track wagering facility shall be independent of the simulcast transmission. A separate point-to-point leased data communications line, using either analog or digital transmission methods, shall be required between the host association and each off-track wagering facility.

G. There shall be sufficient television monitors in each tote room to provide key tote employees a view of all horses starting from the starting gate at any track.

H. In the event of a data or wagering communication failure, and communication is not restored by three minutes to post for the current race at the host track, betting shall cease at the guest track and/or off-track wagering facilities where such communication has been lost, and wagers to that point shall be manually merged. No further wagering data shall be accepted at the failed facilities until communications can be restored and authorization is given by both the host and guest mutuel departments.

I. In the event of a data communication failure which requires the manual merging of pools, betting for the next race cannot proceed at guest tracks or off-track wagering facilities which have suffered such loss until data communication has been re-established and all payoffs for any prior race have been posted. Races shall not be delayed at the host track past post time as normally reflected on the infield tote board while awaiting the re-establishment of failed data communications between the host track and guest or off-track wagering facility.

J. Any loss in communications causing a delay in races or payoffs between host tracks, guest tracks and/or off-track wagering parlors shall be considered an "incident" and will require incident reports to be filed with the commission by all tote managers and mutuel managers involved within 48 hours of the incident.

La. Admin. Code tit. 35, § XV-12329

Promulgated by the Department of Commerce, Racing Commission, LR 14:289 (May 1988), amended by the Department of Economic Development, Racing Commission, LR 17:171 (February 1991).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 4:141 and R.S. 4:211-227.