Delaware Code
Title 28 - Sports and Amusements

§ 111. Revocation, suspension, censure, reprimand, probation, fine, license or permit refusal. - The Secretary or the Secretary's designee may refuse a license...

§ 112. Forfeiture of purse. - The Director may order any combative sports or combative sports...

§ 113. Judicial review; appeal from decision or order. - (a) Any person aggrieved by a decision or order of...

§ 114. Service of process. - Notice of an appeal filed pursuant to § 113 of...

§ 115. Certification of record. - (a) Upon being served with a notice of appeal pursuant...

Chapter 3. Horse Racing [Transferred]. -

Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY

Subchapter I. License to Conduct Racing Meet; Taxes

§ 401. Authority for horse racing in Kent County on five-eighths mile track. - Horse racing for stake, purse or reward at and upon...

§ 402. License as required. - Any person desiring to conduct horse racing for any stake,...

§ 403. Application; inspections and examinations; rejection; award of dates and maximum racing days. - (a) Any person desiring to conduct a horse racing meet...

§ 404. Application and license fees. - (a) Any person, upon applying to the Commission for a...

§ 405. Issuance. - Upon the award of dates to any applicant, the Commission...

§ 406. Suspension or revocation; appeal. - (a) Any license issued by the Commission shall be subject...

§ 408. Inspection of racing premises prior to meet. - Not less than 5 days prior to the opening of...

§ 409. Rules, regulations and special powers of Commission; subpoenas; contempt; perjury. - (a) (1) The Commission shall adopt regulations governing the operation...

§ 410. Licensee's annual financial statement. - Every licensee shall file with the Commission not later than...

§ 411. Tax on admissions; books and records; inspection. - (a) Every person licensed to hold a horse racing meet...

Subchapter II. Regulatory Provisions, Offenses and Penalties

§ 421. Application of chapter; simulcasts of races. - This chapter shall apply to horse races upon which wagering...

§ 422. Liability insurance of licensee. - Ten days before any horse racing meet may be held...

§ 423. Limitation on compensation that may be paid by licensee. - No salary, fee or compensation exceeding the sum of $2,000...

§ 424. Enforcement. - All officers of the law shall cooperate with the Commission...

§ 425. Aiding or abetting unlicensed meet; penalty. - Whoever aids or abets in the conduct of any meet...

§ 426. Failure of licensee to pay tax on admissions; penalty. - (a) Whoever, being a licensee, fails or refuses to pay...

§ 427. Restrictions on licensee acting as video lottery agent. - During any calendar year in which a licensee under this...

Subchapter III. Wagering or Betting by Pari-Mutuel Machines or Totalizators

§ 441. Place for wagering. - Within the enclosure of any horse racing meet licensed and...

§ 442. License to conduct pools; application; qualifications. - (a) The Commission may grant a license to any person...

§ 443. Revocation of license. - All licenses for the operation of pools as provided in...

§ 444. Rules, regulations and special powers of Commission. - (a) The Commission may require the keeping of books and...

§ 445. Tax on pari-mutuel and totalizator pools. - (a) (1) Every person engaged in the business of conducting...

§ 446. Licensee's commissions on pari-mutuel and totalizator pools. - (a) The Commission shall authorize commissions pursuant to subsection (b)...

§ 447. Deduction of federal taxes from total of contributions. - For the purpose of making any of the calculations of...

§ 448. Disposition of moneys for unclaimed pari-mutuel tickets. - All sums held by any licensee for payment of outstanding...

Subchapter IV. Jurisdiction and Effect

§ 461. Authority of Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission; “Commission” defined. - (a) The Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission as created and existing...

§ 462. Effect of chapter. - No provision of this chapter shall in any way be...

Chapter 5. Harness Racing [Transferred]. -

Chapter 7. INFLUENCING RESULTS OF SPORTING EVENTS BY BRIBERY AND OTHER UNLAWFUL MEANS

§ 701. Bribing participant in sporting event; penalty. - Whoever directly or indirectly gives or promises to give any...

§ 702. Participant in sporting event soliciting or receiving bribe. - Whoever takes part or expects to take part, in any...

§ 703. Bribing official of sporting event. - Whoever directly or indirectly gives or promises to give any...

§ 704. Official of sporting event soliciting or receiving bribe. - Whoever acting or intending to act as a referee, umpire,...

§ 705. Influencing result of horse race or harness horse race; penalty. - (a) No person shall influence or attempt to influence the...

§ 706. Prohibited Substances Protests; testing. - (a) Protest; Request for Super Test. — (1) If a...

