Racing and Wagering Western Australia Regulations 2003

Subject to these regulations and the rules of wagering, wagers will be accepted by RWWA, whether by or as agent or otherwise —

on cash payment at a totalisator agency; or

where instructions are given by letter sent through the post or by telephone or other electronic means, if —

the instructions relate to, and the wager is made against, a wagering account previously established at a totalisator agency; or

where no wagering account has previously been established, the instructions are received at the totalisator agency at least 2 hours before the scheduled starting time of the particular race or sporting event on which the wager is to be made and are accompanied by a cash remittance of an appropriate amount.

In addition to the circumstances set out in subregulation (1), RWWA or an agent of RWWA may accept a wager where part or full payment for the wager is —

in the form of a wagering voucher for money’s worth issued by RWWA; or

by means of a winning ticket; or

subject to subregulation (3), by cheque.

For the purposes of subregulation (2)(c), a cheque may be accepted as part or full payment for a wager if —

the cheque is completed, signed and dated prior to the acceptance of the wager; and

the cheque has not been altered in a material particular; and

the cheque is banked no later than 3 days after the wager is received; and

the cheque is accepted in accordance with any rules of wagering and directions issued by the Commission under section 109G of the Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987.

RWWA may at any time direct that a particular totalisator agency is not to accept wagers sought to be made by a particular method, and the totalisator agency is to comply with that direction.