Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 208.1
Unclaimed Ticket Winnings - Remittance of Proceeds
Effective Jul 1, 1989Laws 1983, c. 11, § 27, emerg. eff. March 22, 1983; Amended by Laws 1989, c. 369, § 100, eff. July 1, 1989.
A. Any individual who claims to be entitled to any part of a pari-mutuel pool conducted by an organization licensee and who fails to claim the money due him prior to the completion of the race meeting at which the pool was formed may file the following with the organization licensee within sixty (60) days after the close of the race meeting:
- 1. a verified claim on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commission setting forth such information as may be necessary to identify the particular pool and the amount claimed therefrom; and
- 2. a substantial portion of the pari-mutuel ticket upon which the claim is based, sufficient to identify the particular racetrack, race, and horse involved, the amount wagered, and whether the ticket was a win, place, or show ticket.
- B. Upon proper application by an individual or an organization licensee the Commission shall hear any disputed claim and consider the proof offered in its support. Unless the claimant satisfactorily establishes his right to participate in the pool, the claim shall be rejected. If the claim is allowed, the organization licensee shall pay the amount of the claim to the claimant upon order of the Commission.
- C. All unclaimed ticket proceeds shall be remitted by the organization licensee to the Commission for deposit in the Oklahoma Breeding Development Fund Special Account on the sixty-first day after the close of the race meeting.
Laws 1983, c. 11, § 27, emerg. eff. March 22, 1983; Amended by Laws 1989, c. 369, § 100, eff. July 1, 1989.