Totalisator Agency Board (Betting) Amendment Regulations 1990 (WA)

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TOTALISATOR AGENCY BOARD BETTING ACT 1960

TOTALISATOR AGENCY BOARD (BETTING) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS

1990

Made by the Totalisator Agency Board with the approval of His Excellency the

Governor in Executive Council.

Citation

1.These regulations may be cited as the Totalisator Agency Board (Betting)

Amendment Regulations 1990.

Principal regulations

2. In these regulations the Totalisator Agency Board (Betting) Regulations 1988*

are referred to as the principal regulations.
[*Published in the Gazette of 25 March 1988 at pp. 935-55. For amendments to

15 March 1990 see Gazettes of 29 November 1988, 23 March and 26 May 1989.]

Regulation 48B inserted

3. After regulation 48A of the principal regulations the following regulation is

inserted—

Scoop bets (Australian Rules Football)

48B (1) In this regulation—

"away team", in relation to a match, means the team other than the

home team;

"home team", in relation to a match, means the team nominated as the

home team under subregulation (4);

"pool" means a collection of matches determined by the Board under

subregulation (3) as comprising a pool;

"secondary winning ticket", in relation to a pool in which there is no winning ticket, means a ticket that nominates the highest number of correct results of matches in the pool;
"winning ticket", in relation to a pool, means a ticket with the results

of every match in the pool correctly nominated on it.

(2) For a scoop bet on an Australian Rules Football pool, the person making

the bet nominates—

(a)	the amount of the bet; and
(b)	the result of each match in the pool being either—

(i) a win by the home team;

(ii) a win by the away team; or

(iii) a draw,

and the results of matches in the pool shall be determined by reference to information supplied on the day of each match by the sporting authority or its agent and published by the Board.

(3) The matches to be included in a pool shall be determined by the Board

as it thinks fit and—

of the takings in accordance with subregulation (7).

(a)	different pools may include different numbers of matches;
(b)	matches played on different days may be included in the same

pool; and

(c) one match may be included in more than one pool.

(4) In relation to each match in a pool, the sporting authority shall nominate one team as the home team, or if the sporting authority fails to make such a nomination, the Board may nominate a home team.

(5) The Board in accordance with regulation 15, and otherwise by announce- ments and advertisements as the Board may determine, shall give notice of—

(a) the teams participating in, and the venue and date of, all

matches included in a pool;

(b)	the home team in each match included in the pool;
(c)	the closing date and time for the pool, after which bets shall not

be accepted; and

(d) the details required by the Board to be marked, or otherwise

given to the Board in making a bet.

(6) Except as provided in subregulation (9), where totalisator betting is conducted on an Australian Rules Football pool, the Board shall deduct a commission of 25% of the gross takings of the pool and apply the balance

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(7) Except as provided in subregulation (9), the balance of the takings

referred to in subregulation (6) shall--

(a)	where there is one winning ticket, be paid to the winning ticket holder;
(b)	where there is more than one winning ticket, be divided by the number of winning tickets and a dividend paid accordingly to the holders of those tickets;

(c) where there is no winning ticket—

(i) as to 20% of the balance, be divided by the number of secondary winning tickets and a dividend paid accordingly to the holder or holders of those tickets; and

(ii) as to 80% of the balance, be carried over to a subsequent pool,

except where the Board in its absolute discretion determines that the entire balance should be paid to the holder or holders of secondary winning tickets, in which case it shall divide the balance by the number of secondary winning tickets and pay a dividend accordingly to the holder or holders of those tickets;

or

(d) where no person selects the correct result in any match in a pool, be carried over to a subsequent pool.

(8) Where a match in a pool is postponed from one day to another, abandoned or cancelled, that match shall be omitted from the pool and the results of the pool shall be based upon the remaining matches.

(9) Notwithstanding subregulations (6) and (7), where all the matches in a pool are abandoned or cancelled, all bets on that pool shall be refunded by the Board.

(10) Where a match is forfeited by a team, the opposing team shall be

deemed to have won the match. ".

