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Timestamp: 2017-05-27 02:23:59
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Delaware Gambling Laws Delaware State Constitution by Chuck Humphrey
All forms of gambling are prohibited in this State except the following: (a) Lotteries under State control for the purpose of raising funds, (b) Lotteries (other than slot machines, roulette, craps and baccarat games) provided that each is sponsored and conducted under the limitations of Section 17B by companies, organizations or societies which have been in existence for at least 2 years; provided, however, that no person who shall not have attained the age of 18 years shall participate in any lottery (where money is the prize) otherwise authorized by the article, (c) Wagering or betting by the use of pari-mutuel machines or totalizators on horse races conducted at racetracks within or without the State, provided that such wagering or betting may be conducted only either: (1) within the enclosure of any racetrack licensed under the laws of the State to conduct a race meeting, or (2) within the enclosure of any racetrack licensed under the laws of the State to receive and accept wagers or bets on electronically televised simulcasts of horse races. (d) Bingo games as conducted under the limitations of Section 17A. Click here for Delaware Charitable Gaming Laws
§ 1432. Gambling; definitions. [Presented out of order for the sake of clarity.] (a) "Call service" means the furnishing of information upon request therefor or by prearrangement over general telegraphic, telephonic or teletypewriter exchange or toll service. (b) "Dissemination" means the act of transmitting, distributing, advising, spreading, communicating, conveying or making known.
(c) "Gambling device" means any device, machine, paraphernalia or equipment which is used or usable in the playing phases of any gambling activity, whether the activity consists of gambling between persons or gambling by a person involving the playing of a machine. Lottery tickets, policy slips and other items used in the playing phases of lottery and policy schemes are not gambling devices. (d) "Gambling offense" means any offense defined in ßß 1401-1431 of this title.
(e) "Private wire" means service equipment, facilities, conduits, poles, wires, circuits, systems by means of which service is furnished for communication purposes, either through the medium of telephone, telegraph, Morse, teletypewriter, loudspeaker or any other means, or by which the voice or electrical impulses are sent over a wire, and which services are contracted for or leased for services between 2 or more points specifically designated, and are not connected to or available for general telegraphic, telephonic or teletypewriter exchange or toll service, and includes such services known as "special contract leased wire service," "leased line," "private line," "private system," "Morse line," "private wire," but does not include the usual and customary telephone or teletypewriter service by which the subscriber may be connected at each separate call to any other telephone or teletypewriter designated by the subscriber only through the general telephone or teletypewriter exchange system or toll service. (f) "Public utility" means a person, partnership, association or corporation owning or operating in this State equipment or facilities for conveying or transmitting messages or communications by telephone or telegraph to the public for compensation. (g) "Obstruction" means a door, window, shutter, screen bar or grating of unusual strength, or any unnecessary number of doors, windows or obstructions other than what is usual and ordinary in the normal or usual use of a building, apartment or place, by which access to any building, apartment or place is barred. (h) "Slot machine" means a gambling device which, as a result of the insertion of a coin or other object, operates, either completely automatically or with the aid of a physical act by the player, in such manner that, depending upon elements of chance, it may eject something of value. § 1401. Advancing gambling in the second degree; class A misdemeanor. A person is guilty of advancing gambling in the second degree when:
§ 1402. Foreign lotteries; prima facie evidence; class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of engaging in a foreign lottery when the person brings, sends or procures to be brought or sent into this State any scheme of any lottery or any drawing of any such scheme or any ticket or part of a ticket or certificate of or a substitute for any ticket or part of a ticket, and sells or offers for sale any such ticket or part of ticket or any certificate or substitute for a certificate, and circulates in any manner any scheme or any drawing.
§ 1403. Advancing gambling in the first degree; class A misdemeanor. A person is guilty of advancing gambling in the first degree when:
§ 1404. Providing premises for gambling; class A misdemeanor; unclassified misdemeanor. A person is guilty of providing premises for gambling when:
§ 1405. Possessing a gambling device; class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of possessing a gambling device when the person knowingly manufactures, sells, transports, keeps, exhibits, manages, places, possesses or conducts or negotiates any transaction affecting or designed to effect ownership, custody or use of a slot machine or any other gambling device.
