CHAPTER 7. PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING
IC 4-31-7
Chapter 7. Pari-Mutuel Wagering
IC 4-31-7-1
Designated grounds, enclosures, and facilities
Sec. 1. (a) A person holding a permit to conduct a horse racingmeeting or a license to operate a satellite facility may provide a placein the racing meeting grounds or enclosure or the satellite facility atwhich the person may conduct and supervise the pari-mutuel systemof wagering by patrons of legal age on the horse races conducted orsimulcast by the person. The person may not permit or use:
(1) another place other than that provided and designated by theperson; or
(2) another method or system of betting or wagering.
However, a permit holder licensed to conduct gambling games underIC 4-35 may permit wagering on slot machines at a racetrack aspermitted by IC 4-35.
(b) Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter andIC 4-31-5.5, the pari-mutuel system of wagering may not beconducted on any races except the races at the racetrack, grounds, orenclosure for which the person holds a permit.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.24-1992,SEC.21; P.L.233-2007, SEC.8.
IC 4-31-7-2
Age restrictions
Sec. 2. (a) A person less than eighteen (18) years of age may notwager at a horse racing meeting.
(b) A person less than eighteen (18) years of age may not enter thegrandstand, clubhouse, or similar areas of a racetrack at whichwagering is permitted unless accompanied by a person who is at leasttwenty-one (21) years of age.
(c) A person less than eighteen (18) years of age may not enter asatellite facility.
(d) Except as provided by IC 4-35-7-2, a person less thantwenty-one (21) years of age may not enter the area of a racetrack inwhich gambling games are conducted under IC 4-35.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.24-1992,SEC.22; P.L.25-1996, SEC.1; P.L.233-2007, SEC.9.
IC 4-31-7-3
Equipment requirements
Sec. 3. (a) The following equipment must be provided andmaintained in good working order at each permit holder's racetrackor satellite facility, as applicable:
(1) A totalizator for win, place, and show wagering. Thetotalizator must:
(A) be of a design approved by the commission;
(B) be capable of registering by automatic mechanical,electric, or electronic means on central aggregators all
wagers made on each horse, entry, or the field in each of thewin, place, and show pools;
(C) display the totals wagered in a manner that permits readytabulation and recording of those totals by the commission'srepresentative before they are cleared from the centralaggregators; and
(D) display to the public on a board running totals ofamounts wagered in each of the win, place, and show poolson each entry in each race.
(2) A telephone system connecting the judges' stand with theoffice of the pari-mutuel plant and any other stations considerednecessary by the commission.
(3) A system of bells that shall be rung from the judges' standto signal the close of wagering.
(4) A button in the judges' stand that, when pressed, will lockticket-issuing machines and close wagering for each race.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), a permitholder may conduct exotic wagering only by the use of automaticmechanical, electric, or electronic devices that:
(1) print and issue tickets evidencing individual wagers;
(2) locally print a permanent record of the tickets issued by eachmachine or register on central aggregators by automaticmechanical, electric, or electronic means the total dollar valueof those tickets; and
(3) permit ready tabulation and recording of those figures by thecommission's representative before they are cleared from thecentral aggregators.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.24-1992,SEC.23.
IC 4-31-7-4
Computer system safeguards
Sec. 4. The commission may require safeguards on theperformance of a permit holder's computer systems and may requirethe permit holder to install equipment that will provide a completeanalysis of the functioning of those computer systems.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
IC 4-31-7-5
Records of wagering
Sec. 5. (a) Each permit holder shall maintain complete records ofall wagering so the commission may ascertain for any race:
(1) the opening line and subsequent odds fluctuations;
(2) the amount of wagers;
(3) at which window wagers were placed on a betting interest;and
(4) any other information that the commission may require.
(b) A permit holder shall retain the records required by subsection(a) for at least one (1) year after the close of each horse racingmeeting and may not destroy those records without the permission of
the commission.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
IC 4-31-7-6
Security officers
Sec. 6. At all racetracks where the wagering averages fifteenthousand dollars ($15,000) or more each day on which pari-mutuelwagering is conducted, the permit holder shall employ or engage theservices of at least one (1) security officer in uniform to be on dutyduring racing hours and stationed in front of the mutuel departmentin close proximity to the information window.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.24-1992,SEC.24.
