2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 462 - Racing
Section 462.301 - Definitions for ORS 462.301 to 462.340.


(1) "Back" means to wager on a selected outcome occurring in a given market.
(2) "Exchange" means a system operated by an exchange wagering licensee in which the exchange wagering licensee maintains one or more markets in which persons may back or lay a selected outcome.
(3) "Exchange revenues" means all charges and fees assessed or collected by an exchange wagering licensee in connection with the submission of any exchange wagers to the exchange wagering licensee.
(4) "Exchange wagering" means a form of pari-mutuel wagering in which two or more persons place identically opposing wagers in a given market.
(5) "Exchange wagering account" means an account held by a person participating in exchange wagering and managed by an exchange wagering licensee, and may include an account established with a Multi-Jurisdictional Simulcasting and Interactive Wagering Totalizator Hub pursuant to ORS 462.725.
(6) "Exchange wagering licensee" means a person that holds an exchange wagering license issued under ORS 462.313.
(7) "Exchange wagering system" means a system through which exchange wagers are processed.
(8) "Exchange wagers" means wagers submitted to an exchange wagering licensee to be posted in a market on an exchange.
(9) "Identically opposing wagers" means wagers that one or more persons offer to lay on a selected outcome at the same price at which one or more persons offer to back that same outcome, with the amount subject to the lay being proportionately commensurate to the amount subject to the back.
(10) "Interstate exchange pool" means an exchange wagering system established in this state or in another jurisdiction and that combines unmatched wagers on one or more horse races in order to form identically opposing wagers.
(11) "Lay" means to wager on a selected outcome not occurring in a given market.
(12) "Market" means, in relation to a given horse race or set of horse races, a particular outcome that is subject to exchange wagering as determined by an exchange wagering licensee.
(13) "Matched wager" means the wager that is formed when two or more persons are confirmed by an exchange wagering licensee as having placed identically opposing wagers in a given market on an exchange.
(14) "Net winnings" means the aggregate amounts payable to a person as a result of that person’s winning matched wagers in a pool less the aggregate amount paid by that person as a result of that person’s losing matched wagers in that pool.
(15) "Pari-mutuel" means any system in which wagers with respect to the outcome of a horse race are placed with, or in, a wagering pool conducted by an authorized person, and in which the participants are wagering with each other and not against the person conducting the wagering pool.
(16) "Pool" means the total of all matched wagers in a given market.
(17) "Price" means the odds for a given exchange wager.
(18) "Unmatched wager" means a wager or portion of a wager placed in a given market on an exchange that does not become part of a matched wager. [2019 c.313 §2]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment

Chapter 462 - Racing

Section 462.010 - Definitions.

Section 462.020 - License requirement; authority of commission to require fingerprints; rules.

Section 462.040 - Race meet licenses, classes, limitations, contents; rules.

Section 462.050 - Application for race meet license; bond; payment of fees; submission of financial statements and inspection of records; return of deposit; refund of license fee.

Section 462.055 - Authority to require applicant to have recommendation of local governing body; fee.

Section 462.057 - License and other fees and purses; track fund.

Section 462.062 - Fees and other payments by licensees of horse race meets not subject to ORS 462.057.

Section 462.065 - Security for association receiving payments under ORS 462.057 or 462.062; fee charged by association receiving payments under ORS 462.140.

Section 462.067 - License and other fees for race meets not subject to ORS 462.057 and 462.062.

Section 462.068 - Fees for wagering on certain previously held races.

Section 462.070 - License fees for officials, track operators and other race meet participants; rules.

Section 462.072 - Cash Vouchers Account; payment and expiration of vouchers; disposition of account balance; civil penalty.

Section 462.073 - Unclaimed Winnings Account; payment of winning or refund tickets; disposition of proceeds; civil penalties.

Section 462.075 - Grounds for refusal to issue or renew licenses; hearing.

Section 462.080 - Exclusion of certain persons from race courses; hearing; penalty.

Section 462.090 - Revocation, suspension and refusal to renew licenses; hearing; civil penalty.

Section 462.100 - License fee and tax in lieu of all others; exception.

Section 462.110 - Public liability insurance required; bond of licensee; actions on bond; insurance for jockeys and drivers.

Section 462.125 - Number and classes of race meets; unused race days; conflicting race dates.

Section 462.127 - Oregon Quarter Horse Racing Association and Oregon Division Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association racing; exception to ORS 462.125.

Section 462.140 - Prohibitions concerning bookmaking, betting; track take; computation, use of breaks.

Section 462.142 - Account wagering.

Section 462.147 - Mutuel pools; forms of mutuel wagering; wagering devices; rules.

Section 462.150 - Regulation of underpayments; effect of tax.

Section 462.155 - Wagering on races previously held.

Section 462.157 - Limitations on wagering on historical animal racing.

Section 462.185 - Issuance of licenses to animal owners or trainers; conditions; revocation.

Section 462.190 - Restrictions on minors; selling wagering tickets to minors or visibly intoxicated persons.

Section 462.195 - Written statement of age from purchaser of mutuel wagering ticket or receipt.

Section 462.200 - Tests of animals participating in race meets or persons required to be licensed; costs; rules.

Section 462.210 - Oregon Racing Commission; appointment; confirmation.

Section 462.230 - Vacancies and removal.

Section 462.250 - Organization of commission; employees of commission and appointed officials to conduct race meets; commission to fix compensation; rules and regulations.

Section 462.260 - Oregon Racing Commission Account; office, records and annual report of commission.

Section 462.265 - Commission subject to state budget procedures and laws governing supervision of expenditures.

Section 462.270 - Duties of commission; rules.

Section 462.272 - Power of commission to administer oaths, take depositions, issue subpoenas.

Section 462.273 - Prohibited activities of commission, staff and family members.

Section 462.275 - Commission activities concerning betterment of racing; establishment of library.

Section 462.301 - Definitions for ORS 462.301 to 462.340.

Section 462.304 - Legislative findings.

Section 462.307 - Lawful exchange wagering.

Section 462.310 - Exchange wagering accounts.

Section 462.313 - Exchange wagering license; rules.

Section 462.316 - Prohibition on accepting certain wagers; suspension or closure of account.

Section 462.334 - Fees.

Section 462.337 - Limitations on authority of Oregon Racing Commission.

Section 462.340 - Rules.

Section 462.405 - Board of stewards’ authority; civil penalties and other sanctions; review of actions by commission; hearing; fee.

Section 462.408 - Recovery of owed amounts.

Section 462.415 - Animals prohibited from racing; prohibited acts; rules.

Section 462.430 - Prohibitions concerning influencing results of races.

Section 462.450 - Regulation of possession, transportation or use of drugs at race course.

Section 462.460 - Racing animal under name or designation other than registered name or designation or altering license prohibited.

Section 462.510 - Demand or acceptance of compensation for furnishing racing information as touting; how predictions on race outcome may be sold.

Section 462.710 - Application; contents; conditions; revocation of authority.

Section 462.720 - Pooling wagered moneys; surcharge on wagering by licensee.

Section 462.725 - Multi-jurisdictional simulcasting and wagering; fees; rules; distribution of moneys paid to commission.

Section 462.735 - Suspension or refusal to renew license; hearing; rules.

Section 462.740 - Rules; compliance with federal law.

Section 462.990 - Penalties.