Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102

§3005 Liability and Damages

Title 15 › CHAPTER 57 — INTERSTATE HORSERACING › § 3005

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Anyone who illegally accepts an interstate off-track bet must pay money damages to the host State, the host racing association, and the horsemen’s group. If the bet is a type the host racing association accepts, the damages equal the share of the betting commission ("takeout") that would have gone to those three if the bet had been placed at the host association. If the bet is a type the host association does not accept, damages use the takeout rate charged by the off-track system and are split among those three 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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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 3005

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102