BETTING CONTROL REGULATIONS 1978 - REG 51
BETTING CONTROL REGULATIONS 1978 - REG 51
51 . Place betting
(1) A bookmaker shall
not accept a bet for a place other than as part of an each way bet except in
so far as —
(a) in
the context of a designated sporting event a permit under section 4A
provides otherwise; or
(b) in
the context of an approved event an approval under section 4B provides
otherwise; or
(c) the
bookmaker is expressly permitted to do so by the committee or other authority
controlling the racecourse on which the bookmaker is operating on that day.
Penalty: $200.
[(2) deleted]
(3) Where place
betting is permitted a bookmaker who offers odds against a runner, or
competitor or contingency in the context of an approved event, shall, unless
the favourite is at “odds on” at the time the bet is laid, accept
a win and place bet on that runner, or competitor or contingency in the
context of an approved event, if that bet is demanded by the backer.
Penalty: $200.
[Regulation 51 amended: Gazette
24 Jun 1988 p. 2005; 14 Sep 1990 p. 4863;
10 Jul 1992 p. 3291; 21 Jul 1998 p. 3854 and
3855; 20 Sep 2002 p. 4702; 25 Jan 2019
p. 201‑2.]