BETTING CONTROL REGULATIONS 1978 - REG 37
BETTING CONTROL REGULATIONS 1978 - REG 37
37 . Written record of betting transactions
(1) The written record
required to be kept in respect of each betting transaction shall show the
following information —
(a) the
name of the bookmaker;
(b) the
name of the racecourse;
(c) the
date of the meeting;
(d)
where appropriate, the race number;
(e) the
number of the betting ticket;
(f) the
name of the runner, or the nature of the event or contingency, on which the
bet is made;
(g) the
kind of bet made, in sufficient detail to identify the bet;
(h) the
amount of the bet and the odds at which it was made or the method by which the
odds will be calculated (if the odds are not known);
(j)
where the bet is not made for cash, the name of the person with whom the bet
is made;
(k)
where the bet is on an approved event, such other particulars as are specified
in an approval under section 4B approving the conduct of betting;
(l)
where the bet is conducted on a racecourse, such other particulars as are
specified in a permit under section 12 in relation to betting at the
racecourse.
(2A) For the purposes
of subregulation (1)(j) —
(a) if a
person (agent) makes a bet for or on behalf of another person (principal), the
principal is the person with whom the bet is made; and
(b) if a
bet is received by way of internet betting, the requirement to name the person
with whom the bet was made is not satisfied by stating —
(i)
that the bet was received via the internet; or
(ii)
the name the internet betting system used to place that
bet.
(2) The details of the
amount of the bet may be shown in either of the following ways —
(a) the
amount bet by the bettor and the odds at which the bet is made shall be
recorded, and if win and place bets in respect of one runner backed each way
are recorded on the one ticket the separate amounts backed for a win and a
place, and the odds at which the bet for a win is made, shall be recorded; or
(b) the
sum of the amount bet by the bettor and the amount bet by the bookmaker shall
be recorded, and if win and place bets in respect of one runner backed each
way are recorded on the one ticket, 2 amounts shall be shown, each being the
sum of the amount backed and the amount bet by the bookmaker in relation to
each bet.
(3A) For the purposes
of subregulation (2)(a) if the odds are not known at the time the bet is
made, the method by which the odds will be calculated must be recorded.
(3) Where approval is
granted under subregulation (5), the record shall be made using the
approved computer and in a format which shows the information required by
subregulation (1) unless a different format is specifically approved by
the Commission.
(4) Except where
approval is granted under subregulation (5) the record shall —
(a) be
made using a book of forms provided by the Commission; and
(b) show
the information required by subregulation (1),
unless otherwise
specifically approved by the Commission.
(5) Upon application
made in writing by the bookmaker concerned, and the payment of the fee
prescribed in regulation 17, the Commission may grant written approval to
the use of a computer —
(a) to
facilitate the recording of bets; and
(b) for
the purposes of the written record required to be kept by that bookmaker under
the Act; and
(c) to
produce betting tickets for issue to bettors.
(6) In respect of any
approval granted under subregulation (5) —
(a) such
conditions as to —
(i)
the use of; and
(ii)
the time or circumstances of the use of; and
(iii)
subject to regulation 36(5)(b)(ii), the form, colour
or other specifications of betting tickets to be issued as required by; and
(iv)
the format of the record to be produced by,
that computer as the
Commission specifies in that approval may be imposed; and
(b) the
Commission, at any time by notice in writing given to the bookmaker,
may —
(i)
cancel or vary a condition imposed; or
(ii)
withdraw the approval.
[Regulation 37 inserted: Gazette
14 Feb 1992 p. 860‑1; amended: Gazette
25 Jun 1996 p. 2977; 21 Jul 1998 p. 3853 and
3855; 2 Oct 2001 p. 5455; 30 Jan 2004 p. 412;
25 Sep 2009 p. 3752; 29 Nov 2013 p. 5467;
25 Jan 2019 p. 201-2.]