Part 6 amended

4. Part 6 of the principal regulations is amended by inserting after Division 3

the following Division-

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Division 4—Soccer

Soccer matches prescribed

52. Pursuant to section 57 (1) (b) of the Act, any soccer match or series of soccer matches selected by the Board, whether conducted in the State or elsewhere, is prescribed to be a sporting event for the purposes of section 19A (1) (c) of the Act.

Interpretation

53.	In this Division— "away team", in relation to a match, means the team other than the
"draw" means a match in which both teams fail to score, or score the home team; same number of goals;

"home team", in relation to a match, means the team nominated as the

home team under regulation 54(3);

"match" means a soccer game played or to be played between 2 teams;

"pool" means a collection of matches determined by the Board under

regulation 54 (2) as comprising a pool;

"secondary winning ticket", in relation to a pool in which there is no winning ticket, means a ticket that nominates the highest number of correct results of matches in the pool;

"sporting authority" means the Western Australian Soccer Federation, or the appropriate ruling body in respect of Soccer games conducted outside the State, whichever is responsible for the conduct of the game;
"team" means a team of players representing a Soccer Club that is

competing in a competition;

"winning ticket", in relation to a pool, means a ticket with the results

of every match in the pool correctly nominated on it.

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Scoop bets (soccer)

54. (1) For a scoop bet on a Soccer pool, the person making the bet nominates—

(a)	the amount of the bet; and
(b)	the result of each match in the pool being either—

(i) a win by the home team;

(ii) a win by the away team; or

(iii) a draw,

and the results of matches in the pool shall be determined by reference to information supplied on the day of each match by the sporting authority or its agent and published by the Board.

(2) The matches to be included in a pool shall be determined by the Board

as it thinks fit and—

(a)	different pools may include different numbers of matches;
(b)	matches played on different days may be included in the same

pool; and

(c) one match may be included in more than one pool.

(3) In relation to each match in a pool, the sporting authority shall nominate one team as the home team, or if the sporting authority fails to make such a nomination, the Board may nominate a home team.

(4) The Board in accordance with regulation 15, and otherwise by announce- ments and advertisements as the Board may determine, shall give notice of—

(a) the teams participating in, and the venue and date of, all

matches included in a pool;

(b)	the home team in each match included in the pool;
(c)	the closing date and time for the pool, after which bets shall not

be accepted; and

(d) the details required by the Board to be marked, or otherwise

given to the Board in making a bet.

(5) Except as provided in subregulation (8), where totalisator betting is conducted on a Soccer pool, the Board shall deduct a commission of 25% of the gross takings of the Pool and apply the balance of the takings in accordance with subregulation (6).

(6) Except as provided in subregulation (8), the balance of the takings

referred to in subregulation (5) shall—

(a) where there is one winning ticket, be paid to the winning ticket

holder;

(b)	where there is more than one winning ticket, be divided by the
number of winning tickets and a dividend paid accordingly to the holders of those tickets;
(c)	where there is no winning ticket—

(0 as to 20% of the balance, be divided by the number of secondary winning tickets and a dividend paid accordingly to the holder or holders of those tickets; and

(ii) as to 80% of the balance, be carried over to a subsequent pool,

except where the Board in its absolute discretion determines that the entire balance should be paid to the holder or holders of secondary winning tickets, in which case it shall divide the balance by the number of secondary winning tickets and pay a dividend accordingly to the holder or holders of those tickets;

or

(d) where no person selects the correct result in any match in a pool,

be carried over to a subsequent pool.

(7) Where a match in a pool is postponed from one day to another, abandoned or cancelled, that match shall be omitted from the pool and the results of the pool shall be based upon the remaining matches.

(8) Notwithstanding subregulations (5) and (6), where all the matches in a pool are abandoned or cancelled, all bets on that pool shall be refunded by the Board.

(0) Where a match is forfeited by a team, the opposing team shall be deemed

to have won the match. ".

By His Excellency's Command,

G. PEARCE, Clerk of the Council.