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2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 1. COMBATIVE SPORTS AND COMBATIVE SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT › Subchapter V. Penalties; Injunctive Relief › § 109. Injunctive relief.

§ 109. Injunctive relief.
(a) The Division may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction of this State to enjoin any person from undertaking any combative sports or combative sports entertainment event in violation of this chapter or of the Division's regulations or to compel obedience to any order of the Director relating to combative sports and combative sports entertainment.
(b) In addition to any other statutory or regulatory sanction that may be imposed, the Director shall have the authority to apply to the Delaware Court of Chancery for an injunction, restraining order or any other order as may be appropriate to enjoin any person, partnership, organization, corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or limited partnership from:
(1) Promoting or offering to promote any unlicensed amateur or, professional combative sports event or combative sports entertainment event;
(2) Advertising or offering to advertise any unlicensed amateur or professional combative sports event or combative sports entertainment event;
(3) Conducting or offering to conduct any unlicensed amateur or professional combative sports event or combative sports entertainment event; or
(4) Competing or offering to compete in any unlicensed amateur or professional combative sports event or combative sports entertainment event.
(c) Any court of competent jurisdiction in this State may assess and compel payment of a civil penalty pursuant to this section.
76 Del. Laws, c. 413, §  2;  77 Del. Laws, c. 438, §§  43-48;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 1. COMBATIVE SPORTS AND COMBATIVE SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT › Subchapter VII. Grounds for Refusal to Issue a License or Permit; Disciplinary Procedures › § 111. Revocation, suspension, censure, reprimand, probation, fine, license or permit refusal.

§ 111. Revocation, suspension, censure, reprimand, probation, fine, license or permit refusal.
The Secretary or the Secretary's designee may refuse a license or permit, suspend or revoke a license or permit issued or allowed pursuant to this chapter, or may reprimand, censure or fine a licensee or permittee, if the Secretary or the Secretary's designee has reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant, licensee, registrant, or permittee has:
(1) Violated a provision of this chapter or of the Division's regulations;
(2) Been adjudged guilty in another jurisdiction of violating any statute or regulation governing combative sports or any combative sports entertainment event prohibited or regulated by the Division;
(3) Been disciplined by any sanctioning organization recognized by the Division;
(4) Pleaded guilty to, or been convicted of, any crime that is substantially related to combative sports or combative sports entertainment in any jurisdiction, including but not limited to bribery, gambling, racketeering, combative fighting or organized-crime activities;
(5) Been found to have committed an administrative violation in any jurisdiction for acts constituting bribery, gambling, racketeering, combative fighting or organized-crime activities;
(6) Been afflicted with a physical or mental disability or impairment that renders the applicant, licensee, registrant, or permittee no longer capable of exercising the rights or discharging the duties granted pursuant to the license, registration, or permit; provided, however, that the Division must consider, as a mitigating factor, the person's participation in the Voluntary Treatment Option Program as set forth in § 8735(n) of Title 29;
(7) Failed to complete at the direction of the Division, its designee or of the Council, any paperwork or administrative formalities in connection with the applicant's, licensee's, registrant's, or permittee's participation in or association with a combative sports or combative sports entertainment match conducted in this State, as defined in rule and regulation; or
(8) Engaged in an activity that, in the opinion of the Director, warrants refusal of license or permit, censure, probation, issuing a reprimand or fine, suspension, or revocation in order to preserve the integrity of combative sports and combative sports entertainment in Delaware.
76 Del. Laws, c. 413, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 438, §§  59-62;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 1. COMBATIVE SPORTS AND COMBATIVE SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT › Subchapter VII. Grounds for Refusal to Issue a License or Permit; Disciplinary Procedures › § 112. Forfeiture of purse.

§ 112. Forfeiture of purse.
The Director may order any combative sports or combative sports entertainment participant or manager who has received a purse of cash, or any other article of value, in an amount in excess of $1,000 to forfeit the same to the Division for any serious violation of this chapter or Division regulations. The Division shall establish by regulation guidelines for determining what violations of this chapter or of the Division's regulations are considered serious violations requiring a participant or manager to forfeit of a purse.
76 Del. Laws, c. 413, §  2;  77 Del. Laws, c. 438, §  63;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 1. COMBATIVE SPORTS AND COMBATIVE SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT › Subchapter VII. Grounds for Refusal to Issue a License or Permit; Disciplinary Procedures › § 113. Judicial review; appeal from decision or order.

