58 Pa. Code § 163.35 - Telephone and telegraph
(a) A
telephone, telegraph, teletype, semaphore, signal device, radio, television or
other method of electrical, mechanical, manual or visual communication may not
be installed or employed within the enclosure of a licensee, until approved by
the Commission.
(1) Telephones at the track or
on the grounds of the association conducting the meeting shall be connected to
a central switchboard. The telephones shall be closed to the public 1 hour
prior to the first race of the day. A call is not allowed to be made or
received after the telephones are closed until after the last race has been
finished, except by the officials of the Commission, by authorized officials of
the association or accredited members of the press.
(2) Telegraph wires at the track or on the
grounds of the association conducting the meeting shall be closed 1 hour prior
to the first race of the day. Wires are not allowed to be sent or received
after the telegraph wires are closed until after the last race has been
finished except by the officials of the Commission, by authorized officials of
the association or accredited members of the press.
(3) Pay station telephones at the tracks or
on the grounds of the association conducting the meeting shall be locked by
track security 1 hour prior to the first race of the day and remained locked
until after the last race has been finished.
(4) The association is responsible to see
that unauthorized persons do not use their telephones during the periods
mentioned in paragraphs (1)-(3).
(b) An association licensed by the Commission
may not knowingly transmit or allow to be transmitted by telephone, telegraph,
teletype, semaphore, signal device, radio, television or other method of
electrical, mechanical, manual or visual communication from the enclosure of
its track, the result of a race until at least 30 minutes after the race is
declared official, with the exception of the final race of the program.
Associations licensed by this Commission may allow radio or television
broadcasts of racing programs upon approval of the Commission.
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