(e) For purposes of this section, a "video lottery machine," as defined in § 4803(i) of Title 29, which is owned or leased by the State for use in the Delaware video lottery shall not constitute either a slot machine or a gaming device. (11 Del. C. 1953, § 1405; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 130, § 8; 68 Del. Laws, c. 252, § 1; 69 Del. Laws, c. 375, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 421, §§ 1, 2.)
§ 1406. Being concerned in interest in keeping any gambling device; class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of being concerned in interest in keeping any gambling device when:
§ 1407. Engaging in a crap game; violation. A person is guilty of engaging in a crap game when the person takes part in or is knowingly present at the form of gambling commonly known as crap, in which money or other valuable things are played for by means of dice.
§ 1408. Merchandising plans are not gambling. Sections 1401-1405 of this title are inapplicable to any plan for stimulating public interest in, or sale of, merchandise, services or exhibitions unless the plan requires that the chance to win a prize be paid for in money or something of actual pecuniary value or that some items be bought or to any lottery under state control for the purpose of raising funds. (11 Del. C. 1953, § 1408; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1; 59 Del. Laws, c. 364, § 1.)
§ 1409. Exemption of law-enforcement officer. Nothing in subpart D of subchapter VII of this chapter shall apply to any law-enforcement officer or officer's agent while acting in the lawful performance of duty. (11 Del. C. 1953, § 1409; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.)
§ 1411. Unlawfully disseminating gambling information; class A misdemeanor. A person is guilty of unlawfully disseminating gambling information when:
§ 1412. Revocation of service contracts or denial of application for service; exemption from liability. (a) The Attorney General, if the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any service furnished by a public utility is being used or will be used to disseminate information in furtherance of gambling or for gambling purposes, may give notice to the person who has contracted with or is applying to the public utility for such service that the Attorney General intends to seek a court order that the service contract be revoked or the application for service be denied.
§ 1421. Obstructions; service of notice. If the Attorney General finds that access to a building, apartment or place, which the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe is resorted to for the purpose of gambling in violation of the laws of this State, is barred by an obstruction, the Attorney General shall cause to be served in the manner provided by law for service of civil summons upon the occupant or owner a notice to appear before the Superior Court and to show cause why the unusual obstructions should not be removed. (11 Del. C. 1953, § 1421; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.)
§ 1422. Posting of notice. If the occupant or owner cannot be found, the prescribed notice shall be posted upon the outside of the premises. (11 Del. C. 1953, § 1422; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1.)
§ 1423. Contents of notice. The notice which is served personally upon the occupant or owner or is posted upon the outside of the premises shall in all cases designate the name of the Court in which the rule will be heard, and shall further contain the time and the date upon which the rule will be brought on for hearing. (11 Del. C. 1953, § 1423; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1.)
§ 1425. Findings of Court; order for removal. If the Court, after a hearing upon the requisite matters, finds that there is reasonable cause to believe that the premises are resorted to for the purpose of gambling and that access is barred by an obstruction, the Court shall order the occupant or owner to remove the obstruction. (11 Del. C. 1953, § 1425; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1; 59 Del. Laws, c. 203, §§ 26, 31.)
§ 1426. Official removal upon noncompliance with removal order. In the event that the obstructions are not removed within a period of 7 days after the order for removal, the Attorney General shall cause the obstructions to be removed from the premises or place. (11 Del. C. 1953, § 1426; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1.)
§ 1427. Collection of removal expenses; status of contractor; amount of lien. The expenses of a removal under § 1426 of this title shall be collected by the Attorney General in the manner provided by law for the filing and collection of a mechanic's lien. (11 Del. C. 1953, § 1427; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1.)
§ 1428. Maintaining an obstruction; class A misdemeanor; a violation. A person is guilty of maintaining an obstruction when, being the owner or occupant of a building or other place from which an obstruction has been removed as provided in §§ 1421-1427 of this title, the person again erects or permits the erection of an obstruction.
§ 1431. Telephone messages received or overheard by police as evidence. In any prosecution for a gambling offense, evidence that a police officer, when making an arrest for a gambling offense, received or overheard telephone messages intended for the accused or an associate of the accused which tend to prove that gambling activity was being conducted is admissible. The gathering and disclosure of such evidence, including the contents of the telephone messages received or overheard, does not violate any law of this State. (11 Del. C. 1953, § 1431; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1.)