N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9, § 4400.1 – Definitions.

(a) Board of directors means a board of directors of a regional off-track betting corporation.
(b) Branch office means the premises maintained and operated by a regional off-track betting corporation, at which premises lawful off-track pari-mutuel wagering may take place.
(c) Commission means the New York State Gaming Commission.
(d) Corporation means a regional off-track betting corporation created pursuant to section 502 or section 603 of the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law.
(e) Dark or dark day means a day upon which no racing is being conducted at a track. For purposes of this Subchapter, a meeting is deemed not in progress at such track on such day.
(f) Gambling offenses means any act proscribed by article 225 of the Penal Law of the State of New York.
(g) Open means a day on which racing is being conducted at a track. A meeting is in progress at such track on such day.
(h) Out-of-state track means a horse track located outside the State of New York, operated lawfully according to the laws of the state or commonwealth in which such facility is situated.
(i) Pool constituents.
A pool is deemed to have been constituted entirely upon the day of the race, all advance days' sales being deemed made upon the day such race is contested. All telephone bets shall be deemed to have been made in the county in which the telephone exchange receiving such telephone call bet is located. In this regard, calls into exchanges located in counties not permitted to accept bets upon certain tracks' races shall not be accepted upon such races.
(j) Region means a region defined in section 519 of the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law.
(k) Track shall mean the grounds or enclosures within which horse races, at which pari-mutuel betting is permitted, are conducted by any person, corporation or association licensed by the commission.
(l) Telephone deposit betting center (TDBC) means the facility of the participating regional corporation, for the conduct of pari-mutuel wagering by telephone.
(m) Unclaimed ticket monies means the accumulated sum of all valid winning tickets remaining uncashed at the conclusion of the calendar year in which they were issued.