N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 4122.41

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 4122.41 - Jackpot super high five

(a) Wager defined. The jackpot super high five is a pari-mutuel wager in which the bettor selects five betting interests in the exact order of the first-through fifth-place finishers for a single race.

(b) Distribution of Winnings.

(1) The net jackpot super high five pool shall be distributed to winning wagers as follows, based on the official order of finish:

(i) as a single-price pool, including any applicable carryover, to the holder of a unique winning ticket whose selections finished in correct sequence of the first five finishers, but if there is no such unique winning ticket, then

(ii) the net pool shall be divided into two separate pools, a major pool and a minor pool. The major pool shall be paid as a carryover pool into the next regularly scheduled jackpot super high five race. The remaining minor pool shall be paid as a jackpot super high five consolation pool, which shall be divided equally among those bettors who correctly selected the first five betting interests in the required order, but if there are no such wagers, then

(iii) the entire net pool (including the major and minor pools, as defined in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph) shall become a carryover pool into the next regularly scheduled jackpot super high five race.

(2) Unique winning ticket, as used in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (1) of this subdivision, means one and only one winning ticket whose selections finished in correct sequence as the first five betting interests in the race, as verified by the unique serial number assigned by the totalisator company that issued the winning ticket. There is no unique winning ticket if there is more than one winning ticket whose selections finished in correct sequence as the first five betting interests.

(3) The racetrack shall specify a minimum monetary amount of a unique winning ticket wager, subject to the approval of the Commission.

(4) Unless otherwise stated in writing by the Commission, on the last jackpot super high five race on the final day of a race meeting, the net pool, including any applicable carryover, shall be distributed equally among all bettors who correctly selected the first five betting interests in the required order, so long as there is at least one such winning ticket.

(c) If there is no winning jackpot super high five ticket for the last race of a race meeting for which such wager is offered, the carryover pool shall be held on deposit in an interest-bearing account approved by the commission and resume at the next race meeting at that track. The jackpot super high five carryover plus accrued interest shall then be added to the net jackpot super high five pool of the following meet on a date and performance so designated by the commission.

(d) Fewer than five betting interests. If fewer than five betting interests finish a race and the race is declared official, payoffs shall be made based upon the order of finish of those betting interests completing the race. The balance of any selection on any ticket beyond the number of betting interests completing the race shall be ignored. The jackpot super high five contest's carryover shall not be included in the payoff and shall be retained for the next contest's carryover. The jackpot super high five pool for the contest to be settled according to whether there is a unique winning ticket for the betting interests that finished the race.

(e) Dead heat for first. If there is a dead heat for first involving:

(1) contestants representing five or more betting interests, all of the wagering combinations selecting the five betting interests, without regard to order of finish, shall share in a profit split;

(2) contestants representing four betting interests, all of the wagering combinations selecting the four dead-heated betting interests, without regard to order of finish, along with the fifth-place betting interest shall share in a profit split;

(3) contestants representing three betting interests, all of the wagering combinations selecting the three dead-heated betting interests, without regard to order of finish, along with the fourth-place and fifth-place betting interests, in correct order, shall share in a profit split; and

(4) contestants representing two betting interests, both of the wagering combinations selecting the two dead-heated betting interests, without regard to order, along with the third-place, fourth-place and fifth-place betting interests, in correct order, shall share in a profit split.

(f) Dead heat for second. If there is a dead heat for second involving:

(1) contestants representing four or more betting interests, all of the wagering combinations correctly selecting the winner along with the four-dead heated betting interests, without regard to order of finish of the dead-heated contestants, shall share in a profit split;

(2) contestants representing three betting interests, all of the wagering combinations correctly selecting the winner, the three-dead heated betting interests, without regard to the order of finish of the dead-heated contestants, and the fifth-place betting interests shall share in a profit split; and

(3) contestants representing two betting interests, all of the wagering combinations correctly selecting the winner, the two dead-heated betting interests, without regard to the order of finish of the dead-heated contestants, and the fourth-place and fifth-place betting interests, in correct order, shall share in a profit split.

(g) Dead heat for third. If there is a dead heat for third involving:

(1) contestants representing three or more betting interests, all of the wagering combinations correctly selecting the first two betting interest finishers, in correct order, and the three dead-heated betting interests, without regard to the order of finish of the dead-heated contestants, shall share in a profit split; and

(2) contestants representing two betting interests, both of the wagering combinations selecting the first two betting interest finishers, in correct order, and the two dead-heated betting interests, without regard to the order of finish of the dead-heated contestants, along with the fifth-place betting interest shall share in a profit split.

(h) Dead heat for fourth. If there is a dead heat for fourth, all wagering combinations correctly selecting the first three betting interest finishers, in correct order, along with any two of the betting interests involved in the dead heat for fourth, without regard to the order of finish of the dead-heated contestants, shall share in a profit split.

(i) Dead heat for fifth. If there is a dead heat for fifth, all wagering combinations correctly selecting the first four betting interest finishers, in correct order, along with any of the betting interests involved in the dead heat for fifth shall share in a profit split.

(j) Coupled entry and field. The numbers of the first five horses as made official shall constitute the winning combination, except that where two or more such horses are part of the same coupled entry or field only the best finishing position attained by such coupled entry or field horses shall be considered for pay-off purposes and the next best finishing horses not part of such coupled entry or field shall be selected to determine the winning jackpot super high five combination.

(k) No changes without approval. No change shall be made to the jackpot super high five wager format without the prior approval of the commission.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 4122.41

Adopted New York State Register December 16, 2020/Volume XLII, Issue 50, eff. 12/16/2020