16 Tex. Admin. Code § 321.1 - Definitions and General Provisions
(a) The
following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following
meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) ASCII formatted flat file--a data file
containing structured data which is both record and field delimited containing
only characters found in the American Standard Code for Information Interchange
(ASCII) specification.
(2) Betting
interest--a single race animal or a group of race animals coupled pursuant to
the Rules which the totalisator system designates as an interest on which a
patron may wager.
(3) Closed-loop
subscriber-based system--a system with a minimum of a device or combination of
devices authorized and operated for placing, receiving, or otherwise making a
wager and by which a person must subscribe in order to be able to place,
receive, or otherwise make a bet or wager that has an effective customer
verification and age verification system; and appropriate data security
standards to prevent unauthorized access to a person.
(4) Export simulcast--a race simulcast from a
racetrack facility.
(5)
Firmware--the system software permanently stored in a computer or ticket
issuing machine's read-only memory or elsewhere in the circuitry that cannot be
modified by the user.
(6) Guest
racetrack--a racetrack facility at which a simulcast race is received and
offered for wagering purposes; a receiving location, as defined in the Act,
§2021.003.
(7) Host
racetrack--a racetrack facility at which a race is conducted and simulcast for
wagering purposes; a sending track, as defined in the Act,
§2021.003.
(8) Import
simulcast--a simulcast race received at a racetrack facility.
(9) Intelligent Terminal--a terminal or
peripheral device which contains code extending beyond that which is necessary
to allow the terminal to communicate with the central controlling device to
which it is directly attached or to control the presentation of data on the
display unit of the device.
(10)
Log--an itemized list of each command, inquiry, or transaction given to a
computer during operation.
(11)
Major Revision--a specific release of a hardware or software product, including
additional functionality, major user interface revisions, or other program
changes that significantly alter the basic function of the
application.
(12) Minor
Revision--an incrementally improved version of hardware or software, usually
representing an error (bug) fix, or a minor improvement in program performance
which does not alter basic functionality.
(13) Multi-leg wager--a wagering pool that
involves more than one race.
(14)
Player Tracking System--a system that provides detailed information about
pari-mutuel play activity of patrons who volunteer to participate. The system
can be used to customize highly specific promotions and tailor rewards to
encourage incremental visits by patrons. The system should be able to produce
customized informational reports based on such parameters as type of wager,
type of race, favorite race meet, or other parameters deemed helpful by the
association in supporting the patron.
(15) Remote site--a racetrack or other
location at which wagering is occurring that is linked via the totalisator
system to a racetrack facility for pari-mutuel wagering purposes.
(16) Report--a summary of betting
activity.
(17) Resultant--the
profit-per-dollar wagered in a pari-mutuel pool computation.
(18) Ticketless Electronic Wagering
(E-wagering)--
(A) a form of pari-mutuel
wagering in which wagers are placed and cashed through a licensed totalisator
vendor via an electronic ticketless account system operated in accordance with
§2021.002 of this Act; or
(B)
a closed-loop subscriber-based system, which includes:
(i) a device or combination of devices
authorized and operated for placing, receiving, or otherwise making a wager and
by which a person must subscribe to be able to place, receive, or otherwise
make a bet or wager;
(ii) an
effective customer verification and age verification system; and
(iii) appropriate data security standards to
prevent unauthorized access to a person:
(I)
who seeks to make a bet or wager outside the racetrack's enclosure;
(II) who seeks to make a bet or wager on any
live or simulcast race not available to other persons within the racetrack's
enclosure; and
(III) who is a
minor; and
(C)
where wagers are automatically debited and credited to the account
holder.
(19)
TIM--ticket-issuing machine.
(20)
TIM-to-Tote network--a wagering network consisting of a single central
processing unit and the TIMs at any number of remote sites.
(21) Totalisator operator--the individual
assigned to operate the totalisator system at a racetrack facility.
(22) Totalisator system--a computer system
that registers and computes the wagering and payoffs in pari-mutuel
wagering.
(23) Tote-to-tote
network--a wagering network in which each wagering location has a central
processing unit.
(24) User--a
totalisator company employee authorized to use the totalisator system in the
normal course of business.
(b) A reference in this chapter to the mutuel
manager includes the mutuel manager's designee, in accordance with §
313.53 of this title (relating to
Mutuel Manager) or §
315.36 of this title (relating to
Mutuel Manager.)
(c) A request
required to be made in writing under this chapter may be transmitted via hand
delivery, e-mail, facsimile, courier service, or U.S. mail.
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