# Title 69.5 — Racing Commission, North Dakota

## Article 69.5-01 — North Dakota Racing Commission Rules

## Chapter 69.5-01-11 — Simulcasting and Account Deposit Wagering

### § 69.5-01-11-01. Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Account wagering" or "account deposit wagering" means a form of pari-mutuel wagering in
which an individual deposits money in an account and uses the account balance to pay for
pari-mutuel wagers. It includes advance deposit wagering.
2. "Authorized pari-mutuel wagering entity" means a licensed racetrack, service provider, or site
operator.
3. "Combined pari-mutuel pool" means the pari-mutuel wagers received at sites being
contributed into one or more pari-mutuel pools as required by the commission.
4. "Eligible organization" means an organization eligible to conduct pari-mutuel wagering
pursuant to North Dakota Century Code section 53-06.2-06.
5. "Independent real-time monitoring system" means a system operated and approved by the
commission for the purpose of immediate and continuous analysis of wagering and other
pari-mutuel systems data in order to detect suspect wagering transactions or other activity
indicating a possible problem relating to the integrity of the pari-mutuel system and which
transmits transactional level data to a wagering security data base.
6. "Pari-mutuel manager" means the person responsible for managing the pari-mutuel wagering
system, including managing all teller and wagering operations, monitoring tote operations,
opening and closing tote, communicating with tote hub, issuing wagering system reports, and
maintaining wagering system records.
7. "Sending track" means any track from which signals originate.

8. "Simulcast employee or agent" means any person employed by a simulcast service provider
or simulcast site operator, but does not include custodial or maintenance personnel not
directly involved in wagering and others exempted by the commission.
9. "Service provider" means a person engaged in providing simulcasting or account wagering
services directly to a site operator and establishing, operating, and maintaining the combined
pari-mutuel pool, but does not include persons authorized by the federal communications
commission to provide telephone service or space segment time on satellite transponders.
Sending tracks are also excluded from this definition.
10. "Simulcast services" means services provided to a simulcast site operator including the
simulcast signal from a sending track and the operation of the combined North Dakota
pari-mutuel pool.
11. "Site" means the physical premises, structure, and equipment utilized by a site operator for the
conduct of pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing events being run elsewhere.
12. "Site operator" means an eligible organization licensed by the commission to offer, sell, cash,
redeem, or exchange pari-mutuel tickets on races being simulcast from a sending track or to
conduct account wagering.
13. "Voucher" means a document or card produced by a pari-mutuel system device on which a
stored cash value is represented and the value of which is recorded in and redeemed through
the pari-mutuel system.
14. "Entertainment game" means a game, the cash prize of which results from and is determined
by the outcome of a pari-mutuel wager processed by an authorized pari-mutuel wagering
entity, but is otherwise unrelated to pari-mutuel wagering.
History: Effective March 1, 1990; amended effective August 1, 2007; July 1, 2011; April 1, 2016;
April 1, 2018.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-10.1
### § 69.5-01-11-02. General licensing requirements.

1. Any site operator, service provider, or totalizator company must be licensed by the
commission and approved by the attorney general. Totalizator companies contracting for
service within the state and their employees whose principal work address is within the state
must be licensed by the commission. Other vendors and their employees may be required to
be licensed at the discretion of the commission. Application for a license must include the
license fee as prescribed by the commission. Applications for licenses must be in such form as
may be prescribed by the commission and must contain such information or other material or
evidence as the commission may require. All licenses must be for a period of one year
commencing January first and ending December thirty-first of each calendar year. The initial
license fee for a service provider is seven thousand five hundred dollars, for a site operator is
one thousand dollars, and for a totalizator company is two thousand five hundred dollars. A
service provider is required to pay an additional license fee in accordance with section
2. The application for renewal of a license must be made to the commission by such date as may
be prescribed by the commission. If the commission has not specifically set application dates
for renewal of the class of license, application must be made no later than thirty days prior to
the date of expiration of the license. Application for renewal of license must be made in such
form as may be prescribed by the commission. Application for license renewal must include

the license fee for a service provider, two thousand five hundred dollars; site operator, two
hundred fifty dollars; and totalizator company, one thousand five hundred dollars.
3. Approval or disapproval of an application for site operator, service provider, or totalizator
company license must include consideration by the commission of the following:
a. The applicant's general benefit to the state of North Dakota.
b. The applicant's general benefit to the state's horse racing industry.
c. The applicant's integrity.
(1) Individual and corporate conduct and reputation.
(2) Criminal history.
(3) Betting and gaming industry conduct and reputation.
d. The applicant's credibility.
(1) The feasibility of the applicant's business plan.
(2) Experience and expertise of the applicant in the industry.
e. Financial stability.
4. A service provider cannot operate without an executed contract with a site operator.
5. The commission may require licensing of any entity or person contracting with or providing
services or commodities to any site operator, service provider, or employee licensed by the
commission.
History: Effective March 1, 1990; amended effective August 1, 2007; July 1, 2011; October 1, 2012;
April 1, 2016.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-06, 53-06.2-07, 53-06.2-08, 53-06.2-10.1, 53-06.2-14
### § 69.5-01-11-03. Licensing service providers and totalizator companies.

1. Service providers and totalizator companies must be licensed by the commission and
approved by the attorney general.
2. Before the commission may grant such license, it shall review and approve the services to be
provided by the applicant. The applicant shall submit such information as required by the
commission which must include, but not be limited to:
a. The services and equipment to be provided.
b. Projected revenue and costs associated with the operations of the applicant.
c. A complete financial statement demonstrating adequate capitalization to maintain the
intended services.
d. A description of the management or management groups responsible for the operation of
the service provider or totalizator company, including a list of all officers, directors,
partners, and shareholders with a five percent or greater share of ownership or beneficial
interest in the service provider or totalizator company.

e. A complete description of the transmission, totalizator, and data processing equipment to
be used.
f. A history of the company demonstrating the experience and technical knowledge
necessary to supply the intended services.
g. Written agreements between the applicant and all parties assisting in providing services.
h. A description of the security measures to be used to protect the propriety of the signal
and the integrity of the wagering process.
i. The system of accounts to be utilized in the collection and distribution of revenues
directly or indirectly related to the operation and the combined pari-mutuel pool.
j. A detailed statement demonstrating individual and corporate conduct, ability, and
reputation of the applicant and supervisory personnel.
k. A complete list of licenses held by the applicant, the thoroughbred racing association
codes associated with such licenses where applicable and the websites to which the
licenses and thoroughbred racing association codes apply.
l. A description of the processes and procedures implemented in conjunction with tracks
and other industry stakeholders to address possible odds manipulation through placing
large bets on small pools, the cancellation of wagers, and other methods.
m. The commission may require an audit of the applicant at the expense of the applicant.
n. The commission may require totalizator companies to provide documentation of
third-party compliance and testing within two years of application.
o. The commission may require a background investigation of the applicant to be conducted
by the thoroughbred racing protective bureau or another entity approved by the
commission, the scope of which shall be at the sole discretion of the commission. The
applicant shall be responsible for all costs associated with conducting the background
check.
3. The commission may license one or more service providers or totalizator companies
concurrently to provide services, as defined by this chapter, to one or more licensed site
operators within the state. Fees for such license shall be as prescribed by the commission.
Licenses will be for a term of one calendar year. The commission may establish license fees
separately for first-time applicants and for renewal of existing licenses in order to recognize
additional costs of investigation and analysis required for first-time licenses.
4. Each applicant for a service provider license shall give a bond or letter of credit payable to this
state with good security as approved by the commission. The bond or letter of credit must be
in the amount the commission determines will adequately protect the amount normally due
and owing to this state in a regular payment period or, in the case of new or altered conditions,
based on the projected revenues.
History: Effective March 1, 1990; amended effective August 1, 2007; July 1, 2011; April 1, 2016.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-08, 53-06.2-10.1, 53-06.2-14
### § 69.5-01-11-04. Duties of service providers.

1. Service providers shall comply with all state and federal laws, including section 3001, et seq.
of title 15 of the United States Code.

