Montana Code 23-5-512. Sports pool design — multiple competitor sports pool — department rules
23-5-512. Sports pool design — multiple competitor sports pool — department rules. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2), a sports pool must be designed to ensure that:
Terms Used In Montana Code 23-5-512
- Multiple competitor sports pool: means a sports pool in which three or more competitors simultaneously compete in a college or professional sports event or series of sports events. See Montana Code 23-5-501
- Sports pool: means a gambling activity, other than an activity governed under chapter 4 or chapter 5, part 2, of this title, in which a person wagers money for each chance to win money or other items of value based on the outcome of a sports event or series of sports events wherein the competitors in the sports event or series of sports events are natural persons or animals. See Montana Code 23-5-501
(i)there is at least one winner from among the participants in the pool; and
(ii)each participant has an equal chance to win the pool.
(b)Competitors in a sports event or series of sports events must be randomly assigned to each participant in the sports pool.
(2)(a) A multiple competitor sports pool must be designed to ensure that:
(i)there is at least one winner, but there may be categories of winners among the participants in the pool; and
(ii)a participant’s chance to win the pool may be based on the participant’s relative skill in selecting competitors in a sports event or series of sports events.
(b)Nothing in subsection (2)(a)(ii) requires competitors in a multiple competitor sports pool to be randomly assigned to a participant in a sports pool.
(3)The department shall by rule describe the types of sports pools authorized by this part. Variations in the authorized sports pools must be submitted to the department for review and approval before they are made available for public play. The department may charge a nominal fee to review variations in the authorized sports pools.