Cashing Winning Tickets

I looked up the rules in the Louisiana rules of racing under the Wagering
on Page 92 http://horseracing.louisiana.gov/doc...RacingBook.pdf

§12341. Pari-Mutuel Tickets
B. All off-track wagering, guest and host facilities shall,
upon request, cash all pari-mutuel tickets purchased at its
facility during all hours of operation within the guidelines
provided for under R.S. 4:176 and R.S. 4:219

in reference to R.S. 4:176 and R.S. 4:219:
http://law.justia.com/codes/louisian...tle-4/rs-4-219

A. All pari-mutuel tickets purchased at offtrack wagering facilities licensed pursuant to this Part evidencing the right to participate in pari-mutuel pools or the right to a refund must be presented for payment within ninety days after the close of the race meeting of the host track. The failure to present such a ticket within the prescribed time shall constitute a waiver of the right to participate in the pari-mutuel pool or the right to a refund. Thereafter, the holder of such ticket shall have no right to enforce payment thereof.


Lesson learned on my part. It was a ticket worth $192 on a Trifecta. I am told that there are signs posted at the track that warn patrons to cash thier tickets within 90 days. I do not recall seeing such signs but maybe other members in this forum can confirm this for me.

[richard burch]

A good thing to do is turn them into vouchers if you can. They last longer.

I got a call from Evangeline Downs today and based on my unfortunate outcome and my suggestion, they will start printing the 90 day rule on all tickets and post it at the betting facility.

Even though I could not cash my ticket, they have offered to comp me dinner next time in LA

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

I got a call from Evangeline Downs today and based on my unfortunate outcome and my suggestion, they will start printing the 90 day rule on all tickets and post it at the betting facility.

Even though I could not cash my ticket, they have offered to comp me dinner next time in LA

Well, at least that's something. I can imagine how aggravating missing the deadline must have been to you. I can accept thousand dollar losses just fine if I think I played the game correctly (blackjack or video poker, for example), but if I lose $100 due to a blunder, it'll tick me off hugely.

Originally Posted by Dunbar

Well, at least that's something. I can imagine how aggravating missing the deadline must have been to you. I can accept thousand dollar losses just fine if I think I played the game correctly (blackjack or video poker, for example), but if I lose $100 due to a blunder, it'll tick me off hugely.

This would be my second time missing out on an uncashed winning ticket. The other time was when i was 11, my mom washed my pants that had a $12 winning ticket that turned to pulp in the washing machine.

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

This would be my second time missing out on an uncashed winning ticket. The other time was when i was 11, my mom washed my pants that had a $12 winning ticket that turned to pulp in the washing machine.

Well, even if you're just 21 now, one blunder a decade is an acceptable error rate!