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7873.0190 PICK SIX.
Subpart 1.
Scope.
The pick six pari-mutuel pool is not a parlay and has no connection with or relation to any other pari-mutuel pool conducted by the association.
Subp. 2.
Ticket is evidence of binding contract.
A pick six pari-mutuel ticket shall be evidence of a binding contract between the holder of the ticket and the association and the ticket shall constitute an acceptance of the pick six provisions and rules.
Subp. 3.
Pick six may be given distinctive name.
A pick six may be given a distinctive name by the association conducting the race meeting, subject to prior approval by the commission.
Subp. 4.
Pick six pool.
The pick six pari-mutuel pool consists of amounts contributed for a selection for win only in each of six races designated by the association with the approval of the commission. Each person purchasing a pick six ticket shall designate the winning horse in each of the six races comprising the pick six.
Subp. 5.
Coupled entries and fields.
Those horses constituting an entry of coupled horses, or those horses coupled to constitute the mutuel field in a race comprising the pick six, shall race as a single wagering interest for the purpose of the pick six pari-mutuel pool calculations and payouts to the public. However, if any part of either an entry or the field racing as a single wagering interest is a starter in a race the entry or the field selection shall remain as the designated selection to win in that race for the pick six calculation and the selection shall not be deemed a scratch.
Subp. 6.
Calculation of pool.
The pick six pari-mutuel pool must be calculated according to one of the two following methods as approved by the commission:
A.
(1) Seventy-five percent of the net amount in the pari-mutuel pool subject to distribution among winning ticket holders shall be distributed among the holders of pari-mutuel tickets which correctly designate the official winner in each of the six races comprising the pick six. Twenty-five percent of the net amount in the pari-mutuel pool subject to distribution among winning ticket holders shall be distributed among holders of pari-mutuel tickets which correctly designate the second greatest number of official winners of the six races comprising the pick six.
(2)
In the event there is no pari-mutuel ticket properly issued which correctly designates the official winner in each of the six races comprising the pick six, 75 percent of the pari-mutuel pool shall not be distributed but shall be retained by the association as distributable amounts and shall be carried over and included in the pick six pari-mutuel pool for the next succeeding racing date as an additional net amount to be distributed among the holders of pari-mutuel tickets which correctly designate the official winner in each of the six races comprising the pick six pool that day. The remaining 25 percent shall be distributed among the holders of pick six tickets which correctly designate the most official winners of the six races comprising the pick six.
B.
(1) Fifty percent of the net amount in the pari-mutuel pool subject to distribution among winning ticket holders shall be distributed among the holders of pari-mutuel tickets which correctly designate the official winner in each of the six races comprising the pick six. Fifty percent of the net amount in the pari-mutuel pool subject to distribution among winning ticket holders shall be distributed among holders of pari-mutuel tickets which correctly designate the second greatest number of official winners of the six races comprising the pick six.
(2)
In the event there is no pari-mutuel ticket properly issued which correctly designates the official winner of each of the six races comprising the pick six, 50 percent of the pari-mutuel pool shall not be distributed but shall be retained by the association as a distributable amount and shall be carried over and included in the pick six pari-mutuel pool for the next succeeding racing date as an additional net amount to be distributed among the holders of pari-mutuel tickets which correctly designate the official winner in each of the six races comprising the pick six pool that day. The remaining 50 percent shall be distributed among the holders of pick six tickets which correctly designate the most official winners of the six races comprising the pick six.
The method of distribution shall be selected by the racing association and implemented after approval by the commission; provided that the method of distribution benefits the wagering public and does not adversely affect the integrity of racing.
C.
Should no distribution be made pursuant to item A or B on the last day of the association's meeting, then the entire distributable pool and all money accumulated in the pool shall be distributed to the holders of tickets correctly designating the most winning selections of the six races comprising the pick six for that day. If, for any reason, the final day of racing is canceled or the pick six pool has not been distributed, the pool shall be escrowed by the association, and the pool, as well as all accrued interest, shall be carried over and included in the pick six pari-mutuel pool for the next succeeding racing date as an additional net amount to be distributed.
D.
With the permission of the director, a licensee may declare a mandatory payout (1) on the next consecutive race day after the pick six carryover pool has reached a previously approved amount or (2) on a day during which a special event has been scheduled. Should no distribution be made pursuant to item A or B, then the entire distributable pool and all money accumulated in the pool must be distributed to the holders of the tickets correctly designating the most winning selections of the six races comprising the pick six for that day. If, for any reason, the day of racing is canceled, or the pick six pool has not been distributed, the pool must be carried over and included in the pick six pari-mutuel pool for the next succeeding racing day as an additional net amount to be distributed.
Subp. 7.
Actual favorite substituted for scratched horse.
In the event a pick six pari-mutuel ticket designates a selection in any one or more of the races comprising the pick six and that selection is scratched, excused, or determined by the stewards to be a nonstarter in the race, the actual favorite, as evidenced by the amounts wagered in the win pool at the time of the start of the race, will be substituted for the nonstarting selection for all purposes, including pool calculations and payoffs.
The association may refund pick six tickets that include the scratched selection prior to the beginning of wagering for the first race comprising the pick six races.
Subp. 8.
Dead heats.
In the event of a dead heat for win between two or more horses in any pick six race, all such horses in the dead heat for win shall be considered as winning horses in the race for the purpose of calculating the pool.
Subp. 9.
Cancellation of race comprising pick six.
In the event one or two of the races comprising the pick six are canceled for any reason, or in the event one or two of the races comprising the pick six is declared as no contest by the stewards, 100 percent of the current program's net pari-mutuel pool shall be distributed among the holders of pick six tickets which correctly designate the most official winners of the remaining races comprising the pick six. The cumulative net pool from previous programs shall not be distributed in this case and will be carried over to the next consecutive race day. In the event of the cancellation of three or more races comprising the pick six pool after wagering has been accepted on that day, a full and complete refund must be made of the pari-mutuel tickets sold on the pick six on that day. One hundred percent of the remaining amount in the pick six pari-mutuel pool shall be carried over and included in the pick six pari-mutuel pool for the next succeeding racing date as an additional net amount to be distributed.
Subp. 10.
No pick six ticket to be exchanged or canceled.
No pari-mutuel ticket for the pick six pool shall be sold, exchanged, or canceled after the time of the closing of wagering in the first of the six races comprising the pick six, except for the refunds on pick six tickets as required by this part.
Subp. 11.
Additional money added.
With the approval of the commission, the association may guarantee a minimum payout in the pick six. If the guaranteed payout exceeds the amount available for distribution from the amounts wagered, the association shall provide the difference by paying the holders of any winning ticket correctly designating the official winner in each of the six races comprising the pick six with its own funds.
History:
9 SR 2527; 11 SR 2201; 12 SR 2393; 14 SR 2008; 15 SR 2307; 16 SR 1800; 23 SR 1540; 24 SR 1568; 25 SR 1609; 31 SR 1277
Published Electronically:
August 1, 2008
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