Chapter 8. PURCHASE OF RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS IN STATES CONTIGUOUS TO THIS STATE

§ 801. Definitions. - (a) As used in this chapter, the term “a state...

§ 802. Lawful acts. - It shall be lawful for a person residing in this...

§ 803. Not applicable to federal licensees. - This chapter shall not apply or be construed to affect...

Chapter 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Subchapter I. General Provisions

§ 901. License for shows and other exhibitions. - (a) Whoever for money or other reward in any city...

§ 902. Exclusion of offensive patrons. - The proprietor of a theatre or other public place of...

§ 903. Shooting galleries; regulations; penalties. - (a) No person shall keep a gallery or booth or...

§ 904. Antique slot machines. - No person shall offer or make available any slot machine...

§ 905. Bowling alleys. - Any person of a good moral character may keep and...

§ 906. Prohibition of horse racing on Good Friday or Easter Sunday. - There shall be no horse racing of any kind on...

§ 907. Liability insurance required of automobile race operator; penalty. - (a) Every person who is engaged in the business of...

Subchapter II. Outdoor Musical Festivals

§ 925. Definitions. - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Outdoor musical festival” means...

§ 926. Permits for outdoor musical festival. - (a) No promoter shall hold or conduct any outdoor musical...

§ 927. License. - No promoter shall obtain a license pursuant to § 2301...

§ 928. Penalties. - (a) Any person or corporation who organizes, operates, produces, stages...

Subchapter III. Regulation of Sponsors and Promoters of Public Entertainment Events Other Than Boxing, Wrestling, Racing and Outdoor Music Festivals

§ 929. Definitions. - The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this...

§ 930. Sponsors' responsibilities. - (a) (1) Each sponsor shall demand that any promoter, offering...

§ 931. Promoters' responsibilities. - (a) Each promoter (individual and/or firm) shall acquire a Delaware...

§ 932. Contracts. - (a) All contractual agreements between promoters and sponsors shall be...

Chapter 11. Bingo and Charitable Gaming [Repealed]. -

Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING

Subchapter I. Purpose, Scope, Definitions and Referendums

§ 1501. Purpose and scope. - This chapter shall provide for referendums on games and the...

§ 1502. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) “Board” means the Delaware...

§ 1503. Referendums in general elections. - In the event that a majority of all the members...

§ 1504. Applicability of general election laws; conduct of referendum. - (a) Title 15, insofar as it is applicable shall apply...

Subchapter II. Delaware Board of Charitable Gaming

§ 1505. Objectives; functions. - (a) The primary objective of the Delaware Board of Charitable...

§ 1506. Members; Chair; meetings; quorum; records; conflict of interest. - (a) Composition; Chair. — The Delaware Board of Charitable Gaming...

§ 1507. Powers and duties. - The Board of Charitable Gaming shall have the power to...

§ 1508. Duties; rules and regulations; forms. - (a) The Board shall: (1) Supervise the administration of this...

§ 1509. Continuous study of operation of this chapter and similar laws. - (a) The Board shall conduct a continuous study and investigation...

§ 1510. Reports and recommendations by Board. - The Board shall report to the Governor and the General...

Subchapter III. Licensing

§ 1511. Power to license. - (a) The Board may license an organization as defined in...

§ 1512. Application; eligibility. - (a) Each applicant for a permit or license shall file...

§ 1513. Conditions for granting permits or licenses. - (a) The Board or its designee shall make a review...

§ 1514. License fees; exceptions. - (a) There shall be a permit or license fee of...

§ 1515. Duration of permit or license. - (a) No permit or license shall be effective for a...

§ 1516. Refusal to permit or license; hearing. - No properly submitted application for a license shall be refused...

§ 1517. Amendments to permits or licenses. - Any permit or license issued under this chapter may be...

§ 1518. Permits and license provisions; display. - (a) Each permit shall be in the form prescribed in...

§ 1519. Supervision. - (a) The Board shall exercise control and supervision over all...

§ 1520. Limitations and regulations under license. - (a) Bingo and charitable games conducted shall not commence prior...

§ 1521. Reports after games; records; examinations; applicability. - (a) Within 30 days after the conclusion of any game,...

Subchapter IV. Enforcement

§ 1522. Immunity from arrest for violation of gambling laws; exceptions. - No person: (1) Lawfully conducting or participating in the conduct...

§ 1523. Suspension or revocation of license. - The Board may suspend or revoke licenses, after hearing, for...

Subchapter V. Bingo

§ 1524. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) “Bingo” means a game...

§ 1525. Prize limits. - (a) In bingo, no prize will be offered or given...

§ 1526. Limitations. - (a) The number of games which an applicant may conduct...

