Section 42: Licensing of foreign race inter-totalisator betting

42. Licensing of foreign race inter-totalisator betting (1) No person shall conduct foreign race inter-totalisator betting unless— (a) the person is a totalisator operator; and (b) it holds a licence to conduct that type of betting; (2) A totalisator operator shall, in its application in respect of each foreign race on which it proposes to conduct foreign race inter-totalisator betting— (a) submit the name and address of— (i) the racecourse at which the foreign race is scheduled to be held; (ii) the organisation conducting the foreign race and the foreign race betting; and (iii) the governing bodies which regulate the foreign race and the foreign race betting; (b) provide the Board with evidence of an agreement between the totalisator operator and the organisation outside Mauritius conducting the foreign race betting for the conduct of foreign race inter-totalisator betting, and submit the relevant information relating to— (i) the types of bets proposed to be combined and offered; (ii) the amount to be deducted from each pool in respect of each type of bet that the totalisator operator proposes to offer, including the amount to be paid to the organisation outside Mauritius conducting the foreign race betting; and (iii) the method of calculation that the totalisator operator and the organisation outside Mauritius conducting the foreign race betting propose to use for each pool that is combined; and (c) provide the Board with details of the communication system to be used to ensure the accurate and timely exchange of race information between the totalisator operator and the organisation outside Mauritius conducting the foreign race betting. [Issue 2] G2 – 24 Revised Laws of Mauritius (3) The Board may, on receipt of an application under subsection (2), issue to a totalisator operator a licence authorising it to conduct foreign race inter-totalisator betting at such place as the Board may approve. (4) No licence under this section shall be issued unless— (a) the services, facilities and equipment for conducting the foreign race inter-totalisator betting have been— (i) inspected by an inspector or, at the expense of the applicant, by some other competent person acceptable to the Board; and (ii) approved by the Board; and (b) the appropriate licence fee specified in the Third Schedule is paid to the Authority. (S. 42 not in operation.)