§ 113. Judicial review; appeal from decision or order.
(a) Any person aggrieved by a decision or order of the Secretary or the Director relating to combative sports or combative sports entertainment may seek judicial review thereof by appealing the matter to the Superior Court within 30 days of the dated the decision was mailed.
(b) Any appeal taken pursuant to this section does not stay the effect of the decision or order of the Director which is the subject of the appeal. The court may order a stay upon a showing of irreparable harm to the appellant. The court may require a bond if it orders a stay pursuant to this section.
(c) Any appeal taken pursuant to this section shall be on the record to the extent one exists. Where no record exists, the court may remand the matter to the Director for the purposes of establishing a record or may, for good cause shown, retain the matter and accept such additional evidence as it deems necessary to render a decision in the matter. If the court retains the matter, it may affirm or reverse the decision or order, or may remand the matter to the Director for further proceedings.
76 Del. Laws, c. 413, §  2;  77 Del. Laws, c. 438, §  64;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 1. COMBATIVE SPORTS AND COMBATIVE SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT › Subchapter VII. Grounds for Refusal to Issue a License or Permit; Disciplinary Procedures › § 114. Service of process.

§ 114. Service of process.
Notice of an appeal filed pursuant to § 113 of this title shall be served upon the Director, or the Director's designee, and all other parties of record who are subject to the decision or order, together with such other material and information as required by the court. Service of process shall be perfected pursuant to the Rules of the Superior Court governing service of process in civil proceedings.
76 Del. Laws, c. 413, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 1. COMBATIVE SPORTS AND COMBATIVE SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT › Subchapter VII. Grounds for Refusal to Issue a License or Permit; Disciplinary Procedures › § 115. Certification of record.

§ 115. Certification of record.
(a) Upon being served with a notice of appeal pursuant to § 113 of this title the Director, or the Director's designee, shall certify to the court the record of the proceedings to which the petition relates, if one exists.
(b) The petitioner shall pay all costs associated with the preparation and certification of the record pursuant to this section, which shall be paid upon the conclusion of the proceedings at the direction of the court.
76 Del. Laws, c. 413, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › 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.

§ 401. Authority for horse racing in Kent County on five-eighths mile track.
Horse racing for stake, purse or reward at and upon a race track of no less than 5/8 of a mile in circumference may be conducted in Kent County subject to this chapter. Such horse racing may be conducted during either daylight or evening hours, or both.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  401;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter I. License to Conduct Racing Meet; Taxes › § 402. License as required.

§ 402. License as required.
Any person desiring to conduct horse racing for any stake, purse or reward in Kent County during any calendar year shall first obtain a license to do so from the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  402;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119;  63 Del. Laws, c. 143, §  14;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter I. License to Conduct Racing Meet; Taxes › § 404. Application and license fees.

§ 404. Application and license fees.
(a) Any person, upon applying to the Commission for a license to conduct a horse racing meet pursuant to this chapter during any calendar year, shall, at the time of making the application, pay to the Secretary of the Department of Finance a fee of $500.
(b) Any person who is granted a license by the Commission to conduct a horse racing meet pursuant to this chapter during any calendar year shall, at the time the license is granted, pay to the Secretary of the Department of Finance an additional fee of $250.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  404;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119;  57 Del. Laws, c. 741, §  32A;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter I. License to Conduct Racing Meet; Taxes › § 405. Issuance.

§ 405. Issuance.
Upon the award of dates to any applicant, the Commission shall issue a license for the holding of the meet or meets during the dates awarded to the applicant. The license shall be subject to all rights, regulations and conditions from time to time prescribed by the Commission.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  405;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter I. License to Conduct Racing Meet; Taxes › § 406. Suspension or revocation; appeal.

§ 406. Suspension or revocation; appeal.
(a) Any license issued by the Commission shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the Commission for any cause whatsoever which the Commission deems sufficient. If any license is suspended or revoked, the Commission shall state publicly its reasons for so doing and cause an entry of the reasons to be made on the minute book of the Commission, and its action shall be final.
(b) The propriety of such action shall be subject to review upon questions of law only by the Superior Court of Kent County. The action of the Commission shall stand unless and until reversed by the Court.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  406;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter I. License to Conduct Racing Meet; Taxes › § 407. Rules of Jockey Club and of National Steeplechase and Hunt Association.

§ 407. Rules of Jockey Club and of National Steeplechase and Hunt Association.
Repealed by 63 Del. Laws, c. 143, § 15, eff. July 13, 1981.
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter I. License to Conduct Racing Meet; Taxes › § 408. Inspection of racing premises prior to meet.

