BETTING CONTROL REGULATIONS 1978 - REG 3
BETTING CONTROL REGULATIONS 1978 - REG 3
3 . Terms used
(1) In these
regulations unless the context requires otherwise —
approved event means an event, or a contingency,
on or in relation to which bookmaking has been approved under
section 4B(2) of the Act;
bet back means a bet made by, or on behalf of, a
bookmaker —
(a) on a
runner or, in the context of an approved event, on a competitor or
contingency; and
(b) for
the purpose of reducing the bookmaker’s liability for bets already
accepted by the bookmaker against that runner, competitor or contingency;
betting account means an account established with
a domestic betting operator for the purposes of betting;
cash means bank notes or coins;
concession bet means a bet to win at special odds,
the stake being refunded if the runner concerned is placed second or third,
subject to the number of starters;
country means any part of the State outside the
metropolitan area;
each way bet means a bet comprising 2 equal
amounts, one amount being for a win and one for a place and both being taken
or laid on the same runner or other competitor or contingency at the same
time, at stated odds for a win;
Flexi Bet means a method of betting an amount on
one or more combinations of outcomes, where the amount of the investment on
each combination covered by the bet can be a percentage, or fraction, of the
unit of investment;
grandstand enclosure means that portion of a
racecourse which is set aside as such by the committee or other authority
controlling the racecourse, and commonly known as the “grandstand
enclosure”;
greyhound race has the meaning given in the RWWA
Act section 3(1);
harness race has the meaning given in the RWWA Act
section 3(1);
internet betting means a method of making and
accepting bets by means of an on‑line telecommunications system
(commonly known as “the Internet”) using a computer system that is
subject to the procedures set out in regulation 76;
leger means that portion of a racecourse which is
set aside as such by the committee or other authority controlling the
racecourse, and commonly known as “the leger”;
place bet means a bet where the person placing the
bet selects a runner or other competitor to achieve a place in a particular
race in accordance with the following —
(a) if
at the time the bet is made there are 8 or more starters listed to start in
the race, a runner or other competitor achieves a place if it finishes 1 st ,
2 nd or 3 rd ;
(b) if
at the time the bet is made, there are 5, 6 or 7 starters listed to start in
the race, a runner or other competitor achieves a place if it finishes 1 st or
2 nd ;
racing year has the meaning given in the RWWA Act
section 3(1);
rules of racing means the rules of racing made
under, or continued for the purposes of, the RWWA Act;
rules of wagering means the rules of wagering made
under, or continued for the purposes of, the RWWA Act;
runner means —
(a) in
the context of a horse race, a horse running in the race; or
(b) in
the context of a greyhound race, a greyhound running in the race; or
(c) in
the context of a designated sporting event, a competitor competing in the
event;
scheduled starting time has the meaning given in
the Racing and Wagering Western Australia Regulations 2003
regulation 3(1);
sporting event does not include a designated
sporting event;
thoroughbred race has the meaning given in the
RWWA Act section 3(1);
Western Australian Greyhound Racing Association
means the Western Australian Greyhound Racing Association established under
the Western Australian Greyhound Racing Association Act 1981 ;
Western Australian Trotting Association means the
Western Australian Trotting Association constituted under the
Western Australian Trotting Association Act 1946 ;
win bet means a bet where the person placing the
bet selects the winner of a particular race.
(2) Expressions which
are defined in, or are to be read as included in a reference by reason of,
section 4 or which are expressions defined in the Rules of Betting set
out in the Appendix have the same respective meanings for the purposes of
these regulations, those Rules, and any approval under section 4B, unless
the context otherwise requires.
(3) Notwithstanding
that these regulations and the Rules of Betting set out in the Appendix would
not otherwise apply, where —
(a) in
the context of a designated sporting event, a permit under section 4A; or
(b) in
the context of an approved event, an approval under section 4B,
provides that bets of
a kind other than those defined in this regulation may be made, these
regulations and those Rules of Betting shall be taken to apply to those bets.
(4) For the purpose of
these regulations, a bet is an on‑course totalisator bet if —
(a) the
person making the bet is physically present at the racecourse; and
(b) the
bet is placed through a totalisator located on that racecourse (whether
personally, or digitally using a mobile device and a telecommunications
network); and
(c)
payment for the bet is made at the time the bet is placed, either in cash or
from an established RWWA wagering account; and
(d) the
bet is placed in person and not by a traditional telephone voice transmission
to the RWWA call centre.
[Regulation 3 amended: Gazette
24 Jun 1988 p. 2003; 14 Feb 1992 p. 857;
10 Jul 1992 p. 3286‑7; 21 Jul 1998
p. 3851, 3854, 3855 and 3856; 26 Nov 1999 p. 5908;
30 Jan 2004 p. 403; 21 Jul 2006 p. 2672;
18 Sep 2007 p. 4717; 25 Sep 2009 p. 3752;
14 Jun 2013 p. 2241; 13 May 2016 p. 1427;
25 Jan 2019 p. 199 and 201-2; SL 2021/193 r. 4.]
[Heading inserted: Gazette 21 Jul 2006
p. 2672.]
[ 3A‑8. Deleted: Gazette
30 Jan 2004 p. 403.]