Section 294-2.004 - COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT2.004.01 Associations may allow telephones for the benefit of the public for transacting ordinary business.2.004.02 Racing patrons and licensees may utilize public telephones or private portable telephones or other means of communication only in accordance with the following restrictions. From one hour prior to the first post until the results of the last race are official, unless otherwise specifically authorized by the commission or by the association in compliance with these rules, no person shall convey or receive:
a) messages concerning the placing of any wager, or odds or probable pays on any wager, orb) messages regarding the results of any race until such results are official.2.004.03 Races may be broadcast or televised live only with the prior approval of the Commission. A written request, including a list of races to be televised or broadcast, must be submitted to the commission. Complete results and pay-offs can be announced, broadcast, and televised when the race has been declared official.
Any person or station violating any of these rules will be immediately reported to the Federal Communications Commission (F.C.C.) and any approval which may have been granted by the Commission shall immediately be cancelled.
2.004.04 At least one telephone on a private line, and additional telephones and service that the Commission deems necessary, shall be installed in the quarters assigned to and occupied by the Commission. All costs of such telephone service shall be borne by the Association and the service shall not be interrupted at any time during said period.2.004.05 The association shall install and maintain in good working condition a communications system including the: stewards' stand;
racing office;
pari-mutuel manager and totalizator systems room;
jockey room;
paddock;
test barn;
starting gate;
weigh-in scale;
patrol judge or gate judge;
official veterinarian;
video camera sites;
clocker's stand;
ambulances;
outriders;
Commission office; and
other locations designated by the Commission.
2.004.06 An association shall provide and maintain a public address system capable of transmitting announcements to the patrons and stable area.294 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 2, § 294-2.004