Game 24.02(14)(14) “Takeout” means the percentage of the pari-mutuel pool deducted by the association which includes pari-mutuel taxes, breakage, etc., prior to distribution of the pool. Game 24.02(15)(15) “Ticket issuing machine” or “TIM” means a machine which prints hard copies of wagers. Game 24.02(16)(16) “Totalizator system” means a computer system that accepts, records, issues, and accounts for all wagering information and transactions that occur during a race meeting. Game 24.02(17)(17) “TOTE” means a term of art referring to a totalizator system. Game 24.02(18)(18) “Transponder” means leased space segment time of an earth orbit communication satellite. Game 24.02(19)(19) “Uplink” means an earth station broadcasting facility, whether mobile or fixed, which is used to transmit audiovisual signals or data, or both, on federal communications division-controlled frequencies, and includes any transfer of audiovisual signals from within a racetrack enclosure to the location of the transmitter at the uplink. Game 24.02 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, April, 1994, No. 460, eff. 5-1-94; correction in (4) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, March, 1995, No. 471; emerg. am. (1), (8) and (16), eff. 8-25-95; am. (1), (8) and (16), Register, January, 1996, No. 481, eff. 2-1-96. Game 24.03Game 24.03 Application for intertrack wagering license and fees. Game 24.03(1)(1) An applicant for an intertrack wagering license under s. 562.05 (1) (e), Stats., shall file with the division, at a time determined by the division, an application in the form and manner prescribed by the division, and any exhibits required by the division. Game 24.03 NoteNote: The forms may be obtained at the division’s office at 150 E. Gilman, Room 1000, Madison WI 53703.
Game 24.03(2)(2) The applicant shall submit with the application a cashier’s check or certified check in the amount as set forth in sub. (3), payable to the division, as a non- refundable application fee. Game 24.03(3)(3) The application fee for an intertrack license shall be $2,500.00. Game 24.03(4)(4) A license fee of $50.00 shall be assessed for each race performance on which intertrack wagering is not offered as an adjunct to a live on-track performance. There shall be no fee when intertrack wagering is offered as an adjunct to a live on-track performance. This fee shall be paid within 10 days after receipt of approval by the division. Game 24.03(5)(5) The division shall grant a license for intertrack wagering under s. 562.05 (1) (a) or (b), Stats., only when intertrack wagering is offered as an adjunct to, and not in a manner that will supplant wagering on live on-track racing at that racetrack, and intertrack wagering will not be the primary source of wagering revenue at that racetrack. Game 24.03 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, April, 1994, No. 460, eff. 5-1-94. Game 24.04Game 24.04 Duties of a host licensee in conducting intertrack wagering. Game 24.04(1)(1) The host licensee shall do all of the following: Game 24.04(1)(a)(a) Conduct intertrack wagering via core to core or machine (TIM) to tote transmissions with the guest track. Game 24.04(1)(b)(b) Be responsible for the content of its broadcast and shall use all reasonable effort to present a broadcast which offers the viewers an accurate depiction of its racing program, a display of wagering information, and a continuity of programming between racing events. All equipment to be utilized in the generation, transmission, reception, or in any way affecting the audiovisual signal for which ratings are supplied shall be rated as broadcast quality by the federal communications commission. Game 24.04(1)(c)1.1. An uplink system or other systems or devices approved by the division; Game 24.04(1)(c)3.3. Such security controls over its communication system, as approved by the division, as are necessary to protect the security of the signals, protect the best interests of the public and to maximize revenues to the state as approved by the division; Game 24.04(1)(d)(d) Encrypt every audiovisual signal transmitted via satellite using a time displacement decoding algorithm encryption system which has been approved by the division or an equivalent encryption system approved by the division. Any method of transmitting audiovisual signals may not be used until approved by the division. Game 24.04(1)(e)(e) Maintain a facsimile machine located in the totalizator room. Except as provided under par. (f), any changes in the host track racing program shall be transmitted by facsimile machine, by the mutuel manager. All information shall be faxed on report forms approved by the division. Game 24.04(1)(f)(f) Maintain a direct private line telephone in the totalizator room between each host track and guest track. Such direct private line telephone communication will be used to relay information during instances when facsimile transmission is not possible, or when facsimile transmission is not timely due to urgency of communication. Any direct private line telephone communication shall be confirmed in writing by the mutuel manager or designee within 24 hours of the end of the program. A copy shall be provided to the division auditor, pursuant ss. Game 8.17 and 10.03. There shall be a recording device installed on the direct private line telephone at the host track. Game 24.04(1)(g)(g) Ensure that the primary means of wagering data transmission is through a dedicated digital data line or a line of sufficient speed as approved by the division. There shall be backup data lines in the event of primary line failure. Such backup lines may be dial-up lines. In all such circumstances when a dial-up line is used as a backup method of transmission, a report shall be filed with the division auditor within 48 hours. Such report shall contain the date and time of the occurrence, the duration, the steps that were taken to correct it, and, if known, the reason for the failure. Game 24.04(1)(h)(h) Communicate from the host track mutuel manager to all guest track mutuel managers or their designee immediately upon receipt of the information wagering format changes or other information relative to the races or wagering thereon. Host track and guest track mutuel managers shall notify totalizator managers, division auditors, and the public upon receipt of the information.