(2)  Bets shall be paid in respect of a race according to the placings existing at the time all clear is declared by the All clear Steward.

(a)  if the bet is made on the course on the day of the race on a horse which is not a starter;

(b)  in the case of a match race if either horse is not a starter;

(2)  Where the stewards act under sub rule (1) they may make such declarations and orders with respect to betting on the race as they think fit, including an order that payment of winning and place bets made before the stewards acted under sub rule (1) be subject to a deduction in accordance with the scale approved by the Controlling Body.

(3)  In the event of a late withdrawal when betting is taking place the stewards may make orders for the settlement of quinella bets as follows:

(a)  If the favourite horse with which the other runners have been laid is withdrawn, all quinella bets made before the announcement of the late withdrawal shall be off and any stake paid shall be returned to the investor;

(b)  If any other horse is withdrawn, the bets in which that horse has been joined with the favourite horse shall be off and the stake shall be returned to the investor and the quinella bets in which the favourite horse has been joined with other remaining runners made before the announcement of the late withdrawal shall be subject to a deduction in accordance with the scale approved by the Controlling Body.

(5)  An order made under sub rule (4) may include an order that bets be settled in accordance with the principles set out in these rules.

(6)  If through the application of this rule an investor would get less than the investor’s stake, the stewards may declare all bets off and call for fresh betting.

(7)  If after betting on a race has commenced on the course, and before all clear has been declared, something happens which in the opinion of the stewards could materially affect betting, they may make such declarations and orders as to betting on that race as they think fit, including declaring all bets off and calling for fresh betting.

NSWLR119.  (1)  If, in the opinion of the stewards, bets have been or may have been affected by fraud or corrupt practice, they may declare the bets off.

(2)  In the event of a race being rerun all bets are off.

(3)  Any bet made on a horse entered for 2 events on the same day shall refer to the first race in which the horse starts, provided if this is a walk over the bet is off.

(4)  Bets shall not be made on the result of a race after the judge has called for a photograph or after a protest has been lodged.

(2)  If 2 horses are backed to run first and second irrespective of order, and 1 horse so backed wins and the other runs a dead-heat for second the successful investors shall receive one half the face value of the tickets.

(3)  Where more than 2 horses run a dead heat in the circumstances described in sub rule (1) or sub rule (2), the investor shall be paid an amount that is equal to the sum of the face value of the tickets divided by the number of horses dead heating.

(4)  In relation to place betting on races in which bets on the horses finishing first, second and third are payable in accordance with rule 122 and rule 124(1) -

(a)  If 4 or more horses dead heat for first place, the investor shall be paid an amount that is equal to 3 times the sum of the face value of the tickets divided by the number of horses dead heating;

(b)  If 3 or more horses dead heat for second place, the investor shall be paid an amount that is equal to twice the sum of the face value of the tickets divided by the number of horses dead heating; and

(c)  If 2 or more horses dead heat for third place, the investor shall be paid an amount that is equal to the sum of the face value of the tickets divided by the number of horses dead heating.

(a)  bets are determined when the first event is lost;

(b)  if either event is decided in the investor’s favour and the other event is dead heated, the investor shall receive half the face value of the ticket;

(b)  if the horse backed in the first event wins and the horse backed in the second event is not a starter, the investor shall be paid at the starting price odds of the winner of the first event;

(d)  if 1 event of a double is decided and the second event is postponed to another day, the double shall be terminated and the backers of the winner of the first event shall be paid at the starting price odds of the winner of that event.

(a)  where there were 8 or more horses in a race when the bet was made, on the horses placed first, second and third;

(2)  In the event of a late scratching being odds on at the time of its withdrawal, all quinella bets on the race are off and all investments are to be refunded.

(3)  In the event of 1 of the nominated horses in a quinella being even money or longer at the time of its withdrawal, all quinella bets incorporating the withdrawn horse are off and all investments are to be refunded.

(4)  Winning bets made before the withdrawal of a horse described in sub rule (3) shall be subject to a deduction in accordance with the scale of deductions for quinella betting.

(a)  a period of 3 months has elapsed since the date of the bet; and

(b)  the bet has been paid to a claimant and there were reasonable grounds for believing the claim to be genuine.

(2)  If monetary limits are not determined and approved pursuant to sub rule (1), they shall be determined by the Controlling Body.

(3)  A bookmaker may accept bets exposing the bookmaker to a liability greater than that fixed under this rule, unless the Controlling Body directs otherwise.

(2)  Notwithstanding delegation of authority under sub rule (1) the stewards may determine betting disputes, including ones ruled on by a betting supervisor.

(2)  An application shall be accompanied by such documentation, information, fees, cash deposit, guarantee or other type of security as the Controlling Body may determine.

(3)  The Controlling Body may grant registration upon such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.

(4)  Registration remains in force for the period determined by the Controlling Body.

(5)  Registration may be refused by the Controlling Body without assigning any reason.

(6)  Registration may be cancelled by the Controlling Body for breach of a term or condition of registration.

NSWLR129.  (1)  The provisions of these rules relating to bookmakers and bookmakers’ clerks are to be read subject to the terms and conditions imposed on grant of registration under rule 128.