§ 408. Inspection of racing premises prior to meet.
Not less than 5 days prior to the opening of any meet authorized by the Commission, the Commission, at the expense of the licensee for the meet, shall cause to be made an inspection of the track, grandstand and buildings where the meet is to be held, and, unless such track, grandstand and buildings are found to be safe for animals and persons or are rendered safe prior to the opening of the meet, the license for the meet shall be withdrawn.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  408;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter I. License to Conduct Racing Meet; Taxes › § 410. Licensee's annual financial statement.

§ 410. Licensee's annual financial statement.
Every licensee shall file with the Commission not later than 4 months after the close of its fiscal year a statement, duly certified by an independent public accountant, of its receipts from all sources whatsoever during the fiscal year and of all expenses and disbursements, itemized in the manner and form directed by the Commission, showing the net revenue from all sources derived by the licensee during the fiscal year covered by such statement.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  410;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter I. License to Conduct Racing Meet; Taxes › § 411. Tax on admissions; books and records; inspection.

§ 411. Tax on admissions; books and records; inspection.
(a) Every person licensed to hold a horse racing meet within Kent County shall pay to the Secretary of the Department of Finance a tax of 10 cents on each admission on each day of any such meet, excepting admissions of persons performing any duty or work in connection with the holding of the meet and excepting admissions of spouses of jockeys, owners and trainers of horses participating in the meet. The licensee may collect such amount from each ticket holder in addition to the amount charged for the ticket of admission.
(b) Accurate records and books shall at all times be kept and maintained by the licensee showing the number of admissions, employees of the licensee and spouses of jockeys, owners and trainers of horses excepted, for each racing day of each horse racing meet. The Secretary of the Department of Finance, or the Secretary's duly authorized representative, shall at all reasonable times have access to the admission records of any licensee for the purpose of examining and checking the same and ascertaining whether or not the proper amount has been, or is being, paid to the State. The Secretary of the Department of Finance may also, from time to time, require sworn statements of the number or numbers of such admissions and prescribe blanks upon which the reports shall be made.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  411;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119;  57 Del. Laws, c. 741, §  32B;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter II. Regulatory Provisions, Offenses and Penalties › § 421. Application of chapter; simulcasts of races.

§ 421. Application of chapter; simulcasts of races.
This chapter shall apply to horse races upon which wagering or betting is conducted in accordance with subchapter III of this chapter. For purposes of this chapter simulcasts of horse races or harness horse races displayed within the enclosure of any horse race meeting shall constitute horse racing within said enclosure.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  421;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119;  57 Del. Laws, c. 229;  64 Del. Laws, c. 21, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter II. Regulatory Provisions, Offenses and Penalties › § 422. Liability insurance of licensee.

§ 422. Liability insurance of licensee.
Ten days before any horse racing meet may be held under this chapter, those licensed to conduct the meet shall deposit with the Commission a policy of insurance against personal injury liability which may be sustained at the meet. The insurance shall be in an amount approved by the Commission with premium prepaid.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  422;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter II. Regulatory Provisions, Offenses and Penalties › § 423. Limitation on compensation that may be paid by licensee.

§ 423. Limitation on compensation that may be paid by licensee.
No salary, fee or compensation exceeding the sum of $2,000 shall be paid in any calendar year by any person licensed under this chapter, except to officials or employees actively engaged in the operations incident to the holding of the racing meet or in the maintenance of the racing plant.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  423;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter II. Regulatory Provisions, Offenses and Penalties › § 424. Enforcement.

§ 424. Enforcement.
All officers of the law shall cooperate with the Commission for the proper enforcement of this chapter.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  424;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter II. Regulatory Provisions, Offenses and Penalties › § 425. Aiding or abetting unlicensed meet; penalty.

§ 425. Aiding or abetting unlicensed meet; penalty.
Whoever aids or abets in the conduct of any meet within Kent County at which horse racing or horse races are permitted for any stake, purse or reward, and upon which wagering or betting is conducted as provided in this chapter, except in accordance with a license duly issued and unsuspended or unrevoked by the Commission, shall be fined not less than $500 and not more than $10,000 for each day of such unauthorized meeting, or imprisoned.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  425;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter II. Regulatory Provisions, Offenses and Penalties › § 426. Failure of licensee to pay tax on admissions; penalty.