2. A service provider intending to make any change in its structure or operations which would
alter any of the responses given in its original license application must obtain prior approval of
such changes by the commission and must file with the commission a statement including, but
not limited to:
a. The changes to be made.
b. The date and time the service provider intends to commence said changes.
3. A service provider may not be licensed as a site operator.
4. A service provider shall maintain records of all wagering at sites where it provides services.
Such records shall be available to the commission for review and shall be retained in
safekeeping for periods of time as follows:
a. Digital storage for three years.
b. Other wagering records as may be required from time to time and are specifically defined
by the commission.
5. A service provider shall maintain such security controls over its simulcast, account wagering,
and communications system as directed by the commission.
6. A service provider shall provide the commission with a report of its operations as directed by
the commission. A summary report detailing handle for each day of wagering, the taxes, and
breakage owed to the state of North Dakota, and the amounts owed to one or more site
operators shall be provided to the commission on a monthly basis. The report must contain
any additional content as directed by the commission.
7. A service provider may only provide simulcast and account wagering services to a site
operator licensed by the commission, except that a service provider may provide simulcast
services to an Indian tribal entity within the state which may not be licensed pursuant to the
provision of an existing racing addendum to a tribal gaming compact.
8. A service provider may require compliance by the site operator with contractual provisions
necessary to maintain the integrity and proper operation of wagering.
9. A service provider shall provide access by the commission or its designated representative to
its facility, records, and any other information as required by the commission or its
representative.
10. Simulcasting and account wagering may be permitted only on races conducted at approved
locations at pari-mutuel tracks governed by a racing commission, racing board, or
governmental agency.
11. A service provider shall participate in a combined pari-mutuel pool, ensure the integrity of its
participation, and establish procedure as approved by the commission for the use of federally
insured financial institutions for receipt and disbursement of funds which are part of the
combined pari-mutuel pool. Such procedure must include provision for timely reconciliation
and settlement of pool accounts by a service provider on behalf of a site operator. Times
within which settlement of pool accounts are to be settled must be specified in contracts or
service agreements between a service provider and site operators.
12. Payment of taxes and other funds:

a. A service provider shall pay all pari-mutuel taxes, special fund contributions, and other
funds due and owing the state of North Dakota as indicated in the monthly summary
report, required in this chapter, directly to the commission.
b. Amounts due to North Dakota for pari-mutuel taxes, promotion fund, breeders' fund,
purse fund, and breakage shall be paid to the commission in monthly payments on or
before the last day of the next month succeeding the month in which the pari-mutuel tax
or other funds due to North Dakota occurred or accrued.
c. A service provider shall submit a report and a corresponding payment of funds owing to
the commission for the full amount of outs (unclaimed winning tickets) within fifteen days
after the end of the calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which such wager
was made.
d. The commission may, when a service provider is delinquent in remittance of taxes or
other funds owed to North Dakota, notify the surety providing bond coverage to North
Dakota of the delinquent status of such taxes or funds, and may make a claim for
payment from the surety.
e. If a service provider fails to submit a report of its operations as required, or fails to pay
pari-mutuel taxes or other funds due North Dakota within the time required by this
section, or if upon audit it is found to owe additional taxes or other funds, a service
provider is subject to a late fee of five percent of the amount of tax or other funds due,
plus interest of one percent of the tax or other funds due per month or a fraction of a
month of delay after the due date for the remittance of the moneys according to this
chapter. A service provider with seven of fourteen delinquent payments may be subject to
a late fee of ten percent of the moneys due plus interest of one percent of the amounts
due per month or a fraction of a month of delinquency. The late fees and interest must be
paid to the commission and disposed of in the same manner as other receipts under this
chapter.
f. The commission may suspend or revoke a license of a service provider for failure to
submit a report of its operations as required by law or administrative rule or for failure to
pay funds due North Dakota as required by law or administrative rule. The commission
may also take such other actions as may be authorized by law.
13. The commission may approve auditors as reasonably necessary for the protection of the
public interest. The commission shall be reimbursed on a monthly basis for the salaries,
benefit, and travel expenses by the service provider for the auditors assigned to them. Duties
of an auditor shall include, but not be limited to, the following when instructed by the
commission:
a. An independent weekly record and report of each race program presented by a service
provider. The report must be based on a review of each race contained in a program.
b. Reconciliation of all operating exceptions by the service provider and the sites it services
that are not within the definitions of this chapter or are departures from normal operating
practice. Such reconciliation shall include identification, investigation, reporting, and
recommendation for adjustment or disposition directly to the commission.
c. Independent review and reporting directly to the director of racing of all actions taken by
the service provider or the totalizator company operating under contract with the service
provider.
14. A service provider and a totalizator company operating under contract with a site operator
shall serve as the designees of the commission to supervise simulcast and account wagering

operations pertaining to pari-mutuel wagering as is reasonably necessary to ensure the public
interest.
15. The pari-mutuel manager shall take immediate emergency actions as necessary to assure the
continued operation and integrity of the simulcast or account wagering system. All such
actions shall be reported to the commission. The pari-mutuel manager shall, when such acts
are not, in the manager's judgment an emergency, report to the commission prior to acting.
16. A service provider shall adopt and adhere to emergency operating procedures as follows.
Totalizator system operations will be maintained by a service provider hub. Wagering data will
be transferred from the wagering site to the hub via data transmission lines or electronic
transmission. Wagering will be conducted in ontrack pools. The hub will transfer all wagering
data from the wagering site to the ontrack totalizator system. The locking procedure for the
purpose of locking all teller windows at post time will be initiated by an ontrack official; the lock
will be electronically conducted through the totalizator system to lock all tellers windows at the
wagering site. Back-up locking procedures will be maintained by the pari-mutuel manager, the
hub pari-mutuel operator and the hub totalizator system operator. In the event of a lock
procedure failure, in which one or more windows fail to lock at the designated time, wagers
shall be refunded. In the event of a locking procedure failure, a report will be submitted to the
commission. Included will be computer reports reflecting all wagering activity.
a. In the event of an interruption of the audiovisual satellite signal or the direct wagering and
information dissemination connection from the host racetrack, the pari-mutuel manager
must:
(1) Notify the host track of the loss of signal.
(2) Maintain telephone contact with host track pari-mutuel department. The service
provider may continue to accept wagering on the balance of the program.
(3) In the event the hub totalizator system fails to transfer the data to the ontrack
totalizator system, the totalizator hub pari-mutuel operator must notify ontrack
totalizator system representative of the problem and request additional time prior to
the start of the race to allow for a transmission of the data.
(4) A service provider's pari-mutuel manager shall prepare a report indicating that the
transfer of data could not be completed electronically. The report shall also include
all the following:
(a) A copy of the totalizator report prior to the failure of the transfer of data.
(b) A copy of the totalizator report.
(c) A brief statement as to where the failure occurred, when the ontrack officials
were notified.
b. The ontrack pari-mutuel manager must be notified of the system failure.
c. In the event that the ontrack totalizator system experiences a complete failure, the
pari-mutuel manager may pay ontrack prices or refund amounts wagered.
d. In the event any emergency arises in connection with the operation of the pari-mutuel
system not provided for by these rules, then the pari-mutuel manager shall make an
immediate decision and render a full report to the commission.

e. The ontrack pari-mutuel manager is responsible during the simulcast racing operating
hours for the reporting of any problems or delays to the wagering site. The wagering site
is responsible for reporting any problems or delays to the public.
17. No service provider may commence wagering or utilize a totalizator system which has not
been previously disclosed to the commission without notifying the commission of its intent to
begin conduction wagering and receiving written commission approval. The foregoing does
not prohibit a service provider from engaging in test wagering if such test wagering does not
involve the exchange of real currency.
18. A service provider shall provide its players with contact information for no less than one
problem gambling program. The problem gambling program utilized by the service provider
shall be clearly identified on the service provider's application and be subject to approval by
the commission. The commission may designate changes to the methods employed in
displaying contact information as necessary to support the accessibility of the information.
a. On any website utilized for account wagering a link to problem gambling program contact
information shall be prominently displayed on the main page of the website.
b. At any simulcast facility problem gambling program contact information shall be
prominently displayed so as to be clearly visible in each room of the facility.
History: Effective March 1, 1990; amended effective August 1, 2007; July 1, 2011; April 1, 2016.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-04, 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10.1, 53-06.2-11, 53-06.2-12, 53-06.2-13,
53-06.2-14
### § 69.5-01-11-04.1. Independent auditing services.

