Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§3005 Liability and Damages

Title 15 › Chapter 57— INTERSTATE HORSERACING › § 3005

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Anyone who accepts an interstate off-track wager that breaks this chapter must pay money to the host State, the host racing association, and the horsemen’s group. How much they pay depends on the total illegal wagers and the takeout (the share normally taken from bets). If the host racing association accepts that type of wager, the payer must give the portion of the takeout that would have gone to those three recipients if the bet had been placed at the host track. If the host does not accept that wager type, damages use the takeout rate of the off-track system for that wager and are split the same way.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §3005

Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Any person accepting any interstate off-track wager in violation of this chapter shall be civilly liable for damages to the host State, the host racing association and the horsemen’s group. Damages for each violation shall be based on the total of off-track wagers as follows:

(1)If the interstate off-track wager was of a type accepted at the host racing association, damages shall be in an amount equal to that portion of the takeout which would have been distributed to the host State, host racing association and the horsemen’s group, as if each such interstate off-track wager had been placed at the host racing association.

(2)If such interstate off-track wager was of a type not accepted at the host racing association, the amount of damages shall be determined at the rate of takeout prevailing at the off-track betting system for that type of wager and shall be distributed according to the same formulas as in paragraph (1) above.

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Citations & Metadata

Citation

15 U.S.C. § 3005

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60