§ 426. Failure of licensee to pay tax on admissions; penalty.
(a) Whoever, being a licensee, fails or refuses to pay the amount found to be due by the Secretary of the Department of Finance as the tax on admissions shall be fined not more than $25,000 in addition to the amount due the Secretary of the Department of Finance.
(b) All fines up to the amount found to be due the Secretary of the Department of Finance and paid into court by a licensee guilty of violating this section shall be transmitted and paid over by the clerk of the court to the Secretary of the Department of Finance.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  426;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119;  57 Del. Laws, c. 741, §  32B;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter II. Regulatory Provisions, Offenses and Penalties › § 427. Restrictions on licensee acting as video lottery agent.

§ 427. Restrictions on licensee acting as video lottery agent.
During any calendar year in which a licensee under this chapter has also been licensed by the Director of the State Lottery Office to maintain video lottery machines within the confines of a racetrack licensed under this chapter, an amount calculated pursuant to § 4815(b)(4) of Title 29 shall be added to the purses for the races to be held at the licensee's racetrack. The allocation of said sums among the races to be held at the licensee's racetrack shall be in accordance with contracts currently in force, or with the horse racing association recognized for purposes related to the allocation of purses, if applicable; provided, that all of such sums shall have been allocated no later than the end of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year of receipt of said sums by the licensee.
69 Del. Laws, c. 446, §  21;  79 Del. Laws, c. 311, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter III. Wagering or Betting by Pari-Mutuel Machines or Totalizators › § 441. Place for wagering.

§ 441. Place for wagering.
Within the enclosure of any horse racing meet licensed and conducted under this chapter, but not elsewhere, the wagering and betting on horse racing by the use of pari-mutuel machines or totalizators is authorized and permitted.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  441;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter III. Wagering or Betting by Pari-Mutuel Machines or Totalizators › § 442. License to conduct pools; application; qualifications.

§ 442. License to conduct pools; application; qualifications.
(a) The Commission may grant a license to any person to make, conduct and sell pools by the use of pari-mutuel machines or totalizators for the purpose of receiving wagers or bets on horse races within the enclosure of any horse racing meet licensed and conducted under this chapter, but not otherwise, under such regulations as the Commission prescribes.
(b) The Commission may prescribe regulations governing the granting of applications for licenses, the granting of licenses and the conditions under which any licensee may conduct, sell or make any such pool.
(c) The qualifications of any licensee shall be such as to afford a reasonable belief that the licensee will be financially responsible and will conduct the business of operating the pools in a proper and orderly manner. A licensee to make, conduct and sell such pools shall be a person licensed to conduct a horse racing meet under this chapter.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  442;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter III. Wagering or Betting by Pari-Mutuel Machines or Totalizators › § 443. Revocation of license.

§ 443. Revocation of license.
All licenses for the operation of pools as provided in this chapter shall be revocable at any time, without hearing, at the absolute discretion of the Commission.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  443;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter III. Wagering or Betting by Pari-Mutuel Machines or Totalizators › § 444. Rules, regulations and special powers of Commission.

§ 444. Rules, regulations and special powers of Commission.
(a) The Commission may require the keeping of books and records by a licensee of a pool in such forms, or in such manner, as the Commission prescribes. The Commission may also regulate the duties of any employee of any such licensee, and visit, investigate and place expert accountants and such other persons as it deems necessary in the office or place of business of any person licensed to operate a pool for the purpose of satisfying itself that the Commission's rules and regulations are strictly complied with.
(b) The Commission may also issue, under its hand and seal, subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and production of books, papers and documents of the licensee before the Commission and may administer oaths or affirmations to the witnesses whenever in the judgment of the Commission it is necessary for the effectual discharge of its duties. If any person refuses to obey any subpoena, to testify or to produce any books, papers or documents, then the Commission may apply to the Superior Court of Kent County and thereupon the Court shall issue its subpoena requiring the person to appear and testify or to produce the books, papers and documents before the Commission. Any person failing to obey or refusing to obey a subpoena of the Court is guilty of contempt of court and shall be punished accordingly. False swearing on the part of any witness shall be deemed perjury and shall be punished as such.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  444;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter III. Wagering or Betting by Pari-Mutuel Machines or Totalizators › § 445. Tax on pari-mutuel and totalizator pools.