IC 4-31-7-7
Televised simulcasts
Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "live racing day" means a dayon which at least eight (8) live horse races are conducted.
(b) Upon request by a permit holder from time to time, thecommission may authorize the permit holder to conduct pari-mutuelwagering at the permit holder's racetrack on televised simulcasts ofhorse races from other racetracks in Indiana or in other states orcountries where horse racing and wagering are permitted by law. Thecommission may adopt rules regarding simulcasting. A permit holderthat conducts at least one hundred twenty (120) live racing daysannually may request an unlimited number of days of simulcastingper year. However, the requirement for one hundred twenty (120)live racing days does not apply if the commission determines that thepermit holder is prevented from conducting live horse racing as aresult of a natural disaster or other event over which the permitholder has no control. In addition, if the initial racing meetingconducted by a permit holder commences at such a time as to makeit impractical to conduct one hundred twenty (120) live racing daysduring the permit holder's first year of operations, the commissionmay authorize the permit holder to conduct simulcast wageringduring the first year of operations with fewer than one hundredtwenty (120) live racing days. A permit holder that conducts fewerthan one hundred twenty (120) live racing days annually may requestpermission to conduct simulcasting only during the hours on a racingday when racing is being conducted at the permit holder's racetrack.The televised simulcasts must comply with the Interstate HorseRacing Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).
(c) A permit holder that conducts simulcasts on a day that is nota live racing day may not simulcast races conducted in other statesunless the permit holder also simulcasts all available races conductedin Indiana on that day.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.24-1992,SEC.25.
IC 4-31-7-8
Interstate combined wagering pools
Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "host facility" means:
(1) the racetrack at which the horse race is run; or
(2) the facility that is designated as the host facility if the horserace is run in a jurisdiction that is not participating in theinterstate combined wagering pool.
(b) As used in this section, "host jurisdiction" means thejurisdiction in which the host facility is located.
(c) As used in this section, "interstate combined wagering pool"means a pari-mutuel pool established in one (1) jurisdiction that iscombined with comparable pari-mutuel pools from at least one (1)other horse racing jurisdiction.
(d) As used in this section, "racing jurisdiction" or "jurisdiction"means a governmental jurisdiction that is responsible for theregulation of pari-mutuel wagering in that jurisdiction and is amember of the Association of Racing Commissioners International.
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may authorizea permit holder to participate in an interstate combined wageringpool that is established for the purpose of establishing payoff pricesin the various jurisdictions. When such a permit holder participatesin an interstate combined wagering pool, the permit holder mayadopt the take-out of the host jurisdiction or facility.
(f) The commission may approve types of wagering, distributionof winnings, and rules of racing for interstate combined wageringpools that are different from those that normally apply in Indiana.
(g) The commission may do the following:
(1) Allow a permit holder to use at least one (1) of the permitholder's races for an interstate combined wagering pool atlocations outside the commission's jurisdiction.
(2) Allow pari-mutuel pools in other states to be combined withpari-mutuel pools in Indiana for the purpose of establishing aninterstate combined wagering pool.
(h) A permit holder's participation in a combined interstatewagering pool does not cause that permit holder to be considered tobe doing business in any jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction inwhich the permit holder is physically located.
(i) Pari-mutuel taxes or commissions may not be imposed on anyamounts wagered in an interstate combined wagering pool other thanamounts wagered in Indiana.
(j) Breakage for interstate combined wagering pools shall becalculated in accordance with the statutes or rules of the hostjurisdiction and must be distributed among the participatingjurisdictions in a manner agreed to among the jurisdictions.
(k) All wagers accepted by a satellite facility on races originatingfrom a racetrack in Indiana shall be transmitted to the racetrack forinclusion in the racetrack's appropriate wagering pool for the purposeof calculating payoffs to bettors.
As added by P.L.24-1992, SEC.26.