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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.]