N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69Q-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024
Section 13:69Q-1.1 - Definitions

The following words and terms, as used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context indicates otherwise.

"Authority" means the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority.

"Best odds guarantee" means an offer by a licensed wagering operator that patrons who make a fixed odds wager will receive more favorable odds if the odds move in the patron's favor by the start of the race, but will never receive worse that the odds at the time they placed the wager.

"Division" means the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement established pursuant to P.L. 1977, c. 110 (N.J.S.A. 5:12-1 et seq.).

"Fixed odds" means customers are able to secure a given odds price at the time of placing their wager. This price will not be subject to any future fluctuations.

"Fixed odds vendor" shall mean a company that provides goods or services to a race track or licensed wagering operator that have, in the discretion of the Division, a significant impact on the wagering aspects of a race track or licensed wagering operator. Examples of such vendors include oddsmakers and manufacturers of totalisator equipment.

"Fixed odds wagering system" means a system approved by the Division that may be comprised of computer equipment and software and by which fixed odds wagers may be recorded and betting tickets issued or wagers recorded in person, by direct phone call, or online.

"Kiosk" means the electronic betting terminals installed for the purposes of wagering.

"Kiosk drop" shall mean the removal of funds from a kiosk in a secure manner approved by the Division and the accounting of the funds collected.

"Licensed wagering operator" means a wagering operator that holds a license or authority described under the legislation or rules of the State of New Jersey to carry out fixed odds wagering operations in New Jersey. This may include a race track that operates fixed odds wagering on its own or a third-party authorized to conduct fixed odds wagering operations at, or on behalf of, a race track or on behalf of another entity.

"Odds" means when expressed in monetary terms, the return for a stake of a certain monetary unit, inclusive of the unit of stake.

"Oddsmaker" shall mean a person or entity who sets fixed odds on horse races that licensed wagering operators, or any entity that has been contracted to operate a fixed odds wagering system, offers to patrons.

"Operating board" means the board previously established under the Off-Track and Account Wagering Act to negotiate, manage, and oversee any agreements made for the purposes of operating an account wagering system, off-track wagering facility, exchange wagering system, or fixed odds wagering system.

"Participation agreement" means a written agreement that sets forth the manner in which the fixed odds wagering system shall be managed, operated, and capitalized, as well as how expenses and revenues shall be allocated and distributed by, and among, the Authority and other participants subject to the agreement, including standardbred and thoroughbred permit holders in New Jersey.

"Race track" means the physical facility where a permit holder conducts a horse race meeting pursuant to a license issued by the New Jersey Racing Commission pursuant to P.L. 1940, c. 17 (N.J.S.A. 5:5-22 et seq.).

"Racing Commission" means the New Jersey Racing Commission established pursuant to P.L. 1940, c. 17, section 1 (N.J.S.A. 5:5-22).

"Stake" means the monetary outlay by a customer in placing a bet.

"Starting post price" shall mean the final fixed odds established for each participating horse at the start of a race.

"Suspicious betting activity" means unusual betting activity that cannot be explained and is indicative of match fixing, the manipulation of an event, misuse of inside information, or other prohibited activity.

"Ticket writer" shall mean a cashier who operates a totalisator, collects money from wagering patrons, issues wagering tickets to patrons, and cashes winning wagering tickets.

"Void" means that the bet is cancelled as if it had not been made and the stake must be refunded.

"Wagering ticket" means a printed record issued or an electronic record maintained by the fixed odds wagering system that evidences a fixed odds wager.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69Q-1.1

Adopted by 53 N.J.R. 2081(a), effective 11/3/2021
Amended by 55 N.J.R. 1839(a), effective 8/21/2023