Chapter Game 16

Chapter Game 16

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES OF EMPLOYEES OF LICENSEES

Game 16.01   Purpose.

Game 16.02   Definitions.

Game 16.03   Wagering.

Game 16.04   Substance abuse.

Game 16.05   Theft.

Game 16.06   Touting and bookmaking.

Game 16.07   Telephone and internet wagering.

Game 16.08   False or misleading information.

Game 16.09   Failure to cooperate.

Game 16.10   Misconduct.

Ch. Game 16 Note Note: Chapter RACE 16 was renumbered chapter WGC 16 and corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1. and 6., Stats., Register, March, 1995, No. 471.

Ch. Game 16 Note Note: Chapter WGC 16 was renumbered chapter Game 16 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register November 2003 No. 575.

Game 16.01 Game 16.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish rules which identify prohibited activities of employees of licensees.

Game 16.01 History History: Cr. Register, March, 1990, No. 411, eff. 4-1-90.

Game 16.02 Game 16.02 Definitions.

Game 16.02(1) (1) “Touting” means the act of soliciting anything of value in exchange for information regarding the outcome of a race conducted at a pari-mutuel race meeting under the jurisdiction of the division.

Game 16.02(2) (2) “Bookmaking” means the act of accepting a wager from a patron of a pari-mutuel race meeting with the intent to withhold the wager from the pari-mutuel pool.

Game 16.02(3) (3) “Theft” means the act of knowingly exerting control over state revenue or the revenue of a racing association or, by deception, obtaining control over patron dollars.

Game 16.02(4) (4) “Wagering” means the act of placing a wager or accepting a payout on a wager or both.

Game 16.02 History History: Cr. Register, March, 1990, No. 411, eff. 4-1-90; CR 03-070: cr. (4) Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 12-1-03.

Game 16.03 Game 16.03 Wagering.

Game 16.03(1) (1) No employee of any person licensed pursuant to s. 562.05 (1) (a), (b), (c), Stats., shall place any wagers, or cause any wager to be placed, directly or indirectly, on any race during the time he or she is working. Any employee shall be deemed to be working from the start of their shift until the end of the shift and may not wager during breaks, lunch, or any other time before they are discharged from their duties that day. No employee may wager while wearing any clothing or other identification that indicates they are an employee of a licensee.

Game 16.03(2) (2) No person licensed pursuant to s. 562.05 (1) (a), (b), or (c), Stats., as a racing official may place any wager, directly or indirectly, at any track under the jurisdiction of the division.

Game 16.03(3) (3) An occupational licensee having immediate care and custody of more than one animal entered in a particular race shall not wager on that race.

Game 16.03(4) (4) An occupational licensee may wager on a race in which no animal in the licensee’s immediate care is entered in that race.

Game 16.03(5) (5) An occupational licensee having immediate care and custody of one animal entered in a particular race may cash a winning pari-mutuel ticket for a race only if the animal in the licensee’s care and custody is one of the greyhounds comprising the official order of finish for the pool in which the licensee is cashing the pari-mutuel ticket.

Game 16.03 History History: Cr. Register, March, 1990, No. 411, eff. 4-1-90; am. (3), Register, July, 1990, No. 415, eff. 8-1-90; CR 03-070: r. and recr. (1), renum. (2) and (3) to be Game 16.05 and 16.06, cr. (2) to (5) Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 12-1-03.

Game 16.04 Game 16.04 Substance abuse. No licensee shall perform duties on association grounds or display an identification badge while under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance.

Game 16.04 History History: Cr. Register, March, 1990, No. 411, eff. 4-1-90; CR 03-070: r. and recr. Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 12-1-03.

Game 16.05 Game 16.05 Theft. No employee of any person licensed pursuant to s. 562.05 (1) (a), (b) or (c), Stats., shall commit theft.

Game 16.05 History History: CR 03-070: renum. from s. Game 16.03 (2) Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 12-1-03.

Game 16.06 Game 16.06 Touting and bookmaking. No person shall engage in touting or bookmaking.

Game 16.06 History History: CR 03-070: renum. from s. Game 16.03 (3) Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 12-1-03.

Game 16.07 Game 16.07 Telephone and internet wagering. No licensee shall place or cause to be placed any wager through a telephone or internet service provider on association grounds.

Game 16.07 History History: CR 03-070: cr. Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 12-1-03.

Game 16.08 Game 16.08 False or misleading information. No licensee shall provide false or misleading information to the division or division staff.

Game 16.08 History History: CR 03-070: cr. Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 12-1-03.

Game 16.09 Game 16.09 Failure to cooperate. No licensee shall fail to cooperate with the division or division staff in the course of a division investigation or inquiry.

Game 16.09 History History: CR 03-070: cr. Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 12-1-03.

Game 16.10 Game 16.10 Misconduct. No licensee by action or failure to act shall create or contribute to a situation or circumstance which creates a threat to the public health, safety or welfare, or the integrity of racing and pari-mutuel wagering.

Game 16.10 History History: CR 03-070: cr. Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 12-1-03.