Conn. Agencies Regs. § 12-574-F55 - Rules of the game
(a)
Cancellations. The association may, in an emergency, postpone or
cancel any game. The association shall immediately notify the division judge of
any change and the reasons therefore, in writing, and said notification shall
be filed with the division within twenty-four (24) hours after taking
effect.
(b)
Termination of
game . Except as provided herein when a game is started, it cannot be
terminated until win, place and show positions have been officially posted. In
the event of a player or players competing out of rotation before the win
position has been determined, rotation being the point by point progression of
any game , the game shall be declared "off" by the division judge and a full and
complete refund made on all wagers for that game. However, if a player or
players compete out of rotation during a playoff for place or show the division
judge shall cause the game to be returned to the situation prior to the
rotational error, and play shall resume with the position(s) determined prior
to the rotational error intact. However, in the case where a game is completed
and the official results determined, and where it is subsequently discovered
that errors of rotation had occurred in that game, the official results shall
stand and the payouts shall be made accordingly.
(c)
Start of game . When a game
is started, the player representing post position one and the player
representing post position two shall appear on the playing court. When signaled
by the chief judge, the player in post position one shall serve the first ball
from the service line. In accordance with section
12-574-F55(e)
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the game shall have been
officially started.
(d)
Defective ball. Should a ball become defective during the playing
of a game , any player on the court shall have the right to call said defect to
the attention of the chief court judge and if in the opinion of the chief court
judge it is defective another ball shall be put in play at the conclusion of a
point.
(e)
The serve.
(1) A designated uniform serve area approved
by the division shall be specified on the playing court. A ball shall be served
from this area and failure to do so shall cause the server to forfeit the point
to his opponent.
(2) If the server
for any reason does not complete a serve or should the ball touch any article
of clothing or anything on the person of the server or his partner before being
caught by the cesta , the server shall forfeit the point to his
opponent.
(3) Only one serve shall
be allowed for each point in all games, except partido matches when one (1)
overserve is permitted for each point played. No carom serves shall be
permitted in singles games.
(f)
Ball in play. Upon the serve
hitting the front wall, a ball shall be in play and the ball shall be ruled in
play until a point or a judges ' ruling is made.
(g)
Interference. Should the
ball hit any of the server's opponents, the chief judge shall decide whether it
is a foul or whether the server should be credited with the point. The judges
shall also decide, in the case of a contender obstructing a play of his
opponent, whether it was done intentionally or accidentally. Should it be an
intentional interference, the player who caused it shall forfeit the point. If
accidental or unavoidable, the point shall be played over. The judges cannot
rule interference if, in their opinion, the player could not complete the shot
if the interference had not occurred.
(h)
Official game s. Official
games shall be known as elimination singles, elimination doubles, elimination
triples, spectacular seven, spectacular nine and two team partidos to twelve or
more points or any other game format approved by the division . Only official
games shall be eligible for pari-mutuel wagering.
(i)
Elimination game s. In
elimination singles, elimination doubles, elimination triples and spectacular
seven games, all players, with the exception of those in first and second
positions, shall be seated on a bench in the rear of the court according to
their post position . When the game has started, players occupying first and
second positions shall compete for the first point until one of the players is
eliminated. The player winning the point shall then become the server and his
opponent shall be that player which is next in line on the front of the bench.
The player who has just been eliminated is to take the rear seat on the other
end of the bench until such time as all other players seated on the bench have
had an opportunity to play through elimination of one another, and he becomes
the first man on the bench again. These games are ruled by the elimination of
players until the total required points are scored to decide the win, place and
show positions.
(j)
Points to
win. In elimination singles, elimination doubles, elimination triples
and spectacular seven games, the number of points required to decide the winner
shall be one less than the number of post positions competing in the game .
Spectacular seven shall be an eight-post position seven-point game in which all
points are doubled after each post position has been on the court
once.
(k)
Play-off.
(1) After a winner has been declared, playoff
rules to decide place and show positions vary according to the number of points
scored by the participating players or teams and shall be played according to
the players' or teams' rotating position (not post position ) i.e. in the order
in which they were defeated.
(2)
When there still remain five or seven players or teams, all of which are tied
without a point to their credit, the play-off shall be for a goal of one point
less than the number of post positions represented in the play-off.
(3) When there still remain five or seven
players or teams, all of which are tied with one point or more, the play-off
shall be continued until one player or team reaches the number of points
designated for the game .
(4) In
case of two ties after a winner has been declared official, and there are still
two players or teams tied with the same number of points, the place position
shall be awarded to the player or team making the next point, and show position
shall go to the loser of said point.
(5) In the case of three ties after a winner
has been declared official, and there remain three players or teams tied for
place or show, or both, the play-off shall be through elimination, according to
their rotating position. If at any time during a play-off a player or team
reaches the designated number of points that the game calls for, said player,
or team, shall immediately be awarded the place or show position, as the case
may be, and the remaining players or teams shall forfeit the right to play for
said position.
(6) In case of four
or six ties after a winner has been declared official and there remain four or
six players or teams, tied for place or show, or both, the play-off shall be
through elimination according to their rotating position. The first two players
or teams will play the first point. The next two players or teams will play for
one point, and the remaining (in case of six) players or teams will also play
for one point. Winners of these points will play additional points to decide
place or show position, as the case may require. If at any time during a
play-off a player or team reaches the designated number of points that the game
calls for, said player, or team shall immediately be awarded the place or show
position, as the case may be, and the remaining players or teams shall forfeit
the right to play for said position.
(l)
Notice of cancellation,
substitutions. When for any reason a change shall be made by
substitution of one or more players, or should a game be canceled for any
reason, official notice thereof shall be made and posted in the lobby near the
parimutuel windows. Announcements shall also be made over the public address
system, notifying the public of any such changes. Said notices and
announcements shall be made as soon as possible before the start of the
game .
(m)
House rules.
The game of jai alai shall be played only in accordance with sections
12-574-F50
to
12-574-F56,
inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Association
modifications or "house rules" shall have prior division approval.
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