1. Definitions

In these rules, unless inconsistent with the context, the words and expressions used have the meanings assigned to them in the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Act, 1996 (Act 4 of 1996) (“the Act”), and – “approved medium” means any medium for the recording and/or storage of data approved by the Board, and, without limitation to the generality of the aforegoing, may include analogue or digital land-based or cellular telephone lines or other digital storage devices or recorders;

“commingling” means the amalgamation of defined betting pools between an Operator and another operator licensed in another South African provincial or foreign jurisdiction and the declaration of a common dividend between that Operator and such other operator;

“computerised record-keeping system” means a computerised wagering system referred to in rule 18;

“designated gaming areas” means an area within licensed premises where any betting is available to be conducted”;

“fixed odds bet'” means a bet on one or more contingencies in respect of which the odds are agreed at the time the bet is placed;

“hardware upgrade” means – (a) in relation to a server, a version or level change to any hardware that maintains the server serial number or the addition of new hardware to such server, or (b) the implementation of an enhanced hardware function;

“in-running betting” means placing a bet on an event or contingency after it has started while the odds are updated as the event or contingency unfolds.

“licensed premises'' means any premises licensed in terms of the Act;

“licensed programme upgrade” means an amendment, enhancement or other functionality change to any software or programme, approved by the Board and used in the operation of an existing server or computer;

“official starting time”, in relation to horseracing, sporting or other events or contingencies, means the time at which such event or contingency commences; provided that the event or contingency in question thereafter proceeds without interruption until the outcome thereof has become known;

“open bet” means (a) a bet, other than a totalisator bet, taken by a bookmaker on one or more contingencies, in which no fixed-odds are agreed at the time the bet is placed; or (b) a bet in respect of which the payout is determined after the outcome of the contingency on which such a bet is struck became known, with reference to dividends generated by a totalisator;

“progressive take-out” means the sum of the total of a bookmaker’s commitments and the stakes wagered by players in relation to a given event or contingency;

“Regulations” means the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Regulations made in terms of section 81 of the Act, as amended from time to time;

“software upgrade” means any software change to the software utilised in an existing server or computer, which may include the implementation of a more recent release of such software, or an addition to or enhancement of the functionality of such software;

“take-back bet” means any bet taken by a licensed bookmaker with any other licensed bookmaker or licensed totalisator carrying on business within the Republic of South Africa, where such bet is solely for the bona fide purpose of covering the whole or any portion of its commitment in respect of any bet or bets laid or to be laid by him or her, provided that any such bet or bets are taken on the outcome of the same event or contingency, and for the purposes of this definition

“bookmaker’s commitment” means the amount which such licensed bookmaker will have to pay out or which it anticipates to pay out in respect of such bet or bets, irrespective of the stakes held by it in respect of such bet or bets;

“total stake” means the sum of the winning and losing stakes accepted by a bookmaker in betting transactions in respect of a given event or contingency;

“winning stake” means the progressive total of the winning stakes wagered by players in respect of a given event or contingency, and

“winning take-out” means the total progressive take-out in relation to all winning bets in respect of a given event or contingency.