§ 445. Tax on pari-mutuel and totalizator pools.
(a) (1) Every person engaged in the business of conducting a horse racing meet under this chapter shall pay as a tax to this State a percentage of the total contributions to all pari-mutuel and totalizator pools conducted or made on each racing day on any and every racetrack licensed under this chapter and on all races that day at such track.
(2) The percentage of such pari-mutuel and totalizator pools to be paid as such tax shall be as follows:
a. One percent if the total daily contributions to such pools do not exceed $400,000;
b. Three percent if the total daily contributions to such pools exceed $400,000 but do not exceed $600,000;
c. Five percent if the total daily contributions to such pools exceed $600,000.
(3) The tax shall be computed daily and shall be paid by a certified check on a weekly basis. Each check shall be transmitted by the licensee to the Secretary of the Department of Finance no later than Wednesday following the week for which the tax is due.
(b) In addition to the other taxes required by this section, every person engaged in the business of conducting a horse racing meet under this chapter shall pay as a tax to this State 2 percent of the total contributions to all special pari-mutuel and totalizator pools conducted or made on each racing day on any and every racetrack licensed under this chapter. Special pari-mutuel and totalizator pool means a separate wagering pool in which an interest is represented by a single wager on 2 or more horses, and shall include, but not be limited to daily doubles, exactas, quinellas, perfectas, tri-perfectas, twin doubles and big exactas.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  445;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119;  57 Del. Laws, c. 741, §  32C;  58 Del. Laws, c. 298, §  3;  60 Del. Laws, c. 164, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 165, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter III. Wagering or Betting by Pari-Mutuel Machines or Totalizators › § 446. Licensee's commissions on pari-mutuel and totalizator pools.

§ 446. Licensee's commissions on pari-mutuel and totalizator pools.
(a) The Commission shall authorize commissions pursuant to subsection (b) of this section on pari-mutuel or totalizator pools to all licensees operating a racing meet pursuant to this chapter. The commission shall be a portion of the total daily contributions to all pari-mutuel or totalizator pools conducted or made at the racing meet and at every race at that meet, plus the odd cents of all redistributions to be made on all pari-mutuel or totalizator pool contributions exceeding the sum equal to the next lowest multiple of 10, such odd cents to be calculated upon the basis of each dollar wagered.
(b) IF TOTAL DAILY CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUCH
COMMISSION POOLS ARE:
16 ½%
$1.00 to $400,000
14 ½%
$400,001 to $600,000
12 ½%
over $600,000.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  446;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119;  60 Del. Laws, c. 164, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter III. Wagering or Betting by Pari-Mutuel Machines or Totalizators › § 447. Deduction of federal taxes from total of contributions.

§ 447. Deduction of federal taxes from total of contributions.
For the purpose of making any of the calculations of amounts payable to the State and to the licensee under §§ 445 and 446 of this title, no federal taxes, if any, shall be deducted from the amount of total contributions before applying the percentage specified in those sections.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  447;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter III. Wagering or Betting by Pari-Mutuel Machines or Totalizators › § 448. Disposition of moneys for unclaimed pari-mutuel tickets.

§ 448. Disposition of moneys for unclaimed pari-mutuel tickets.
All sums held by any licensee for payment of outstanding pari-mutuel tickets not claimed by the person or persons entitled thereto within a period of 1 year following the last day of the meet shall be paid by certified check to the Commission. If the Commission finds such payment correct it shall transmit the check to the State Treasurer.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  448;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter IV. Jurisdiction and Effect › § 461. Authority of Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission; “Commission” defined.

§ 461. Authority of Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission; “Commission” defined.
(a) The Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission as created and existing under Chapter 101 of Title 3 shall have jurisdiction over horse racing in Kent County pursuant to this chapter and shall have authority to grant licenses therefor as provided in this chapter.
(b) The word “Commission” as it appears in this chapter shall mean the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission as created and existing pursuant to Chapter 3 of this title.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  461;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119;  63 Del. Laws, c. 143, §  17;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 4. HORSE RACING IN KENT COUNTY › Subchapter IV. Jurisdiction and Effect › § 462. Effect of chapter.

§ 462. Effect of chapter.
No provision of this chapter shall in any way be construed to repeal any provision contained in Chapter 101 of Title 3, provided, however, that where any provision of this chapter shall be in conflict with any provision of Chapter 3 of this title, the provisions of this chapter shall control with respect to horse racing in Kent County.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  462;  56 Del. Laws, c. 119.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 7. INFLUENCING RESULTS OF SPORTING EVENTS BY BRIBERY AND OTHER UNLAWFUL MEANS › § 701. Bribing participant in sporting event; penalty.

