S.I. No. 89/1966 - Greyhound Race Track (Totalisator) (Twin Double) Regulations, 1966.

S.I. No. 89 of 1966.

GREYHOUND RACE TRACK (TOTALISATOR) (TWIN DOUBLE) REGULATIONS, 1966.

ARRANGEMENT OF ARTICLES.

Article.

1. Definitions.

2. Minimum Number of Runners.

3. Issue of Tickets.

4. Calculation of Dividend.

5. Dead-Heat.

6. No Unit on Winning Combination or Combinations.

7. Withdrawn Greyhounds.

8. No Race.

9. Abandoned or Postponed Meeting.

10. Failure to Exchange Tickets.

11. Limitations.

12. Citation and Commencement.

S.I. No. 89 of 1966.

GREYHOUND RACE TRACK (TOTALISATOR) (TWIN DOUBLE) REGULATIONS, 1966.

Bord na gCon in exercise of the powers conferred on it by subsection (3) of Section 40 and by subsection (3) of Section 5 of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 (No. 12 of 1958), hereby makes the following regulations, which shall constitute the terms of contract on which bets may be made and accepted on the Twin Double totalisator pool, that is to say :

1 Definitions

1. In these regulations :

(a) the words and expressions used shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Greyhound Race Track (Totalisator) (Operating) Regulations, 1960 (No. 65 of 1960);

(b) " Twin Double Pool " means a pool for nominating the winning greyhound in four selected races.

2 Minimum number of runners.

2. Twin Double pools shall be held only on races in which there are at least two advertised runners.

3 Issue of Tickets.

3. Separate tickets shall be issued in respect of the first two selected races and the second two selected races in the pool. Bets for the first two selected races shall only be made up to the time of the start of the first selected race. Holders of tickets bearing the numbers of the winning greyhounds in the first two selected races shall exchange their tickets up to the time of the start of the third selected race of the pool for a ticket bearing a combination in the second two selected races. All persons making bets on the first two selected races shall pay the full amount of the betting unit and no further payment shall be made in respect of the ticket for the second two selected races.

4 Calculation of Dividend.

4. The dividend shall be calculated by dividing the net pool by the number of units on the winning combination or combinations of the second two selected races.

5 Dead-Heat.

5. In the event of a dead-heat for first place in any of the selected races such dead-heating greyhounds shall be deemed the winners of that selected race.

6 No Unit on Winning Combination or Combinations.

6. If, after the completion of the first two or the second two selected races the winning combination or combinations are unbacked, then the net pool shall be carried forward and added to the net pool in a subsequent Twin Double pool whether at the same or another greyhound race track as the operator may determine.

7 Withdrawn Greyhounds.

7. (a) If a greyhound is withdrawn in the first or the third selected races in the pool then the tickets bearing the number of the withdrawn greyhound shall become exchangeable tickets for the first two or the second two selected races as the case may be.

(b) If a greyhound is withdrawn in the second or the fourth selected races in the pool then the tickets bearing the number of the withdrawn greyhound together with the winning greyhound of the first selected race or the third selected race, as the case may be, shall become exchangeable tickets for the first two or the second two selected races, as the case may be.

8 No Race.

8. (a) In the event of any of the selected races being declared a " no race " then the pool shall be operated on the remaining selected races.

(b) In the event of any three of the four selected races being declared a " no race " then the pool shall be cancelled and the total amount staked in the pool at that meeting shall be refunded on presentation of the tickets.

9 Abandoned or Postponed Meeting.

9. In the event of a meeting being abandoned or postponed before the completion of the second selected race then the pool shall be cancelled and the total amount staked in the pool at that meeting shall be refunded on presentation of the tickets.

10 Failure to Exchange Tickets.

10. (a) Where exchangeable tickets have not been exchanged, the amount of the stakes for such unexchanged tickets shall be deducted from the pool and shall be refunded on presentation of the tickets.

(b) No liability can be accepted by the operator in the event of the holder of an exchangeable ticket failing, for any reason, to exchange such ticket.

11 Limitations.

11. Save, as otherwise provided in these regulations, the provisions of the Greyhound Race Track (Totalisator) (Operating) Regulations, 1960 (No. 65 of 1960), shall apply in respect of the operation of the Twin Double pool.

12 Citation and Commencement.

12. (a) These regulations may be cited as the Greyhound Race Track (Totalisator) (Twin Double) Regulations, 1966.

(b) These regulations shall come into operation on the first day of June, 1966.

GIVEN under the Seal of Bord na gCon, this 3rd day of May, 1966.

(Sgd.) DES HANRAHAN,

Chairman of the Board.

(Sgd.) S. P. FLANAGAN,

Chief Officer of the Board,

an officer authorised by the Board to authenticate the Seal of the Board.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations, made by Bord na gCon, set out the conditions applicable to betting on the Twin Double Pool at the totalisators operated by the Board on licensed greyhound race tracks.