(2)  In the event of a conflict between a provision of these rules and a term and condition imposed on grant of registration, the obligation of the bookmaker or clerk is to comply with the term and condition.

(b)  personally conduct all betting transactions with members of the public unless authorised otherwise by the stewards;

(c)  bet on every race at a meeting unless authorised otherwise by the stewards;

(d)  commence betting at a reasonable time before the advertised starting time of the first race, or at such other time as directed by the stewards;

(e)  commence betting at a reasonable time after all clear has been notified for the previous race, or at such other time as directed by the stewards;

(f)  remain on the stand until a reasonable time before the start of a race;

(g)  display odds for every runner in a race;

(h)  before leaving the course hand to the betting supervisor a written return containing full details of all unclaimed winning cash wagers;

(i)  carry on the business from the stand allotted to the bookmaker for that purpose;

(j)  a bookmaker or a bookmaker company may only trade or operate under a name which is registered and has been approved by HRA NSW.  Such approved name shall be displayed at all times on the bookmaker's stand, betting sheets, betting tickets, activity return forms and any other correspondence during the term of the licence;

(k)  subject to any direction by the stewards, draw a line beneath the last bet recorded on the betting sheets on each contestant in a race, immediately a late withdrawal is announced after betting has commenced on the race;

(l)  use betting boards of a specified type;

(m)  produce on demand to the betting supervisor, the stewards, or authorised person, authority from the Controlling Body to carry on a bookmaking business and bookmaker’s tax receipt;

(n)  field only for himself or herself and for no one else, or in the case of a Proprietary Bookmaker Company, field only for that Company;  

(o)  when fielding at a meeting engage in no business or activity other than the conduct of a bookmaking business;

(p)  settle bets immediately on presentation of winning tickets, unless the bookmaker has reason to suspect that the person presenting the ticket is not the bona fide ticket holder;

(q)  immediately report to the betting supervisor or the stewards, details of any bets not settled;

(r)  comply with any request or direction of the betting supervisor, the stewards or authorised person;

(s)  make genuine bets only;

(t)  notify the Controlling Body of any change of address or any change in some other particular specified by the Controlling Body.

(a)  engage in, or participate in the conduct of, illegal betting or in any way assist persons to do so;

(b)  except as authorised by law or with the permission of the Controlling Body, directly or indirectly transmit information concerning betting odds or transactions to a person outside the course where a meeting is being conducted;

(c)  employ or avail himself of the services of any person in the capacity of a runner or signaller;

(d)  except with the permission of the Controlling Body, employ or engage anyone at a meeting in or about the conduct of the bookmaker’s business other than a registered bookmaker’s clerk;

(e)  when fielding at a meeting, enter the birdcage or stable area, or communicate in any way with a driver, unless permission to do so has been given by the stewards;

(f)  when fielding at a meeting place bets on a horse except for the purpose of reducing the liability in respect of bets already laid against a particular horse;  

(g)  enter, or permit to be entered, fictitious, misleading or fraudulent particulars in the betting sheets;

(h)  except as authorised by law or with the permission of the Controlling Body, communicate in any way with a person outside the course, or accept any bet in any way transmitted from outside the course.

(2)  A bookmaker who fails to comply with any provision of this rule is guilty of an offence.

Standards Required Of Clerks

(a)  at a meeting observe the standards of dress and conduct required by the Controlling Body;

(b)  produce on demand to the clerk’s employer, the betting supervisor, the stewards, or authorised person, authority from the Controlling Body to work as a bookmaker’s clerk;

(c)  confine his or her activities at a meeting to working for the clerk’s employer in the conduct of bookmaking;

(d)  at a meeting, work for one employer only unless the stewards permit otherwise.

(2)  A bookmaker’s clerk who fails to comply with any provision of this rule is guilty of an offence.

NSWLR133.  (1)  A bookmaker’s clerk shall not -

(a)  do any of those things prohibited to a bookmaker by paragraphs (a), (b), (e), (g) and (h) of rule 131;

(b)  when working at a meeting place bets on a horse other than in the course of the clerk’s employment;

(c)  act as a runner or signaller to transmit betting information from 1 place to another;

(d)  unreasonably inconvenience persons when moving to or from the betting stand of the clerk’s employer;

(e)  call the odds, adjust betting boards, or write tickets on behalf of the employer, except with the permission of the Controlling Body.

(2)  A bookmaker’s clerk who fails to comply with any provision of this rule is guilty of an offence.

(a)  keep or cause to be kept betting sheets;

(b)  issue or cause to be issued betting tickets.

(2)  A bookmaker who fails to comply with any provision of this rule is guilty of an offence.

(2)  Permission granted under sub rule (1) shall be on the terms and conditions imposed by the Controlling Body.

(2)  A person who acts as a bookmaker’s clerk, or is employed or engaged as or in effect as such a clerk, at or in connection with any meeting or race without being registered under rule 128 or in breach of a term or condition of registration is guilty of an offence.

(a)  Scale of deductions for late scratchings for win only and traditional each way betting.