1. The commission may appoint an independent auditor responsible for providing reports of
amounts due to the state of North Dakota from all site operators and service providers for pari-
mutuel taxes, promotion fund, breeders' fund, purse fund, unclaimed tickets, and breakage.
2. The independent auditor shall obtain wagering data directly from the totalizator company used
by the service provider. Each service provider shall cooperate fully to provide the independent
auditor with complete access to all wagering data held by the service provider and their
totalizator company.
3. In the event of a discrepancy between reports provided by a service provider and the
independent auditor, the service provider shall work directly with the independent auditor and
take all reasonable steps to identify the error or discrepancy and provide a complete
reconciliation to the commission not later than thirty days after the service provider is notified
of the discrepancy. The commission may grant an extension of this deadline.
4. If the discrepancy between reports provided by a service provider and the independent auditor
is the result of an error in the systems or procedures utilized by the service provider, the
service provider shall file a report detailing the cause of the error and a proposed course of
action to correct the error. The error must be corrected and a final report filed detailing the
correction no later than sixty days after the service provider is notified of the error. The
commission may grant an extension of this deadline.
History: Effective April 1, 2016.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-04, 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10.1, 53-06.2-11, 53-06.2-12, 53-06.2-13,
53-06.2-14

### § 69.5-01-11-04.2. Thoroughbred racing association codes and account deposit wagering

websites.
1. A service provider may conduct wagering under its North Dakota license only through
thoroughbred racing association codes, simulcast sites, and websites specifically identified to
the commission in writing. All simulcast sites and websites must be identified in the service
provider application by their corresponding thoroughbred racing association code. These
requirements may be waived by the commission in the event that thoroughbred racing
association codes are not used in wagering into international jurisdictions or thoroughbred
racing association codes are no longer used as part of industry standards. If the commission
finds that providing a waiver for the use of thoroughbred racing association codes would affect
the security or integrity of the wagering to be conducted, the commission may not issue the
waiver.
2. A service provider shall notify the commission prior to the use of any new thoroughbred racing
association code under its North Dakota license and must specify in each notification the
simulcast site or website with which the thoroughbred racing association code is associated.
3. The service provider shall be responsible for retiring any thoroughbred racing association
codes no longer in use and notifying the commission of such retirement in writing. A service
provider may not use a thoroughbred racing association code for any purpose other than the
purpose described in its service provider application without notifying the commission. The
commission may require confirmation from the entity regulating thoroughbred racing
association codes of a change in thoroughbred racing association code description if
applicable.
History: Effective April 1, 2016.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-04, 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10.1, 53-06.2-11, 53-06.2-12, 53-06.2-13,
53-06.2-14
### § 69.5-01-11-05. Licensing site operators.

1. Before the commission may grant a license to a site operators, it shall review and approve a
plan of operation submitted by an applicant including, but not limited to, the following
information:
a. A feasibility study denoting the revenue earnings expected from the facility and the costs
expected to operate such facility. The feasibility study must include:
(1) The number of races to be simulcast.
(2) The types of wagering to be offered.
(3) The level of attendance expected and the area from which such attendance will be
drawn.
(4) The level of anticipated wagering activity.
(5) The source and amount of revenue expected from other than pari-mutuel wagering.
(6) The cost of operating the facility and the identification of costs to be amortized and
the method of amortization of such costs.
b. The security measures to be employed to protect the facility, to control crowds, to
safeguard the transmission of the simulcast signal and to control the transmission of
wagering data to effectuate common wagering pools.

c. The description of the management groups responsible for the operation of the facility.
d. The system of accounts to maintain a separate record of revenues collected by the
facility, the distribution of such revenues, and the accounting of costs relative to the
operation.
e. The location of each site and a copy of the lease or site agreement.
f. All written agreements or letters of consent between parties to the operation of the
system, including a licensed service provider.
g. Proof of eligibility under North Dakota Century Code section 53-06.2-06.
h. Applicant's financial information demonstrating adequate capitalization to carry on the
duties of a site operator.
i. Support or nonsupport of the local jurisdictional government.
j. Proof of adequate experience and knowledge necessary to conduct simulcasting and
pari-mutuel wagering operations.
2. The license fee shall be as prescribed by the commission. Site operators may apply for a
license and may operate one or more sites at the fees prescribed by the commission.
Licenses will be for a term of one calendar year.
3. Licenses to site operators may be granted as follows:
a. Organizations eligible under North Dakota Century Code section 53-06.2-06.
b. Indian tribal entities within the state which may be licensed pursuant to the provision of
an existing racing addendum to a tribal gaming compact with the state.
c. No service providers may be licensed as site operators.
4. Each applicant for a license under this chapter shall give a bond or letter of credit payable to
this state with good security as approved by the commission. The bond or letter of credit must
be in the amount the commission determines will adequately protect the amount normally due
and owing to this state in a regular payment period or, in the case of new or altered conditions,
based on the projected revenues.
5. No simulcasting or pari-mutuel wagering may be conducted at a site not approved by the
commission.
History: Effective March 1, 1990; amended effective August 1, 2007; July 1, 2011; April 1, 2016.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-04, 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-06, 53-06.2-07, 53-06.2-08, 53-06.2-10.1,
53-06.2-14
### § 69.5-01-11-06. Duties of site operators.

1. A site operator shall conduct the pari-mutuel wagering at a site approved by the commission.
2. A site operator shall provide access to the commission or its designated representative to the
site and to all records of the site operator and any other information as required by the
commission or its designated representative.
3. A site operator is responsible for cash shortages which occur at a simulcast site.

4. The provisions of North Dakota Century Code section 53-06.2-11 are applicable to
simulcasting andaccount wagering. A site operator shall establish a system of monitoring and
supervising accounts to facilitate and to make record of compliance with this section. Such
supervision of accounts must provide for timely payoffs to winning patrons either through
immediate cash payments or by vouchers payable upon demand as soon as necessary funds
transfer can be made through the clearing process of the banking system by the service
provider. Such accounts must also provide for timely transfer of all funds owing to North
Dakota. These shall include pari-mutuel taxes, breakage, unclaimed tickets, purse fund
contributions, breeders' fund contributions, and promotion fund contributions. The site
operator's service agreement with its service provider must include provision for such timely
transfer of these funds and systems of monitoring and supervising accounts.
5. A site operator may only take a signal or conduct account wagering from a service provider
licensed by the commission.
6. All wagers are made on the official results of the sending track.
7. Only a licensed employee of a site operator may conduct simulcast or pari-mutuel wagering
on behalf of a site operator, excepta service provider may conduct pari-mutuel wagering on
behalf of a site operator through a self-service device, electronically, telephonically, or through
the internet only with the prior approval of the commission.
History: Effective March 1, 1990; amended effective August 1, 2007; July 1, 2011; April 1, 2016.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-04, 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-06, 53-06.2-07, 53-06.2-08, 53-06.2-10.1,
53-06.2-11, 53-06.2-12, 53-06.2-14
### § 69.5-01-11-06.1. Claims for payment from pari-mutuel pool.

1. At a designated location, a written, verified claim for payment from a pari-mutuel pool shall be
accepted by a site operator or service provider in any case where the site operator or service
provider has withheld payment, not placed a wager requested by a customer, or has refused
to cash a pari-mutuel wager. The site operator or service provider's full written report on the
matter in accordance with the requirements of section 69.5-01-08-21 (complaints pertaining to
pari-mutuel operations) shall be forwarded to the commission within forty-eight hours of the
commission's request.
2. In the case of a claim made for payment of a mutilated pari-mutuel ticket, the site operator or
service provider shall make a recommendation to accompany the claim forwarded to the
commission as to whether or not the mutilated ticket has sufficient elements to be positively
identified as a winning ticket.
History: Effective April 1, 2016.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-04, 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-06, 53-06.2-10, 53-06.2-10.1, 53-06.2-11,
53-06.2-12, 53-06.2-14
### § 69.5-01-11-07. Licensing of employees.

1. No person may be a simulcast employee unless that person is the holder of a valid license
issued by the North Dakota racing commission. If the individual is already licensed to engage
in the same type of employment related to pari-mutuel wagering in another jurisdiction that
has the same or similar licensing requirements and standards, the commission may waive any
administrative background check and fees. This exception does not apply to the principals and
supervisory personnel of a service provider as identified by the commission.

2. The employment of an unlicensed person by a site operator or service provider is prohibited.
Upon discharge of a licensed simulcast employee, the site operator or service provider shall
report that fact to the commission, including the name and occupation of the discharged
licensee and the reason for discharge.
3. The commission will not issue a license to a simulcast employee unless the application
includes the prior endorsement of the employer.
4. The initial license fee and the renewal fee shall be prescribed by the commission. For each
change of employment, name change, or replacement of a lost or destroyed license, a fee
may be assessed as prescribed by the commission. The term of licenses shall be one
calendar year.
5. Maintenance and administrative representatives of service providers and their vendors or
suppliers must have current North Dakota racing commission licenses available for
presentation prior to requesting admittance to restricted areas of sites. If such representatives
are not licensed by the commission, they must be accompanied by a licensed representative
or have the prior identification and endorsement of a licensed representative.
6. Each simulcast employee shall wear a valid license at all times while working in a simulcast
site. The license must be worn on the upper one-third of the employee's body. All information
on the license or permit must be easily visible. No license may be transferred to any other
person.
7. No employee or agent of a service provider may be employed by a site operator. No employee
of a site operator may be employed by a service provider.
8. No simulcast employee may wager at a site while on duty. For purposes of this section, a
simulcast employee taking a temporary break is still considered on duty.
History: Effective March 1, 1990; amended effective August 1, 2007; July 1, 2011; April 1, 2016.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-08, 53-06.2-10.1, 53-06.2-14
### § 69.5-01-11-08. North Dakota tracks offering extended wagering.

