SECTION 321.417. Emergency Procedures

(a) If an association is unable to establish or to maintain the audio or video signal from a host racetrack, the association shall immediately notify the host racetrack of the lost signal and may continue to accept wagers for four hours while attempting to establish the signal.

(b) If after four hours the audio or video signal cannot be established the association may continue to accept wagers on the signal provided:

(1) the mutuel manager makes an announcement to the public informing them that due to technical difficulties the audio or video signal has been lost;

(2) the association transmits the odds on the affected race to the video department to be displayed to the patrons; and

(3) the totalisator operator locks all wagering on the affected race at zero minutes to post to ensure the integrity and transfer of the wagering pools.

(c) If the host racetrack loses the ability to transmit the audio or video signal, the host racetrack:

(1) shall notify all guest racetracks of the technical difficulties being experienced;

(2) may continue to accept wagers from the guest racetracks on that day's races; and

(3) may not accept wagers from the guest racetracks for subsequent race days until the technical difficulties have been corrected.

Source Note: The provisions of this §321.417 adopted to be effective April 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 2161; amended to be effective March 28, 2011, 36 TexReg 1981