S.I. No. 135/1982 - Greyhound Race Track (Totalisator) (Trio) Regulations, 1982

S.I. No. 135 of 1982.

GREYHOUND RACE TRACK (TOTALISATOR) (TRIO) REGULATIONS, 1982

Bord na gCon in exercise of the powers conferred on it by subsection (3) of Section 40 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 Trio totalisator pool, that is to say:—

1 Definitions:

1. In these regulations—

( a ) "Trio Pool" means a pool for nominating the winning greyhound, the second greyhound and third greyhound in the order of finish in a race.

( b ) "Combination" means a bet in the Trio Pool in which the person making the bet nominates the numbers of the selected greyhounds in the manner required for the pool.

"Winning Combination" means the nomination of the winning greyhound, the second greyhound and the third greyhound in the order of finish.

( c ) "Second Placed Greyhound" means the second greyhound in the order of finish.

( d ) "Third Placed Greyhound" means the third greyhound in the order of finish.

2 Number of runners:

2. Trio pools shall be held only on races in which there are at least four advertised runners.

3 Calculation of Dividend in Trio Pool

3. The dividend in the Trio Pool shall be calculated by dividing the net pool by the number of units on the winning combination.

4 Dead Heat

4. ( a ) In the event of a dead heat for first place in a race then tickets bearing the numbers of such dead heating greyhounds coupled with the third placed greyhound shall be deemed the winning combinations.

( b ) In the event of a dead heat for second place in a race then tickets bearing the number of the first placed greyhound coupled with the numbers of such dead heating greyhounds shall be deemed the winning combinations.

( c ) In the event of a dead heat for third place in a race then tickets bearing the numbers of the first and second placed greyhounds in the correct order of finish coupled with the numbers of such dead heating greyhounds shall be deemed the winning combinations.

( d ) In the event of a dead heat for first, second or third place the dividends shall be calculated by dividing the net pool into as many equal portions as there are winning combinations. Each portion shall then be divided by the number of units on the winning combination to which it refers.

5 No unit of winning combination or combinations

5. If after the completion of a race in the pool there are no winning units on the winning combination or combinations then the operator may at his discretion carry forward the net pool to be added either in whole or in such parts as the operator may determine to the net pool in the next or a subsequent race in the Trio Pool at the same or another greyhound race track as the operator may decide.

6 Withdrawn Greyhounds

6. ( a ) If a greyhound or greyhounds be withdrawn from a race after the opening of betting on the race all bets on the greyhound or greyhounds so withdrawn shall be returnable in full and shall be deducted from the pool.

( b ) In the event of the remaining runners amounting to less than four then the pool shall be cancelled and all bets staked on that race shall be returnable in full.

7 General

7. Save as otherwise provided in these regulations the provisions of the Greyhound Race Track (Totalisator) (Operating) Regulations, 1971 (No. 47 of 1971) shall apply in respect of bets made and accepted on the Trio totalisator pool.

8 Citation and Commencement

8. ( a ) These regulations may be cited as the Greyhound Race Track (Totalisator) (Trio) Regulations, 1982.

( b ) These regulations shall come into operation on the 14th day of May, 1982.

GIVEN under the Seal of Bord na gCon this 4th day of May, 1982.

DES HANRAHAN

Chairman of the Board.

SEAMUS P. FLANAGAN,

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 Trio Pool at the totalisators operated by the Board on licensed greyhound race tracks.