1. Subject to commission approval, a North Dakota track may authorize use of its simulcast for
interstate wagering by out-of-state betting systems provided the North Dakota track files with
the commission a copy of the agreement with the out-of-state betting system which sets forth
the payment to the North Dakota track for use of its simulcast, and of any agreements
required by chapter 57, including section 3001, et seq. of title 15 of the United States Code.
2. Every North Dakota sending track simulcasting its racing program shall contract with a
simulcast service provider for the purpose of providing authorized users with its simulcast.
3. The North Dakota sending track is responsible for the content of its simulcast and shall use all
reasonable effort to present a simulcast which offers the viewers an exemplary depiction of its
racing program, a periodic display of wagering information, and continuity programming
between horse racing events.
4. Unless otherwise permitted by the commission, the sending track simulcast will contain in its
video content a digital display of the actual time of day, the name of the racetrack from where
it emanates, the number of the race being displayed, and the sequential fractional time of the
race as the race is being run.
History: Effective March 1, 1990; amended effective April 1, 2016.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05

Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-10.1
### § 69.5-01-11-09. Denial, suspension, and revocation of licenses.

1. Reasons for denial, suspension, and revocation. The commission may deny, suspend, or
revoke licenses for just cause. Actions constituting just cause include:
a. Any action or attempted action by a person contrary to any law.
b. Corrupt practices, which include:
(1) Prearranging or attempting to prearrange the order of finish of a race.
(2) Failing to properly pay winnings to a bettor or to properly return change to a bettor
purchasing a ticket.
(3) Falsifying or manipulating the odds on any entrant in a race.
c. Any violation of the rules of racing, simulcasting, or account wagering adopted by the
commission.
d. Willful falsification or misstatement of facts in an application for a license.
e. Material false statement to a racing official or to the commission.
f. Willful disobedience of a commission order or of a lawful order of an agent of the
commission.
g. Continued failure or inability to meet financial obligations.
h. Failure or inability to properly maintain a simulcast system, site, combined pari-mutuel
pool, or account wagering system.
i. Failure to fulfill contractual obligations.
j. The suspension or revocation of racing or pari-mutuel wagering activity of the applicant
or licensee by an out-of-state regulatory agency recognized by the commission.
k. Failure to meet the considerations of subsection 3 of section 69.5-01-11-02.
2. The procedures to be followed in denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses must be as
prescribed by North Dakota Century Code section 53-06.2-15.
History: Effective March 1, 1990; amended effective January 1, 2008; July 1, 2011.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-07, 53-06.2-08, 53-06.2-10.1, 53-06.2-14
### § 69.5-01-11-10. Pari-mutuel wagering.

The North Dakota racing commission has taken separate action to adopt and incorporate the model
rules of the association of racing commissioners international, inc., in whole or in part as soon as
adoption and incorporation is practically possible.
History: Effective August 1, 2007.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-10.1

### § 69.5-01-11-10.1. Interstate common pool participation.

1. A service provider shall participate in common pool wagering by accepting wagers placed in
other jurisdictions or by offering wagers on races run in other jurisdictions. The rules for a pari-
mutuel pools established in the state of the live event pari-mutuel pool host apply.
2. All contracts submitted to the commission must be fully executed by all parties thereto and
must include all attachments, addendums, and other documentation that constitute part of the
contract. A service provider may submit only an addendum to a contract which increases the
term of that contract if a copy of the original contract of which the addendum is part is
currently on file with and has been approved by the commission. A service provider shall
resubmit any contract, or any portion thereof, at the request of the commission.
History: Effective April 1, 2016.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-10, 53-06.2-10.1
### § 69.5-01-11-11. Account wagering.

Repealed effective July 1, 2011.
### § 69.5-01-11-11.1. Account wagering.

The requirements for account wagering are as follows:
1. A site operator may offer a system of account wagering to its players in which wagers are
debited and payouts credited to a sum of money, deposited in an account by the player, that
may be held by a service provider. The service provider shall notify the player, at the time of
opening the account, of any rules the site operator or service provider has made concerning
reporting, monitoring, changes of awards, account activity (deposits or withdrawals), user
fees, or any other aspect of the operation of the account. The service provider shall notify the
player and the site operator whenever the rules governing the account are changed. The
notification must occur prior to or at the time when the new rules are applied to the account.
Notification shall be posted on the website utilized for account wagering or by mailing to the
player at the player's last-known address. The player shall be deemed to have accepted the
rules of account operation upon opening or not closing the account. The site operator and
service provider shall present the method of account wagering to the commission for review
and approval.
2. To establish an account with the service provider, the player must be approved through a
process developed by the service provider and shared with the site operator and commission.
3. The information each player submits must be subject to electronic verification. The verification
must identify clients and obtain information with respect to name, principal residence address,
date of birth, and verification of information through testing criteria established by electronic
verification pertinent to doing financial business with them. The service provider must verify
that the customer is not on the specially designated nationals list, maintained by the United
States department of the treasury, or the designated foreign terrorist organizations list,
maintained by the United States department of state. If there is a discrepancy between the
application submitted and the information provided by the electronic verification described
above, or, if no information on the applicant is available from such electronic verification,
another individual reference service may be accessed or another technology meeting the
requirements described above may be used to verify the information provided. The information
secured by the service provider must be documented and available to the site operator and
commission upon request. If a player wagers more than ten percent of the monthly amount
wagered with the service provider, the service provider shall perform additional identity

verification, which must be proportionate to the possible risks and the resources available. The
service provider may close or refuse to open an account for what it deems good and sufficient
reason and shall order an account closed if it is determined that information that was used to
open an account was false or that the account has been used in violation of law or rules.
4. For entertainment games where the customer has not deposited more than one hundred
dollars in aggregate of all transactions:
a. The information obtained by the service provider may be limited to name, date of birth,
and electronic mail address or phone number.
b. The service provider may delay verification of information until the customer has wagered
more than one hundred dollars.
c. If verification of information is delayed, the service provider shall:
(1) Identify the location of the player through geolocation or other equivalent services.
(2) Obtain or confirm date of birth of the customer from a third-party business using
methodology that can be demonstrated to be reasonably reliable. Methods of
obtaining or confirming this data must be approved in advance by the commission.
5. The player shall maintain an account balance established by the service provider and
identified in the contract with the site operator. In no event shall the service provider allow
wagering on an account with a negative balance.
6. The service provider may offer to players:
a. Accounts that are operational for any performance offered by the service provider,
whereby wagers are placed by the player at a self-service terminal or by any electronic
means.
b. The service provider may reserve the right at any time to refuse to open an account, to
accept a wager, or to accept a deposit.
c. The service provider shall provide, for each player, a confidential account number or user
name and password or personal identification number to be used by the player to access
the player's account or, at the service provider's option, confirm validity of every account
transaction.
7. Deposits may be made in the manner provided by the site operator or service provider.
Holding periods will be determined by the service provider, and the player will be informed of
this period. A receipt for the deposit may be issued electronically to the player by the service
provider.
8. The service provider may only debit an account as follows:
a. Upon receipt by the service provider of information needed to place a wager. The service
provider shall only debit the account in the amount of the wager at the time the wager is
placed.
b. For fees for service or other transaction-related charges by the service provider.
c. Authorized withdrawal from an account when the player sends to the service provider a
properly identifiable request for a withdrawal. The service provider will honor the request
contingent on funds being available in the account and subject to funds being collected
from the host track and approved by the commission. If the funds are not sufficient to
cover the withdrawal, the player will be notified, and the funds that are available may be

made available for withdrawal. These transactions will be completed in accordance with
financial institutions funds availability schedules.
9. Each player shall be deemed to be aware of the status of that account at all times. Wagers will
not be accepted which would cause the balance of the account to drop below the minimum
account balance set by the service provider.
10. When a player is entitled to a payout or refund, said moneys will be credited to the respective
account, thus increasing the balance. It is the responsibility of the player to verify proper
credits, and, if in doubt, notify the service provider within the time frame identified by the
service provider.
11. The service provider shall maintain complete records of every deposit, withdrawal, wager, and
winning payment for each player account. These records shall be made available to the
commission and site operator upon request.
a. Except for entertainment games, any account wagering system shall provide for the
player's review and finalization of a wager before it is accepted by the service provider.
Neither the player nor the service provider shall change a wager after the player has
reviewed and finalized the wager.
b. For wagers made telephonically or electronically the service provider shall make a voice
or electronic recording of the entire transaction and shall not accept any such wager if
the voice or electronic recording system is not operable. The voice and electronic
recording of the transaction shall be deemed to be the actual wager regardless of what
was recorded by the pari-mutuel system.
12. The service provider may close any account when the player attempts to operate with an
insufficient balance or when the account is dormant for a period determined by the
commission or the site operator. In either case the service provider shall refund the remaining
balance of the account to the player within thirty days.
13. The service provider shall provide upon request of the commission direct access to the
databases and computer systems used by the service provider in the monitoring and control
of wagering and account activity.
14. The service provider shall establish with the site operator the minimum amount due to the site
operator as negotiated by each entity. This information should be filed with the commission. In
the event of any disagreement or inquiry regarding the amounts due to the site operator which
are based on a percentage of handle, the commission may review reports of wagering activity
to determine the amounts due and render a report to the service provider and site operator.
History: Effective July 1, 2011; amended effective April 1, 2016; April 1, 2018.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-04, 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-06, 53-06.2-10.1, 53-06.2-14
### § 69.5-01-11-11.2. Totalizator system general provisions.