Subchapter VI. Charitable Gaming

§ 1527. Definitions. - As used in this chapter, “charitable gaming” means any game...

§ 1528. Poker games. - The Board of Charitable Gaming shall promulgate rules and regulations...

§ 1529. Third-party vendors; charitable gaming vendors. - (a) The Board of Charitable Gaming shall have the authority...

§ 1530. Limit on gaming. - (a) In charitable gaming, there shall be no limit on...

§ 1531. Game rules. - (a) Any permitted or licensed game sponsoring organization or organizations...

§ 1532. Alcoholic beverages. - Alcoholic beverages shall be allowed to be sold and/or distributed...

Subchapter VII. Raffles

§ 1533. Definitions. - As used in this chapter, “raffle” means a form of...

§ 1534. Time of raffle. - An organization may conduct a raffle which will not be...

§ 1535. Conduct of raffles. - Raffles shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted by...

Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em

§ 1536. Legislative intent. - The General Assembly hereby declares that the play of Texas...

§ 1537. Definitions for Texas Hold'em Poker. - The following definitions apply to all the rules of Texas...

§ 1538. Who may conduct Texas Hold'em Poker tournaments; control and supervision. - (a) The game of Texas Hold'em Poker shall be conducted...

§ 1539. Texas Hold'em Poker tournament rules. - (a) Deal. — (1) When a table is opened for...

§ 1540. Ranking of cards in hand. - The cards are ranked ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9,...

§ 1541. Tie. - Ties shall be broken and/or resolved according to house rules.

§ 1542. Sponsoring organization to provide dealer. - The sponsoring organization must provide the dealer, which may be...

§ 1543. Ante. - Each individual player must ante by placing chips equaling the...

§ 1544. Shuffling device. - (a) If appropriate to the play of an approved Texas...

§ 1545. Protection of hands. - A player shall protect a held hand by holding onto...

§ 1546. Misdeal. - (a) A card that is meant to be dealt face...

§ 1547. Burned cards. - If the dealer burns a card, it must be kept...

§ 1548. Required statements when betting. - A player may substitute a gesture for a verbal statement...

§ 1549. Call procedure. - (a) Players who unintentionally put fewer chips into the pot...

§ 1550. Showdown. - (a) If 2 or more players remain in the pot...

§ 1551. Review of hands at showdown. - At the conclusion of the round, a player shall place...

§ 1552. Award of pot. - Pots may only be awarded by the dealer. When the...

§ 1553. Odd chips in ties. - If a pot that is split by having tied hands...

§ 1554. Use of defective deck. - If a defective deck is used, all chips in the...

§ 1555. Faced card. - If a card is improperly faced in the deck, it...

§ 1556. Time limit. - The sponsoring organization may place a maximum time limit for...

§ 1557. Posting of rules. - (a) Posted sponsoring organization rules shall be clear and legible...

§ 1558. Maximum number of players. - The maximum number of players in a Texas Hold'em Poker...

§ 1559. Tournament chips required. - All wagers must be made with approved tournament chips provided...

§ 1560. Sit and go games; entry fee. - (a) Sit and go games. — Only those individuals who...

§ 1561. House rules for Texas Hold'em Poker tournament play. - Printed house rules for the Texas Hold'em Poker tournament shall...

§ 1562. Limitations of Texas Hold'em Poker tournaments. - No sponsoring organization shall conduct more than 5 Texas Hold'em...

§ 1563. Prize amount. - The value of prizes shall be prescribed by the rules...

§ 1564. Alcoholic beverages. - Alcoholic beverages shall be allowed to be sold and/or distributed...

§ 1565. Texas Hold'em Poker tournament director. - (a) A sponsoring organization shall appoint a tournament director for...

§ 1566. Age. - No person under the age of 21 years shall be...

§ 1567. General licensing requirements. - (a) All employees, principals, owners and contractors of third-party or...

§ 1568. License enforcement. - (a) Any entity or organization that violates this chapter or...

§ 1569. License renewal. - (a) Each individual applicant's license shall expire and be renewable...

§ 1570. Licensed third-party vendors. - (a) Sponsoring organizations shall be allowed to use licensed third-party...

Chapter 17. DELAWARE BICYCLE COUNCIL

§ 1701. Composition; appointment; term and meetings; compensation. - (a) The Delaware Bicycle Council shall consist of 15 members,...

§ 1702. Powers and duties. - The Council shall possess all necessary powers and duties to...

§ 1703. Staff and fiscal support. - The Department of Transportation shall provide staff and fiscal support...

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Delaware Code Title 28 - Sports and Amusements

Delaware Code
Title 28 - Sports and Amusements