16 Tex. Admin. Code § 321.217 - Stop Betting Command

(a) At the appropriate time before each live race, a steward or racing judge shall issue the "stop betting" command to activate the locking control switch and ring the off bell.

(b) The mutuel manager and the totalisator operator shall ensure all wagering stops when the "stop betting" command is issued.

(c) An association may not permit a wager to be accepted or a ticket to be cancelled after the "stop betting" command has been issued.

(d) If a wager is accepted after the "stop betting" command has been issued:

(1) the mutuel manager, before the race is declared official, shall inform the stewards or racing judges and the pari-mutuel auditor of the wagers made after the "stop betting" command was issued;

(2) the stewards or racing judges, after consulting with the mutuel manager and the pari-mutuel auditor, shall order the association:

(A) to refund the wagers made after the stop betting command was issued; or

(B) to refund all wagers on the race.

(e) A wager accepted after the stop betting command has been issued is not a valid wager and must be refunded. If the totalisator system cannot document the time at which the "stop betting" command was issued, the "stop betting" command is presumed to have been issued at the time the starting gate opened for the race.

Notes

16 Tex. Admin. Code § 321.217

The provisions of this §321.217 adopted to be effective April 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 2160