§ 701. Bribing participant in sporting event; penalty.
Whoever directly or indirectly gives or promises to give any money or valuable thing as a bribe, present or reward to any person taking part or intending to take part, as a professional or amateur participant, in any baseball, football or basketball game, boxing match or other sporting contest, with intent to induce such person to lose or cause the loss or attempts to lose or cause the loss of any such game, match or contest by such person or by the team or side of such person shall be fined not more than $3,000 or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both.
Code 1935, §  3898A;  46 Del. Laws, c. 231;  28 Del. C. 1953, §  701;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 7. INFLUENCING RESULTS OF SPORTING EVENTS BY BRIBERY AND OTHER UNLAWFUL MEANS › § 702. Participant in sporting event soliciting or receiving bribe.

§ 702. Participant in sporting event soliciting or receiving bribe.
Whoever takes part or expects to take part, in any baseball, football or basketball game, boxing match or other sporting contest as a professional or amateur participant, who shall solicit or receive, directly or indirectly, any money or valuable thing, as a bribe, present or reward to lose or cause the loss or to attempt to lose or cause the loss of such game, match or contest, by such person or by the team or side of such person shall be fined not more than $3,000 or imprisoned not more than 3 years or both.
Code 1935, §  3898A;  46 Del. Laws, c. 231;  28 Del. C. 1953, §  702;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 7. INFLUENCING RESULTS OF SPORTING EVENTS BY BRIBERY AND OTHER UNLAWFUL MEANS › § 703. Bribing official of sporting event.

§ 703. Bribing official of sporting event.
Whoever directly or indirectly gives or promises to give any money or valuable thing as a bribe, present or reward to any person acting or intending to act as a referee, umpire, judge, timer, measurer or as an official for any purpose, for any amateur or professional athletic or sporting game, match or contest with intent to induce such person to act corruptly in making decisions, rulings, interpretations or adjudications or in the performance of official duties in connection therewith shall be fined not more than $3,000 or imprisoned not more than 3 years or both.
Code 1935, §  3898A;  46 Del. Laws, c. 231;  28 Del. C. 1953, §  703;  84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 135;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 7. INFLUENCING RESULTS OF SPORTING EVENTS BY BRIBERY AND OTHER UNLAWFUL MEANS › § 704. Official of sporting event soliciting or receiving bribe.

§ 704. Official of sporting event soliciting or receiving bribe.
Whoever acting or intending to act as a referee, umpire, judge, timer, measurer or as an official for any purpose for any amateur or professional athletic or sporting game, match or contest, solicits or receives, directly or indirectly, any money or valuable thing, as a bribe, present or reward to act corruptly in making any decision, ruling, interpretation or adjudication or in any matter in the performance of official duties in connection therewith shall be fined not more than $3,000 or imprisoned not more than 3 years or both.
Code 1935, §  3898A;  46 Del. Laws, c. 231;  28 Del. C. 1953, §  704;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 7. INFLUENCING RESULTS OF SPORTING EVENTS BY BRIBERY AND OTHER UNLAWFUL MEANS › § 705. Influencing result of horse race or harness horse race; penalty.

§ 705. Influencing result of horse race or harness horse race; penalty.
(a) No person shall influence or attempt to influence the result of a race conducted by a licensee of the Delaware Harness Racing Commission or of the Delaware Racing Commission by:
(1) Influencing or having any understanding or connivance with any owner, jockey, groom or other person associated with or interested in any stable, horse or race in which any horse participated or is to participate in order to prearrange or predetermine the result of any such race;
(2) Interfering or attempting to interfere with, tampering with, injuring or destroying by the use of any narcotic, drug, stimulant, appliance or by any other means any horse that is to participate in a running race or a harness race in this State, whether such horse is the property of such person or another;
(3) Allowing or permitting a horse over which such person has control to participate in a race with the knowledge of any interference with, tampering with or any injury to such horse by any narcotic, drug, stimulant, appliance or by any other means;
(4) Causing, instigating, counseling or in any way aiding or abetting in any interference with, tampering with, injury to or destruction of any horse that is to participate in a running or harness race in this State by the use of any narcotic, drug, stimulant, appliance or by any other means.
(b) The owner of any horse affected in any manner as provided in subsection (a) of this section shall permit any member of the commission which issued the license for the meet at which or during which any horse was affected as above outlined, or any person appointed by such commission for that purpose, to make such test as the commission deems proper in order to determine whether any such horse has been interfered with, tampered with, injured or destroyed by the use of any narcotic, drug, stimulant, appliance or by any other means.
(c) Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not less than 1 year nor more than 5 years or both.
Code 1935, §  3898A;  46 Del. Laws, c. 231;  28 Del. C. 1953, §  705;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 8. PURCHASE OF RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS IN STATES CONTIGUOUS TO THIS STATE › § 801. Definitions.

