Racing (Totalizator Betting) Amendment Regulations 2006
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Racing (Totalizator Betting) Act 1952 .
19 June 2006W. J. E. COX
Governor
By His Excellency's Command,
MICHAEL AIRD
Treasurer
These regulations may be cited as the Racing (Totalizator Betting) Amendment Regulations 2006 .
These regulations take effect 14 days after the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
In these regulations, the Racing (Totalizator Betting) Regulations 1976 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.
4. Part IV: Division XIII heading amended
The heading to Division XIII of Part IV of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting "horse or greyhound".
5. Regulation 122QA amended (Interpretation)
Regulation 122QA(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting the definition of "racing game" and substituting the following definition:racing game means a game approved by the Minister –(a) in which a race involving competitors of any kind is simulated by means of computer-generated images displayed on one or more video monitors; and(b) in respect of which fixed odds are offered to persons betting on selected competitors against those selections winning or being placed second or third in the race; and(c) in respect of which the chance of a selected competitor filling a place is governed by the odds offered against that selection;
6. Regulation 122QD amended (Bet types)
Regulation 122QD of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) "a horse or greyhound" and substituting "a competitor";(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) "2 horses or greyhounds" and substituting "2 competitors";(c) by omitting from paragraph (c) "3 horses or greyhounds" and substituting "3 competitors";(d) by omitting from paragraph (d) "a horse or greyhound" and substituting "a competitor".
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 21 June 2006
These regulations are administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations amend the Racing (Totalizator Betting) Regulations 1976 by expanding the definition of "racing game" with the result that TOTE Tasmania may conduct betting competitions in respect of any kind of computer-generated racing game approved by the Minister.