Racecourse Betting Control Board - Definition - Law Dictionary

Definition :

Racecourse Betting Control Board. A board appointed under (English) Racecourse Betting Act, 1928, for the control of totalisators on approved racecourses. It consists of a chairman appointed by the Home Secretary, and eleven members, one of whom is appointed by the Home Secretary, one by the Secretary of State for Scotland, and one by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries; one by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the remainder by certain racing organisations. The (English) Betting and Lotteries Act, 1934, s. 18, amends the powers of the Board and interprets certain sections which give rise to doubts. This power of authorising a person to set up a totalisator is limited to giving such authority to the persons having the management of the racecourse.