1. Pari-mutuel wagering utilizes a totalizator to pool wagers. The totalizator system may be
located at a site, or may, subject to compliance with applicable law and rules, reside at
another location other than within the state of North Dakota.
2. Wagering, subject to commission approval and compliance with applicable law and rules, may
be accepted by separate totalizator systems in this or other jurisdictions and combined via
communication between totalizator systems.

3. The commission may, without specific reference in these rules, utilize a designee for the
purposes of certification, verification, inspection, testing, and investigation. A commission
designee may be another commission or equivalent regulatory authority, a multijurisdictional
group of regulatory authorities, association of regulatory authorities, or auditing, consulting,
security, investigation, legal services, or other qualified entities or persons.
4. The commission may enter into multijurisdictional agreements with other regulatory authorities
to facilitate certification of compliance with requirements by, and licensing of, service providers
and totalizator companies. Such agreements shall, at a minimum, ensure certification and
licensing requirements comparable to this jurisdiction.
5. In the event that any daily electronic files or other totalizator data provided to the commission
or a third-party auditor designated by the commission for receipt of such information is found
to be inaccurate, the totalizator shall provide to the commission or its third-party auditor any
data files or other date in whatever form that is requested.
6. A totalizator company shall provide access by the commission or its designated representative
to its facility, records, and any other information as required by the commission or its
representative.
History: Effective July 1, 2011; amended effective April 1, 2016.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-04, 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-08, 53-06.2-10.1, 53-06.2-14
### § 69.5-01-11-12. Totalizator system standards.

Repealed effective July 1, 2011.
### § 69.5-01-11-13. Totalizator system standards - Facilities and equipment.

1. Facility requirements.
a. Onsite totalizator room. An authorized pari-mutuel wagering entity may provide a
totalizator room to house the main computing and communications equipment and the
operator's terminal at the authorized pari-mutuel wagering entity facility. The room must
include all of the following:
(1) Air-conditioning with humidity control to maintain a stable environment that meets
the specifications of the computer equipment manufacturer.
(2) A master power switch that allows all or part of the equipment housed in the room to
be turned off in an emergency.
(3) A smoke and fire alarm system that sounds locally and is tied into the authorized
pari-mutuel wagering entity master alarm system.
(4) Fire extinguishers to address minor electrical fires.
(5) An internal communications system connecting the totalizator operator with all of the
following:
(a) For racetracks only, the stewards and racing judges.
(b) The pari-mutuel manager.
(c) Each betting line.

(d) The commission office onsite, if any.
(6) A private outside line for communication with supervisors, programmers, or
totalizator personnel at other sites.
(7) Fire resistant, locking storage cabinets to hold removable data storage devices and
documents necessary for operating the system.
b. Totalizator room at a central processing location. An authorized pari-mutuel wagering
entity may contract with a totalizator that uses a central processing location off the
authorized pari-mutuel wagering entity's grounds. The totalizator company shall ensure
all of the following:
(1) That the totalizator central processing location satisfies the requirements of
subdivision a of subsection 1.
(2) That the totalizator central processing location has a communications system
connecting the central processing location operator with all of the following:
(a) The totalizator operator at the authorized pari-mutuel wagering entity.
(b) A private outside line for communication with supervisors, programmers, or
totalizator personnel at other locations.
2. Totalizator room security. The totalizator room housing the computer processing unit that
processes wagers made at an authorized pari-mutuel wagering entity facility must be secured.
Annually, on a date established by the commission, the totalizator company shall submit to the
commission for approval a security plan for the totalizator room housing the computer
processing unit that processes wagers made at the authorized pari-mutuel wagering entity's
facility. The security plan must include all of the following:
a. A security system covering the totalizator room and any other related service room,
electrical room, or equipment room that consists of locking closed doors and detecting
unauthorized entry.
b. A system of controlled entry to the totalizator room and other related rooms using all of
the following:
(1) Locking devices on all doors or entry points.
(2) Control over distribution of keys or codes necessary to unlock the doors.
(3) A sign-in log for visitors escorted by authorized personnel.
(4) A system that identifies and records each person entering and leaving the room.
3. Hardware requirements.
a. Cash/sell system. A totalizator company shall use a cash/sell totalizator system. The
system must comply with these rules regardless of the location of the central processing
unit for the system.
(1) A totalizator system must be a multi-computer or multi-processor system with
independence in the transaction processing and system control functions distributed
among the computers as specified in the contract with the authorized pari-mutuel
wagering entity. At least one computer shall be independent, sharing no loads or
processing functions with the master computer. The computers must be configured

so that, if one computer actively tracking events fails, another computer will take
over all functions of the failed computer on a timely basis.
(2) The schematic chart, required pursuant to subdivision b of subsection 3, must be
submitted to the commission at least two weeks before the scheduled date for
system installation and testing.
b. Schematic chart. The totalizator company must provide to the commission an overview of
the equipment in the totalizator system. The overview must be a detailed schematic chart
showing each piece of hardware and the network interconnections. The chart must
indicate, where appropriate, the part of the database each terminal can access as well as
the amount and degree of access each terminal has to the application and operating
system programs. User assignments must be determined by access, and the schematic
chart must also reflect the usual and potential user types assigned to each terminal. If the
totalizator company changes any component in the hardware or the network layout, the
company must revise the schematic chart and submit it to the commission within seven
days.
c. Peripherals. A totalizator system must include all of the following peripherals:
(1) A log printer for each computer if the system is unable to reproduce the logs upon
request.
(2) A master control terminal that allows the operator to execute routine maintenance
and operational functions based on individual operator identification and
authentication.
(3) User terminals that allow restricted system access for the stewards or racing judges
to allow the order of finish to be input.
(4) Wagering information screen displays.
(5) Data storage devices to record necessary system data.
(6) Backup devices capable of recording complete system information on removable
media for storage and restoration.
d. Stop wagering devices. The totalizator company shall install two separate devices that
activate the stop wagering function of the totalizator system in a manner consistent with
stop wagering procedures approved by the commission. The primary device must be
located in or near the stewards or racing judges, in a location approved by the
commission, to issue the stop wagering command during normal operations and activate
the "off bell". The secondary "backup" device must be installed in the totalizator room to
allow the totalizator operator to issue the stop wagering command if a totalizator
malfunction or human error prevents the totalizator system from activating the stop
wagering function at the appropriate time. The totalizator company shall ensure that stop
wagering occurs. The totalizator company, for good reason, may request from the
commission additional or alternative stop wagering devices.
e. Tote board. Unless otherwise approved by the commission, the tote board must do all of
the following:
(1) Update the odds on each betting interest in the win pool at intervals of not more
than sixty seconds, or at more frequent intervals expressly directed by the
commission.

(2) Allow the stewards or racing judges or designee of the stewards or racing judges to
post the times, running order, order of finish, the official sign, inquiry sign, objection
sign, or dead heat sign.
f. Uninterruptible power supply. The computer system must be supported by an
uninterruptible power supply to allow for system shutdown if a power failure occurs. In a
system shutdown, all wagering data in the computer at the time of the failure must
remain intact and all race and end-of-day reports must be produced. The uninterruptible
power supply must be able to supply even power to the totalizator system, for a minimum
of fifteen minutes, when a power surge or drop occurs. An alarm associated with the
uninterruptible power supply must be readily recognizable by the totalizator operator from
inside the totalizator room.
g. Wagering devices. Wagering devices (cash/sell terminals) in a network are not required
to be intelligent but must have identities. A program related to the production or
verification of the wager identification number printed on a mutuel ticket or assigned by
the main computer may not reside in a wagering device. A wagering device may not
access the wagering database except to conduct the wagering or cashing functions
necessary for a teller to serve the public. Wagering shall not occur in the totalizator room.
h. Maintenance. A totalizator company shall provide preventative maintenance to a
totalizator system to ensure the system hardware will provide a high degree of reliability.
Maintenance must include physical cleaning of system components and peripherals and
testing the uninterruptible power supply for batter life and power stability.
i. Common pooling.
(1) A totalizator company shall use a totalizator system that operates in either a
tote-to-tote network or a wagering device to tote network. The totalizator system
must, without regard to the location of the central processing unit, use all of the
following:
(a) The current version of inter-tote systems protocol recognized by the standard
prescribed by the commission.
(b) The standard track codes recognized by the association of racing
commissioners international.
(2) A totalizator company may common pool if all equipment used is of an approved
type and in an approved location.
(3) The pari-mutuel pool host must provide a totalizator system that meets all of the
following requirements:
(a) It directs each totalizator system involved with the common pool regarding the
pools offered, live and scratched betting interest, common pool totals, network
and guest authorized pari-mutuel wagering entity specific odds and probable
payouts, start and stop wagering commands, official orders of finish, and
deduction and payout calculations.
(b) It produces reports showing the amount wagered on each betting interest and
pool from each site, in accordance with the current inter-tote systems protocol
or other inter-tote communication standard prescribed by the commission.
(4) An authorized pari-mutuel wagering entity and the totalizator company must file with
the commission, at the time of license application, a disaster recovery plan that will