§ 801. Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter, the term “a state contiguous to this State” shall mean any state having a common border with this State.
(b) As used in this chapter, all other terms shall be given the meaning prescribed in 18 U.S.C. § 921 (the Gun Control Act of 1968), and the regulations duly promulgated thereunder as presently enacted or promulgated and as hereafter modified.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  801;  57 Del. Laws, c. 393.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 8. PURCHASE OF RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS IN STATES CONTIGUOUS TO THIS STATE › § 802. Lawful acts.

§ 802. Lawful acts.
It shall be lawful for a person residing in this State, including a corporation or other business entity maintaining a place of business in this State, to purchase or otherwise obtain a rifle or shotgun in a state contiguous to this State and to receive or transport such rifle or shotgun into this State, subject, however, to such other laws of the State or its political subdivision as may be applicable and subject to § 102 of the Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. § 922.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  802;  57 Del. Laws, c. 393.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 8. PURCHASE OF RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS IN STATES CONTIGUOUS TO THIS STATE › § 803. Not applicable to federal licensees.

§ 803. Not applicable to federal licensees.
This chapter shall not apply or be construed to affect in any way the purchase, receipt or transportation of rifles and shotguns by federally licensed firearms manufacturers, importers, dealers or collectors.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  803;  57 Del. Laws, c. 393.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 901. License for shows and other exhibitions.

§ 901. License for shows and other exhibitions.
(a) Whoever for money or other reward in any city or town in this State exhibits any images or pageantry, sleight of hand, tricks, puppet shows, circus, any feats of balancing, personal agility, strength or dexterity, or any theatrical exhibition, without a license first obtained as provided in this section shall forfeit and pay to the city or town a fine as set by the city or town.
(b) The mayor of any city, the commissioners of any town, or if there are no commissioners, any justice of the peace residing in or nearest to such town, may grant a license for such exhibitions on receiving for the use of the city or town such sum as they deem proper, not less than $5.00, for every such exhibition.
(c) Whoever wilfully suffers any unlicensed exhibition to be had or made in any house or upon any premises in the person's possession shall pay to the city or town a fine as set by the city or town.
(d) This section does not extend to any permanently established museum, nor to any merely literary, scientific or musical exhibition.
Code 1852, §§  883-886;  Code 1915, §§  3436, 3437;  Code 1935, §§  3896, 3897;  28 Del. C. 1953, §  901;  64 Del. Laws, c. 310, §§  1, 2;  84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 136;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 903. Shooting galleries; regulations; penalties.

§ 903. Shooting galleries; regulations; penalties.
(a) No person shall keep a gallery or booth or other convenience for the purpose of target shooting or other trials of skill by the use of firearms within the borders of any town or city, or within 300 yards of any road or public passway, within this State, or at any place of public resort, unless the gallery or booth or other convenience is enclosed with walls not less than 10 feet in height and not less than 4 inches in thickness sufficient to prevent ball or shot from the firearms from escaping from or passing through the gallery or booth.
(b) No person apparently under the influence of intoxicating liquor, a person with a mental disability or otherwise incapacitated shall be allowed by such keeper to participate in the target shooting or other trials of skill by the use of firearms in such gallery, booth or other convenience.
(c) Whoever violates this section, shall be fined not less than $50, nor more than $200, 1/2 of which shall go to the person informing and the other 1/2 to the General Fund of this State, and in default of the payment of the fine shall be imprisoned for not less than 1 nor more than 3 months.
19 Del. Laws, c. 266, §§  1-3;  Code 1915, §§  3457-3459;  Code 1935, §§  3927-3929;  28 Del. C. 1953, §  903;  49 Del. Laws, c. 57, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 371, §  29;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 904. Antique slot machines.

§ 904. Antique slot machines.
No person shall offer or make available any slot machine as a form of public amusement or entertainment. An individual may, however, possess and privately use antique slot machines if such machines are not used for gambling purposes. For purposes of this section, a slot machine is an antique slot machine if such machine is at least 25 years old.
68 Del. Laws, c. 252, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 905. Bowling alleys.

§ 905. Bowling alleys.
Any person of a good moral character may keep and maintain a bowling alley or tenpin alley. The bowling alley or tenpin alley shall be kept in an orderly manner. It may not be used for purposes of gambling but simply as a means of recreation and exercise.
11 Del. Laws, c. 432, §  1;  Code 1915, §  3571;  Code 1935, §  4062;  28 Del. C. 1953, §  905;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 906. Prohibition of horse racing on Good Friday or Easter Sunday.

