SECTION 321.9. System Failure

(a) During a live racing performance, if the totalisator system is unable to record wagers received or to guarantee the integrity of the pari-mutuel pools, the totalisator operator shall verbally notify the association's mutuel manager. The totalisator operator shall state whether the problem can be corrected and if so, the estimated time needed to correct the problem. The mutuel manager must promptly notify the pari-mutuel auditor and the stewards or racing judges.

(b) If the totalisator operator determines that the problem cannot be corrected before the scheduled end of the race performance, the operator shall verbally notify the mutuel manager. The mutuel manager must promptly notify the pari-mutuel auditor and the stewards or racing judges of that determination.

(c) The stewards or racing judges, after consulting with the association and after considering the amount of purses and wagers involved and the time required to repair the totalisator system, may permit any of the remaining races in the performance to be run as exhibitions without wagering. If a race is run as an exhibition under this subsection, the association shall pay the purses in accordance with the Rules.

Source Note: The provisions of this §321.9 adopted to be effective April 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 2158