ensure that the authorized pari-mutuel wagering entity may continue to conduct
pari-mutuel wagering within a reasonable period of time.
(5) The totalizator company utilizing inter-tote systems protocol shall follow a method of
progressive scanning for those wagers including pick (n) with four or more legs and
superfecta or other method approved by the commission.
j. Emergency procedures.
(1) The totalizator system must be supported by an uninterruptible power supply as
described in subdivision f .
(2) A totalizator company must have emergency procedures to address a totalizator
system failure. The procedures will apply whether the system is operating as a
stand-alone wagering site for separate pool wagering or as a satellite in a common
pool network.
(3) If a hardware problem, excluding routine repair of wagering terminals, occurs, the
totalizator company may make an emergency fix to the totalizator system. No later
than twenty-four hours after the fix has been made to the totalizator system, the
totalizator company shall file a written report with the commission stating the
situation that caused the need for the fix and the corrective changes made.
k. Remote access. The totalizator company shall use a monitoring server that records
keystrokes for all users accessing the tote system.
l. Independent monitoring system. The totalizator system shall transmit data in real-time to
an independent real-time monitoring system approved by the commission. This system is
to provide information in a read only format. The system must meet all of the following
requirements:
(1) The system shall verify all transactions performed by the totalizator.
(2) Access to the independent monitoring system shall be provided to the commission
and the authorized pari-mutuel wagering entity for monitoring activity.
(3) If the system detects a discrepancy in the totalizator operation or with the
independent monitoring system, the system shall automatically notify the authorized
pari-mutuel wagering entity's pari-mutuel manager or duly appointed representative.
The pari-mutuel manager shall determine the cause of the error and require any
necessary repairs or adjustments to be made pursuant to the rules.
(4) Notification of discrepancies shall be made to the commission no later than
twenty-four hours after each occurrence.
4. Software requirements.
a. General requirements.
(1) The totalizator system program must be able to do all of the following:
(a) Sell, calculate, cash, and refund according to the pool profile, current rules,
and number of races.
(b) Produce the required reports and logs and other reports and logs the
commission may prescribe.
(c) Network with the remote wagering sites.

(d) Offer simultaneous wagering cards.
(e) Allow access to program functions and identification of each user based on the
user identifications and passwords provided from the operating system or
program login, in the case of administrative terminals, or by physical
connection to the computer system, in the case of wagering devices.
(f) Automatically maintain all carryover data required for the next performance on
a rotating basis, including system date and time, without operator intervention.
(g) Be subject to modification only by authorized individuals holding specific user
identifications that allow gateways to the operating system.
(h) Document changes to programs, including who made the change and when
the change was made. This log is to be made available to the commission
upon request.
(i) Provide software or hardware restrictions that eliminate the capability of
printing duplicate tickets.
(j) Provide software or hardware restrictions that prevent invalid claims on
unclaimed funds.
(k) Be able to detect abnormal system operation and the cause, such as a
validation problem, communication difficulty, and computer downtime, and
immediately notify the totalizator operator.
(l) Generate, within the approved time frame, data usable across two major
revisions, and within all minor revisions, or retrieve archived data reports as
requested by the commission.
(m) Contain a utility program that backs up the totalizator system and schedules
these backups at regular intervals.
(n) Provide a utility or application that writes requested pari-mutuel wagering data
on media readable by the commission. The totalizator company must also
provide documentation about the structure of the data.
(o) Have the ability to close remote sites before the post time if the commission
requires.
(2) The operating system must be separated from the application program. The
operating system must maintain auditable records of transactions.
(3) The totalizator company must upon request make available to the commission an
inventory of all totalizator system programs included in the system.
(4) A totalizator system must be able to produce a copy of all historical data necessary
to recreate the wagering activity of any race performance within a three year period
that the commission requests.
b. Documentation. Software documentation, using computer software industry accepted
methods, must be available to the commission upon request and must provide all of the
following:
(1) Documentation of modules or sections within the source code, detailing the function
of the module or section, the definition of all variables used within the module or

section, the source of all variables passed to the module, and the method of passing
variables, for example, passed by reference or by value.
(2) Complete documentation of all program functions as seen by the end user of the
program.
(3) Complete inventory of all programs contained on the system, their purpose, the date
and time of their last modification, and the size, in bytes, of each file.
(4) Clarification of differences between major and minor revisions of the totalizator
software. This clarification must include a complete history of all revisions, the
intended reasons for and differences between major and minor revisions, the date
of implementation, and a listing of the current revision number.
(5) Any change in software requiring the assignment of either a new major or minor
revision number.
c. Backup. Before beginning operations, the totalizator company shall submit a backup
procedure plan to the commission for approval and should include all of the following:
(1) Full system backups made at weekly intervals. Full system backups must include all
data files contained on the totalizator system.
(2) Incremental system backups made at daily intervals. Incremental system backups
must include all data files that were changed since either the last full system or
incremental backup.
(3) Backups stored at an offsite storage area in a disaster-resistant environment.
d. Change to totalizator software.
(1) All changes to the software on the central site computers, peripherals, or firmware
changes downloaded to terminals may be subject to the approval of the
commission.
(2) The totalizator company is responsible to notify the commission at least thirty days
prior to any major revisions.
(3) A major revision to the software may not be initialized or operated during wagering
until tested and approved by the commission. The daily computer log must show all
of the following:
(a) When a change was loaded into the totalizator system.
(b) The time the work commenced and the time the work was completed.
(c) When the old software was removed from the system.
(4) If a software problem occurs, the programmers may make an emergency fix to the
totalizator software. No later than twenty-four hours after the fix has been made to
the software, the totalizator company shall file a written report with the commission
that stating the situation that caused the need for the fix, the corrective changes the
programmers made, and the new revision number.
History: Effective July 1, 2011.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-04, 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-08, 53-06.2-10.1, 53-06.2-14

### § 69.5-01-11-14. Totalizator system standards - Operational requirements.

1. General management requirements.
a. Programming.
(1) A totalizator company shall develop and maintain written procedure manuals that
outline structured programming methods used by the programmers. The manuals
must give the programmers sufficient information to understand the programming
methodologies, base operating systems, and maintenance procedures.
(2) The totalizator company shall develop and maintain a written systems development
life cycle that requires signoffs at pertinent checkpoints. It must address all the
following or the equivalent as acceptable to the commission;
(a) A procedure for accepting written requests for systems design or major
program changes from users and a method for handling and recording these
requests.
(b) The feasibility study stage.
(c) The general systems design stage.
(d) Detailed systems specification.
(e) Program testing.
(f) System testing.
(g) Conversion.
(h) Systems acceptance by the totalizator company.
(3) A totalizator company must develop and follow procedures to manage all program
changes without regard to the complexity of the modification. The procedures must
do all of the following:
(a) Establish controls to prevent unauthorized and potentially inaccurate program
changes from being incorporated into the production environment.
(b) Regulate both scheduled and emergency changes to ensure the integrity of the
computer system.
(c) Permit revisions of computer programs submitted on a sequentially numbered
basis.
(d) Require program changes to be developed, tested, and compiled only in a test
environment that is not connected to an online totalizator network.
(e) Require all program changes to be thoroughly tested, reviewed, and approved
pursuant to procedures adopted by the totalizator company before being
placed into operation.
(f) Maintain a written or electronic log, to be made available to the commission
upon request, when programmers have physical access to the totalizator room
or electronic access to the operation environment.
(4) Before a totalizator company may place a major programming revision into
production or transfer any data affected by the revision from the test environment to

the production environment, the totalizator company must follow the procedures
required by subdivision d of subsection 4 of section 69.5-01-11-13.
b. Totalizator operations. A totalizator company shall maintain a written operations manual
for the totalizator system. The manual must clarify the authority, duties, responsibilities,
and lines of communication. The manual must contain sufficient detail to ensure
totalizator personnel understand their job duties. The operations manual must include
complete documentation for operation of the totalizator system and its software, including
all of the following:
(1) The duties described in subsection 2.
(2) Clearly defined restrictions for totalizator room access.
(3) General block diagrams of program options (menu tree) available to totalizator
operations.
(4) A glossary of terms used in reports, including formulas for calculating the displayed
results.
(5) The relationship, if any, between information contained in reports.
(6) Startup and shutdown procedures.
(7) General operating procedures.
(8) Restart and recovery procedures.
(9) Emergency procedures, including a list of individuals to notify if a system requires
an emergency revision.
2. Personnel requirements.
a. General requirements.
(1) A totalizator company must provide necessary personnel to perform the duties
described in the rules. The totalizator company shall employ a sufficient number of
personnel to ensure an adequate segregation of duties to avoid collusion. The
totalizator company may use job titles different from those in the rules.
(2) All totalizator personnel assigned to work on totalizator operations in North Dakota
must be licensed by the commission.
(3) The totalizator company shall have procedures and documentation that show the
verification of totalizator position applicants' experience and education as indicated
on their job applications. The totalizator company must prescribe and maintain job
descriptions containing the experience, education, and organization training
requirements for all of the following totalizator positions, if necessary:
(a) Network manager.
(b) Programmer or software engineer.
(c) Systems analyst.
(d) Totalizator operator.
(e) Technicians.