§ 906. Prohibition of horse racing on Good Friday or Easter Sunday.
There shall be no horse racing of any kind on Good Friday or Easter Sunday.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  906;  59 Del. Laws, c. 25, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 907. Liability insurance required of automobile race operator; penalty.

§ 907. Liability insurance required of automobile race operator; penalty.
(a) Every person who is engaged in the business of conducting motor vehicle races, or who is required to be licensed as an “automobile race operator” pursuant to § 2301(a) of Title 30 shall carry comprehensive general liability insurance to protect persons sustaining bodily injury or property damage while on the premises, with the exception of participants and their employees and employees of agents of the track and/or the operator. The amount of coverage to be so provided shall not be less than $100,000 per person, or $500,000 per occurrence. Property damage insurance shall be maintained in the amount of $25,000 per occurrence. A current policy and certificate of insurance shall be kept at the office of the person in the business and on file with the State Insurance Commissioner.
(b) Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be fined not less than $2,000, nor more than $5,000, proceeds to go to the General Fund of this State.
(c) Nothing contained in subsection (b) of this section shall be construed to relieve any person from tort liability.
(d) The Superior Court of this State shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of any violation of this section, notwithstanding any provision of the Delaware Code to the contrary.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  907;  57 Del. Laws, c. 696.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter II. Outdoor Musical Festivals › § 925. Definitions.

§ 925. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Outdoor musical festival” means any group or groups of persons participating in musical entertainment in open spaces and not in a permanent structure;
(2) “Promoter” means the organizer, operator, producer or the person or persons, or corporation staging the outdoor musical festival and the owner, tenant and lessee of the land upon which the outdoor musical festival is performed;
(3) “Spectator” means a gathering of 1,000 or more persons who pay a consideration for the purpose of viewing or hearing the outdoor musical festival.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  925;  57 Del. Laws, c. 466, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter II. Outdoor Musical Festivals › § 926. Permits for outdoor musical festival.

§ 926. Permits for outdoor musical festival.
(a) No promoter shall hold or conduct any outdoor musical festival where spectators will be present without first obtaining permits from the Division of Public Health, or its successor and the Superintendent of the State Police, except that in incorporated municipalities of more than 5,000 persons the chief of police of that incorporated area shall be the person to issue such permit instead of the Superintendent of the State Police.
(b) The Division of Public Health shall not issue a permit until the following provisions are met:
(1) The promoters post a cash bond in an amount to be determined by the Division, not to exceed $50,000; and
(2) The promoters establish adequate sanitation and health facilities that are in accordance with the rules and regulations governing outdoor musical festivals adopted by the Division of Public Health.
(c) The Superintendent of the State Police, or the chief of police of any incorporated municipality of more than 5,000 persons, shall not issue a permit until the promoter furnishes evidence that the promotor has provided:
(1) Adequate security for the safety of the spectators and their property, and
(2) Adequate arrangements for the orderly flow of traffic to, at and from the outdoor musical festival.
(d) The Division of Public Health shall retain the bond required in subsection (b) of this section for a period of 30 days after the outdoor musical festival has terminated. In the event the promoters fail to remove all trash, debris or residue and repair any damage to personal property, real property, crops or livestock belonging to another person created or caused by the outdoor musical festival or the spectators within 72 hours after its termination, then, in that event, the Division of Public Health may use as much of the bond money as is needed to remove the trash, debris or residue and repair the damage to personal property, real property, crops or livestock. Any moneys unexpended from the bond shall be returned by the Division of Public Health to the promoter 30 days after termination of the outdoor musical festival.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  926;  57 Del. Laws, c. 466, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 614, §§  1-3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 147, §  29;  84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 137;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter II. Outdoor Musical Festivals › § 927. License.

§ 927. License.
No promoter shall obtain a license pursuant to § 2301 of Title 30 until the promoter has first obtained the permits required by § 926 of this title.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  927;  57 Del. Laws, c. 466, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter II. Outdoor Musical Festivals › § 928. Penalties.

§ 928. Penalties.
(a) Any person or corporation who organizes, operates, produces, stages or permits an outdoor musical festival to be organized, operated, produced or staged on land which that person or corporation owns or leases without having first obtained the required permits and license shall be fined not less than $3,000 nor more than $5,000 and may be imprisoned not more than 6 months.
(b) Jurisdiction over this offense shall be in the Superior Court.
28 Del. C. 1953, §  928;  57 Del. Laws, c. 466, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;