Section 519. Definitions  


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  • The following terms shall mean and include:
        1.  "Region."  One or more of the following named regions comprised of
      the counties indicated:
        a. Suffolk: Suffolk county;
        b. Nassau: Nassau county;
        c. New York city: the five counties comprising the city of New York;
        d. Catskill: Broome, Chemung, Chenango,  Delaware,  Orange,  Rockland,
      Sullivan,  Tioga,  Dutchess,  Tompkins,  Westchester,  Putnam and Ulster
      counties;
        e. Capital  District:  Albany,  Clinton,  Columbia,  Cortland,  Essex,
      Franklin,  Fulton,  Greene,  Hamilton,  Herkimer,  Madison,  Montgomery,
      Oneida,  Otsego,  Rensselaer,  Saratoga,  Schenectady,  Schoharie,   St.
      Lawrence, Warren and Washington counties;
        f. Central: Lewis and Onondaga counties;
        g.  Western: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee,
      Jefferson,  Livingston,  Monroe,  Niagara,  Ontario,  Orleans,   Oswego,
      Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates counties;
        h.  Notwithstanding the other provisions of this subdivision, when and
      if the Central regional off-track betting corporation is established, it
      shall include, in addition to the counties listed in  paragraph  f,  the
      following:  Cayuga,  Chenango,  Cortland, Franklin, Herkimer, Jefferson,
      Madison, Oneida, Oswego, Otsego and Tompkins counties.
        2. "Exotic bet" or "exotic wager." A single bet or wager on  three  or
      more  horses,  evidenced by a single ticket and representing an interest
      in a single betting pool.
        3. "Multiple bet" or "multiple wager." A single bet or  wager  on  two
      horses,  evidenced  by a single ticket and representing an interest in a
      single betting pool.
        4. "Article". As used in this article may also refer to articles  five
      and six.