(4) The totalizator company must certify in writing annually that its personnel are
properly trained to program, manage, operate, and maintain the totalizator system.
The totalizator company must provide ongoing training to its personnel and
document the training.
(5) The totalizator company is responsible for the actions of its personnel relating to the
operations and use of the totalizator system. The totalizator company shall
designate an individual to act as a point of contact for communications between the
commission and the totalizator company.
(6) A totalizator company employee may not hold a position of programmer and
totalizator operator simultaneously unless approved by the commission.
(7) A totalizator company employee is prohibited from wagering at any time at any
location where the company provides service.
(8) The totalizator company shall have a policy of mandatory time away from the job for
each totalizator personnel within each calendar year.
b. Network manager. The duties of a network manager shall include all of the following:
(1) Coordinate the totalizator company's totalizator systems operating in North Dakota
or at a specific site in North Dakota.
(2) Ensure each totalizator operator follows proper procedures when operating the
totalizator system.
(3) Determine the onsite and offsite storage locations for the backup media.
(4) Provide information and prepare any report requested by the authorized pari-mutuel
wagering entity, the commission, or the tax commissioner, if appropriate.
(5) Ensure a current list of personnel is maintained, all totalizator operators are
qualified, and the appropriate pari-mutuel information is maintained within the
operating system and application programs.
c. Totalizator operator. The duties of a totalizator operator shall include all of the following:
(1) Maintain the communication links and ensure data is transmitted accurately.
(2) Consult with the pari-mutuel manager and the commission or duly appointed
representative, if available, when a problem occurs in determining a pool or
calculation, and suggest alternatives for continued operation, including possible
temporary restrictions on or suspension of the communication links.
(3) Perform necessary daily performance testing, system initialization, monitoring of
wagering operations, and system shutdown.
(4) Execute established procedures to shut down system software and hardware in
emergency situations including loss of communication between computers or
peripheral devices, power surges or failures, operating with a partial system, and
restarting the system during a performance.
(5) Perform necessary system maintenance.
(6) Perform daily backups required by subdivision c of subsection 4 of section
69.5-01-11-13.

(7) Ensure information is entered in the tote maintenance log detailing all repairs or
modifications to the totalizator system.
(8) Provide to the commission an initial incident report within twenty-four hours of the
incident, with a final report submitted as necessary, detailing each unusual
occurrence during totalizator system operations, including a description of the
probable cause of the occurrence and the corrective action taken.
(9) Maintain a copy of the incident report or enter information about each unusual
occurrence in the system incident log.
(10) Consult with the commission or duly appointed representative regarding any other
operational issues encountered.
d. Technicians. The duties of technicians shall include all of the following:
(1) Service and maintain the totalizator.
(2) Perform maintenance on wagering devices and the tote board.
(3) Record in the totalizator maintenance log all maintenance and repair activities
performed.
3. Totalizator network. Common pools must be merged and calculated at the site the totalizator
company designates as the network computing center. In a tote-to-tote network or at remote
sites, the totalizator company must use the inter-tote system protocol endorsed by the
association of racing commissions international or another inter-tote communication protocol
prescribed by the commission.
4. Data transmission protocols. An authorized pari-mutuel wagering entity using a wagering
device-to-tote network may use whatever communications protocol it wishes. A remote site is
considered part of a tote-to-tote network and is subject to the requirements of subsection 3 of
section 69.5-01-11-13. If the failure to compile pools or payout winning prices is isolated to a
remote site, the stopping of wagering or the manual cashing and accounting of tickets need
only occur at the affected site. The relevant information must be transmitted between the
central processing location and the remote site through the established communication links
or facsimile machine and must be verified.
History: Effective July 1, 2011.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-04, 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-08, 53-06.2-10.1, 53-06.2-14
### § 69.5-01-11-15. Totalizator system standards - Reporting and log requirements.

1. General requirements.
a. A totalizator system must be able to produce reports and logs necessary to audit
pari-mutuel activity and to recreate any given day of wagering in its entirety in a format
prescribed by the commission.
b. A totalizator company shall retain the information needed to produce these reports and
logs on storage devices for at least three years after the end of the calendar year during
which the reports and logs were created, unless otherwise released by the commission.
c. A totalizator company shall provide a report or log requested by the commission within
forty-eight hours, unless required otherwise, after the totalizator company receives the

request. A printed report must have consecutively numbered pages. Each page of the
report must be headed with all of the following:
(1) The name of the race track.
(2) The date and time, in hours, minutes, and seconds, the report was produced.
(3) The performance number, if applicable.
(4) The wagering sites to which the report refers.
(5) The version of software in use.
2. Pre-race reports. If requested by the commission, before starting wagering each day, the
totalizator operator shall print all of the following reports:
a. System initialization report showing all of the following:
(1) The date and time the system was initialized.
(2) The identity of the totalizator operator initializing the system.
(3) The software version in use.
b. Configuration parameter report showing all of the following:
(1) The pools that may be offered as well as those that are currently operational in the
totalizator system.
(2) The display cycle frequency, pools, any minimum pool required, minimum wagers,
and means of display of any approximate odds or will-pays produced.
(3) The minimum and maximum value of wagers for every pool that a wagering device
may accept.
(4) Which wagering devices are activated, including a listing of all terminals operational
that session or day.
(5) Which remote sites may input into the totalizator system.
(6) The split percentages and payout parameters for each multi-leg pool offered.
(7) Verification of all operational locking devices.
(8) The amount of delay between locking switch activation and actual stop betting or
canceling.
(9) The canceling parameters for regular and supervisory wagering devices.
(10) Configurations placed on each wagering device.
(11) The method of breakage and rounding used in calculating the payout.
(12) Takeout percentages for each host site and for the live races, including takeout
percentages for each association, state, and other statutory takeouts used in price
calculations, including net pool pricing calculations.
(13) Federal tax withholding rates and parameters.
(14) Required currency conversion tables.

c. Race information report showing, for each race to be offered, all of the following:
(1) The pools to be opened, indicating totals starting at zero and totals starting with
money from advance wagering.
(2) Pool summaries of all advance wagering.
(3) Money added due to overages.
(4) Underpayments or money added due to carryovers, miss pools, or any other
reasons.
(5) The betting interest for each race, showing entries and scratches.
d. Odd report showing the opening line of odds for the win pool.
e. Wagering device report listing the teller's identity assigned to each wagering device for
that session or day, if applicable.
3. Race-by-race reports. For each race offered, the totalizator system must be capable of
printing all of the following reports and have them available to review by the pari-mutuel
manager and as requested by the commission:
a. Scratch report showing the time each late scratch was entered into the totalizator system
and the amount of money to be refunded in each pool.
b. Betting report produced immediately on activation of the stop betting command and final
merge of wagering information from all sites showing all of the following:
(1) The amount wagered and to be refunded for each betting interest or combination in
each pool offered and the net amount for each pool to be used for calculating the
payout.
(2) The final dollar odds for the win pool.
(3) Time of stop betting and time of each pool transmission.
c. Calculating price report, produced before each race is declared official, showing all of the
following for each pool:
(1) The winning betting interests or combinations.
(2) The winning moneys in total and for imported hubs.
(3) The minimum payout prices.
(4) The breakage.
(5) The amount payable to the public.
(6) The total amount wagered.
(7) The total amount refunded.
(8) The amount added to the pool.
(9) The actual pool total.
(10) The takeout in total dollars.

d. Probable payout report showing the payouts for multiple and exotic pools, subject to
scratches, cancellations, and dead heats.
e. Scan report for multi-leg pools of four or more legs, showing all of the following:
(1) The total wagered in the pool.
(2) The amounts of any carryover.
(3) The winners of completed legs.
(4) The amount of possible winning, based on paying the winner of completed legs
combined with every betting interest entered in subsequent legs.
(5) Late scratches in each leg.
f. Race summary report, produced before and after the race results are official, showing, as
the sum for all pools paid out in that race, all of the following:
(1) The amount wagered.
(2) The amount refunded.
(3) The net amount to be used for calculating the payout.
(4) Any money added to the pool.
(5) The actual pool total.
(6) The total commission.
(7) The breakage.
(8) The amount paid to the public.
(9) The carryover balances.
(10) The liabilities (due to/due from).
(11) The daily summary report showing the cumulative totals, for each pool and for all
pools combined, of the items listed under the race summary report.
4. End-of-day reports. For each race offered, the totalizator system must be capable of
producing all of the following reports, and have them available for review by the pari-mutuel
manager and as requested by the commission:
a. Balance report showing for every wagering device operated on that day, including all of
the following:
(1) The teller's name or identification number, if applicable.
(2) The total value and number of tickets sold, canceled, and cashed, separating the
outs from the current day's tickets.
(3) The total amount of money drawn from the money room, including the beginning
draws.
(4) The total amount of money returned to the money room.

