Pursuant to section 78 of the Racing Industry Act 2020, TAB New Zealand hereby gives notice of the following amendments to the Betting Rules published as a Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, 25 August 2003, No. 113, page 2981.

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Inserted words are underlined and in red.

These amendments to the Betting Rules are as follows:

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12 CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO FIXED ODDS BETTING

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12.20 Same Game Multi

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12.20.2 Sport-Specific Rules

Notwithstanding Rule 13, the following Rules apply to a Same Game Multi or a specific Leg of a Same Game Multi:

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(e) American Football: In the event of a tie at the end of Normal Time, the “Half/Full Time Double” Betting Option will include any overtime.

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13 CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO FIXED ODDS SPORTS BETTING

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13.3 American Football

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(f) Double Result/ Half/Fulltime Double: The “Double Result” or “Half/Fulltime” Betting Options will be determined by the score at the end of the first half and the end of the second half and, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include any overtime.

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13.19 Motorsport

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13.19.1 Rules Applicable to Formula 1

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(e) First Car to Retire: For the purposes of “First Car to Retire” Betting Options, once a car takes part in the parade any warm-up lap bets will stand. The Betting Option will be determined by which lap the car retires on.

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13.22 Rugby Union

(a) If a match is postponed before kick off all bets will be declared void, unless the match is rescheduled to take place no later than 48 24 hours from the original start time.

(b) If the venue of a match changes then all bets will be declared void stand unless the venue is changed to a home ground of the “away” team or, in the case of an international fixture, moved to another country.

(c) Subject to Rule 12.13(b), if a match is abandoned after starting then all bets will be declared void. However, where an Official Result is declared by the official controlling body of the particular match within one hour of its completion then the declared result will be used to determine “Head to Head”, “Match Result” and “Points Start” Betting Options.

(d) Subject to Rule 13.22(e), Betting Options will be determined at the end of Normal Time.

(e) Notwithstanding Rule 13.22(d), “Head to Head” and “Match Result” Betting Options (where the “Draw” is not a Selection) include any extra time. For the avoidance of doubt, Betting Options that are stated to include extra time include any extra time. the following Betting Events and/or Betting Options include any extra time unless otherwise stated:

(i) Super Rugby Aotearoa, Super Rugby Australia and Mitre 10 Cup matches (except where a “Draw” at the end of Normal Time is a Selection in any Betting Option). For the avoidance of doubt, Betting Options relating to the second half will not include any extra time and “Match Result” Betting Options (where a Draw is a Selection) will not include any extra time;

(ii) Rugby 7s matches (except where a “Draw” at the end of Normal Time is a Selection in any Betting Option);

(iii) “Head to Head” Betting Options (where the “Draw” is not a Selection);

(iv) “Points Start” Betting Options (where a “Draw” is not a Selection).

(f) Player Markets: For the purposes of:

(i) “Tryscorer Head to Head”, “Kicker Head to Head”, and “To Score Most Points” Betting Options, both players must be in the starting 15 for bets to stand. In the event of a tie, bets will be declared void.

(ii) “Best Kicking Percentage”, “Kicker Head to Head”, and “To Score Most Points” Betting Options, both players must attempt one place kick at goal for bets to stand.

(iii) “Player Total Points” and “Perfect Kicking Record” Betting Options, the relevant player must attempt one place kick at goal for bets to stand.

(g) (f) Tryscorer Betting (For example, “To Score A Try”, “1st Try Scorer”, etc.) : For the purposes of “Tryscorer” Betting Options, the following rules apply:

(i) Bets on a player will be declared void where he or she is not in the starting 23-person squad (or 22-person squad as the case may be).

(ii) Betting is All In, except for:

(i) where the relevant Betting Option has already been determined and the relevant player has not yet participated in the match; and

(ii) and a player has not participated in the match (because they are a substitute),

in which case, bets on that player will be declared void for the relevant Betting Option.

(iii) For “1st Try Scorer”, “Xth Try Scorer” and “Last Try Scorer” Betting Options, where a Penalty Try is awarded and “Penalty Try” is not a Selection in the Betting Option then Winning Selections will be determined by the following Rules:

(i) For “1st Try Scorer” Betting Options: Winning Selections will be determined by the next try. By way of example only, if the first try of the game is a penalty try (and “Penalty Try” was not a Selection in the Betting Option), then the player to score the second try will be considered the “1st Try Scorer” (as well as the “2nd Tryscorer”). In such a case, the outcome of the “2nd Tryscorer” Betting Option will be determined by the second try of the game (notwithstanding that the first try was a penalty try). In addition, if there is no 2nd Tryscorer then there will be no 1st Tryscorer.

(ii) For “Xth Try Scorer” Betting Options only (for example, “2nd Try Scorer”, “3rd Try Scorer”, and so on) and not including “1st Try Scorer” Betting Options: Bets on the Betting Option to which the Penalty Try relates will be declared void.

(iii) For “Last Try Scorer” Betting Options: Winning Selections will be determined by the penultimate try of the game (or the try previous to that if the penultimate try was a penalty try).

(iv) Unless otherwise stated, where no tries are scored, and “No Try” is not a Selection in the Betting Option, then bets will be declared void.

(h) 1st Tryscorer Insurebet: If a player does not score the first try, but does score a try in the match then bets will be refunded

(i) (g) Tournament Betting: For the avoidance of doubt, betting on the outcome of a tournament (for example, “Outright Winner”, “Top 4”, etc.) is All In.

(j) (h) To Miss Top 4/ Top 8: For the purposes of “To Miss Top 4” or “To Miss Top 8” Betting Options (or similar), betting is All In. However, if a side has competition points deducted for breaches of rules and regulations (for example, salary cap breaches) then the following rules apply:

(i) If at the time the competition points are deducted it is not possible that the team would make the Top 4, or Top 8 (as the case may be), then bets will be declared void; or

(ii) If at the time the competition points are deducted it is still possible that the team could make the Top 4, or Top 8 (as the case may be), then bets will stand.

These Rules come into force on 22 February 2022.

Full copies of the Betting Rules may be inspected on request at TAB offices or downloaded from the TAB New Zealand website www.tab.co.nz.

Further enquiries can be made to TAB New Zealand, PO Box 38899, Wellington Mail Centre, Lower Hutt 5045.

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of February 2022.

DEAN McKENZIE, Chief Transition Officer of TAB New Zealand.