La. Admin. Code tit. 35 § XVII-13115

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024

Section XVII-13115 - Historical Horse Race Specification and Selection Requirements

A. The outcome of any historical horse race wager shall be derived from the result of one or more historical horse races.

B. All historical horse races must be chosen at random from a database of actual historical horse races. All races in the database shall have a valid historical horse race result with details recorded at the same level as other races in the database, and shall include:

1. race location;

2. race date; and

3. finishing order.

C. If available and provided for in the recorded race data, other information such as horse name and jockey name or associated identifiers may be included in the race database.

D. In the case where a random process is used to select the historical horse races for a wager, all possible races in the database shall be available for selection.

E. Each terminal shall:

1. be tested by an independent testing laboratory, selected by the commission, and found to be in compliance with all applicable technical standards. Any modifications made to the terminal or software shall require re-testing;

2. provide race information that is current as of the day the horse race was actually run;

3. allow any patron that is handicapping to exit the manual handicapping interface;

4. display the information provided to the patron in graphic form which is discernable to the bettor;

5. not be in the nature of a slot machine. A terminal shall not be considered to be in the nature of a slot machine when it precludes the use of random elements to determine the outcome of a wager other than the selection of a race or races from a database of races, when all wagers and prizes are pari-mutuel in nature, and when it does not include any interest of the licensee.

F. Prior to the patron making his or her wager selections, the terminal shall:

1. make true and accurate past performance information available on each historical horse race; and

2. not display any information that would allow the patron to identify the historical horse race on which the patron is wagering, including:

a. the location of the race;

b. the date on which the race was run;

c. the names of the horses in the race; or

d. the names of the jockeys who rode the horses in the race.

G. In addition to the requirement of Paragraph 2 of Subsection F of this Section, the terminal may also display the wager and its outcome as part of an entertaining display, provided the underlying wager and outcome functions according to the pari-mutuel wagering pool specifications provided by the historical horse racing licensee to the commission.

H. Approximate odds or payouts for each wagering pool shall be posted, or made available, on each terminal for viewing by patrons.

La. Admin. Code tit. 35, § XVII-13115

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Racing Commission, LR 481817 (7/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 4:141, R.S. 4:142 and R.S. 4:148.