(5) A listing of adjustments made to each wagering device balance after each wagering
device has been individually balanced.
b. Wagering summary report showing all of the following:
(1) By wagering site, the amount wagered, refunded, and added for every pool and for
each race.
(2) The time of day each race's pools closed.
(3) The commissions deducted, breakage calculated, and amount paid out for every
pool in each race.
(4) The total value of outstanding tickets before the pools were opened for the
performance, the value of tickets cashed during the performance, the value of
tickets to be added to the outstanding ticket total, and the new outstanding ticket
total.
(5) The total value of outstanding vouchers before the pools were opened for the
performance, the value of vouchers cashed during the performance, the value of
vouchers to be added to the outstanding voucher total, and the new outstanding
voucher total.
c. System balance report comparing the pool and paid-out totals obtained by processing
the transaction files with the pool and paid-out totals obtained from the actual
calculations.
d. Money room balance report showing cash added and subtracted from the beginning
day's balance resulting from the day's wagering and cashing transactions. Money room
balance report showing cash added and subtracted from the beginning day's balance
resulting from the day's wagering and cashing transactions. Money room balance report
showing cash added and subtracted from the beginning day's balance resulting from the
day's wagering and cashing transactions.Money room balance report showing cash
added and subtracted from the beginning day's balance resulting from the day's
wagering and cashing transactions. Money room balance report showing cash added
and subtracted from the beginning day's balance resulting from the day's wagering and
cashing transactions.
e. Internal revenue service report showing the winnner's social security number, the ticket
number, amount won, and taxes withheld for each transaction requiring a form W2-G.
5. Other standard and special reports.
a. A totalizator company shall produce any of the following standard reports requested by
the commission no later than seventy-two hours, unless otherwise directed, after
receiving the request:
(1) Odds progression report showing each successive line of odds for the win pool and
the time it was displayed to the public.
(2) Ticket and transaction history report showing the appropriate portion of the ticket
history log for the requested ticket identification numbers.
(3) Terminal history report showing the portion of the terminal log requested.
(4) Outstanding ticket report showing all the following information for uncashed winning
tickets retained in the totalizator system:

(a) The ticket identification number.
(b) The wagers on the ticket.
(c) The date and performance for which the ticket is outstanding.
(d) The value of the winning wagers.
(e) The wagering device location and number.
(5) Outstanding tickets cashed report for a performance, race, or pool, showing each
outstanding ticket cashed that day, in the form of the outstanding ticket report,
including the identity of the wagering device that cashed the ticket and an indication
as to whether the ticket was cashed using a manual keyboard entry or an automatic
machine read.
(6) Manually cashed tickets report for a performance, race, or pool, showing every
ticket cashed that day in the form of the ticket history report, the identity of the
wagering device that cashed the ticket, and an indication as to whether the ticket
was cashed using a manual keyboard entry or an automatic machine read as well
as a subtotal for each wagering device.
(7) Canceled tickets report for a performance or race, showing each ticket canceled
that day in the form of the ticket history report, the identity of the wagering device
that cashed the ticket, and an indication as to whether the ticket was cashed using a
manual keyboard entry or an automatic machine read as well as a subtotal for each
wagering device.
(8) Network balance report summarizing the activity and liabilities for each site within a
tote-to-tote network.
(9) Teller inquiry report showing the time of each cash balance inquiry made by each
teller.
(10) Wagering report required for multi-leg pools, four legs or more, showing the amount
bet on every combination of the pool and total amount bet.
(11) Account history report showing all activity for each account.
(12) Inter-track wagering report for a card showing the separate or consolidated report
for wagers made at participating tracks, including all money wagered on each
runner or combination of runners in each pool for each race. Separate or
consolidated reports for the host track and each satellite track and the combined
totals are required and any additional reports, as determined by the commission.
(13) Ticket history report and terminal history report in the case of a wagering device to
totalizator network failure for specific locations and time periods in order to
determine what wagers have been recorded in the totalizator from the remote site,
including any advance bets.
(14) Pool transmission report listing time of each pool transmission.
b. The totalizator system must be able to produce a special report that filters data by all of
the following:
(1) Performance.
(2) Race.

(3) Pool.
(4) Betting interest.
(5) Wagering device.
(6) Sites.
(7) Any combination of paragraphs 1 through 6.
6. Logs.
a. Online logs. The totalizator operator shall produce a daily log to the commission on
request. The totalizator system must produce all the following logs in a format prescribed
by the commission:
(1) Teller or machine history log showing for every wagering device operated during a
performance all of the following:
(a) Each time the wagering device was opened and closed.
(b) For each wagering transaction, the wagers made, tickets issued, and total
value of the transaction.
(c) For each cashing, canceling, or refunding transaction, the identification
numbers of the tickets processed, the wagers paid out, and the value of the
wagers paid out.
(d) For each cashing transaction, an indication as to whether the ticket was
cashed using a manual keyboard entry or an automatic machine read.
(e) The amount of each cash draw and return.
(f) Any special function, including teller balance, accessed through the wagering
device.
(g) The times of day each of the transactions listed were made.
(2) Ticket history log showing all of the following for every ticket issued:
(a) The identification number of each cashed or canceled ticket.
(b) The wagering device location and number.
(c) The wagers and their values.
(d) The cashing or canceling machine location and number.
(e) The amount paid out.
(f) The time of day each transaction occurred.
(g) An indication as to whether each transaction was manual or automatic.
(3) User terminal log showing the time of day of each entry for all of the following:
(a) Each terminal other than a wagering device operating during a day, including
all of the following:
[1] Each logon or logoff and the operator's identification code.

[2] Each command or transaction entered.
[3] Each stop-betting, order of finish, official, and sales open command and
the device that issued it.
[4] Each occurrence of loss or restoration of communication between
computers or sites.
[5] Each occurrence of discrepancy between computers or sites when
comparing databases.
(b) Each wagering device operated during a performance, including all of the
following:
[1] Each logon or logoff and the teller's identification code, if applicable.
[2] Each instance of loss or restoration of communication and the wagering
device.
(4) System error log showing the date and time of each error.
(5) System journal log, including date and time of each entry, including remote access,
showing all of the following for every day the system is operated for wagering,
maintenance, or other purpose:
(a) System shutdown commands, the device from which they were issued, and the
user identification of the individual issuing the commands.
(b) The individual user identification used and the originating device for every
attempt, successful or unsuccessful, to access the operating system.
(c) The individual user identification used and the originating device for every
attempt, successful or unsuccessful, to access the application programs.
(d) All commands that affect the operating environments issued from the operating
system command line.
(e) All commands issued from within the application program in an attempt to
access the operating system.
(f) A listing of every operational or operating terminal during computer operation.
(6) Account history log showing all of the following for every account:
(a) The identification number of the account.
(b) Each time the account was accessed, the location and time of each access
point.
(c) For each wagering transaction, the amount, time, betting interest selected,
type of wagers made, the wagering device used to make the wager, and total
value of the transaction.
(d) For each cashing, canceling, or refunding transaction, the identification
numbers of the tickets processed, the wagers paid out, and the location, time,
and value of the wagers paid out.
(e) For each withdrawal and deposit the amount, location, and time.

b. Offline log. In addition to the computer-generated reports and logs, the totalizator
personnel must maintain all of the following logs for review by the commission or duly
appointed representative:
(1) System incident log showing a description of each incident involving the totalizator
system, including system failures, their causes, and corrective actions taken.
(2) Totalizator room access log of all authorized persons entering and leaving the
totalizator central computer room. This includes entries of date, time, and user
identification of each person entering and leaving the room.
(3) Totalizator maintenance log of all maintenance work completed on wagering devices
and the main totalizator computers or printers showing all of the following:
(a) The name of the person performing the work.
(b) The date and time of day when the maintenance was performed.
(c) The type of maintenance job performed.
History: Effective July 1, 2011.
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-04, 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-08, 53-06.2-10.1, 53-06.2-14
