Kentucky Revised Statutes
Includes enactments through the 2024 Regular Session
Chapter titles, centered headings, section catchlines, and explanatory notes are for informational purposes only and do not constitute any part of the law. For general laws governing construction of statutes, see KRS Chapter 446.
The KRS database was last updated on 11/20/2024
.010 Repealed, 1974.
.020 Repealed, 1960.
.030 Repealed, 1960.
.040 Repealed, 1960.
.050 Repealed, 1960.
.060 Repealed, 1960.
.070 Entering horse under assumed name or out of proper class prohibited.
.080 Change of horse's name -- Determination of class -- Misrepresentation of performance.
.090 Official timer not to announce false time.
.100 Repealed, 1974.
.110 Renumbered as KRS 230.650.
.120 Repealed, 1974.
.130 Repealed, 1974.
.140 Repealed, 1974.
.150 Repealed, 1966.
.160 Repealed, 1966.
.170 Repealed, 1966.
.210 Definitions for chapter.
.215 Legislative purpose for chapter -- Racing and gaming corporation's power to exclude undesirables -- Jurisdiction over sports wagering. (Effective until July 1, 2025)
.215 Legislative purpose for chapter and KRS Chapter 238 -- Racing and gaming corporation's power to exclude undesirables -- Jurisdiction over sports wagering and charitable gaming. (Effective July 1, 2025)
.217 Repealed, 1998.
.218 Backside improvement fund -- Purpose -- Jurisdiction of racing and gaming corporation.
.220 Repealed, 1992.
.225 Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation -- Board of directors -- Annual audit -- Annual report -- Office -- Meetings -- Responsibilities -- Operations -- Administrative regulations.
.227 Board of directors -- Membership -- Appointment -- Terms -- Conflict of interest -- Compensation -- Powers and duties -- Background check -- Removal.
.230 President -- Appointment -- Duties -- Compensation.
.232 Establishment of internal corporate offices by president -- Duties -- Office managers -- Regulation authority.
.234 Employee benefits -- Ethics -- Background investigation.
.240 Additional employees for regulation of race meetings and sports wagering -- Administrative regulations as to duties, qualifications, and training -- Compensation.
.250 Repealed, 2024.
.260 Authority and jurisdiction of Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation -- Administrative regulations -- Problem or compulsive gamblers -- Conduct of sports wagering and charitable gaming.
.265 Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council.
.270 Biennial report to General Assembly required.
.280 Requirement of license for race meeting -- Qualifications of applicants.
.290 Provisions applicable to all licenses.
.300 License to conduct race meetings or engage in simulcasting and intertrack wagering as a receiving track -- Application -- Racing dates.
.310 License for participants in horse racing or sports wagering. (Effective until July 1, 2025)
.310 License for participants in horse racing, sports wagering, or charitable gaming. (Effective July 1, 2025)
.320 Denial, revocation, or suspension of license -- Stay of imposition of stewards' decision -- Review -- Frivolous appeals.
.330 Appeal of any order to Circuit Court.
.340 Renumbered as KRS 230.361.
.350 Renumbered as KRS 243.262.
.352 Renumbered as KRS 243.265.
.355 Repealed, 1996.
.357 Written bill of sale or acknowledgment of purchase -- Requirements -- Auction requirements -- Dual agents -- Disclosures required -- Violations -- Auction disclosures not required -- Limitation on application of section -- Enforceability of contracts for payment of commission.
.360 Applicability of racing statutes.
.361 Regulation of pari-mutuel wagering and sports wagering -- Authorized operation not grounds for revocation or suspension of temporary alcoholic beverage license -- Tickets presumed abandoned -- License for special charitable events.
.3611 Repealed, 1988.
.3615 Limitation on commission of operator of Thoroughbred race track -- Breaks -- Payment for backside improvement fund.
.362 Report of unclaimed pari-mutuel winning tickets presumed abandoned.
.363 Money to be turned over to racing and gaming corporation.
.364 Judicial determination of rights.
.365 Payment to racing and gaming corporation relieves person of claims liability.
.366 Person claiming interest in unclaimed ticket may file claim after payment to racing and gaming corporation.
.367 Racing and gaming corporation's procedure on filing of claim -- Payment.
.368 Appeals.
.369 Examination of records.
.370 Racing and gaming corporation may promulgate administrative regulations.
.371 Production of reports and surrender of money -- Penalty.
.372 Costs -- Payments.
.373 Limitations for persons under disability.
.374 Payments to Kentucky Racing Health and Welfare Fund, Inc.
.375 Kentucky Race Track Retirement Plan.
.3751 Interstate Compact on Licensure of Participants in Live Racing with Pari-mutuel Wagering.
.376 Repealed, 1992.
.3761 Interstate Racing and Wagering Compact. (Effective upon contingency)
.3763 Effective date of Interstate Racing and Wagering Compact.
.3765 Review of compact rules under consideration. (Effective upon contingency)
.377 Award of simulcasting and intertrack wagering dates.
.3771 Limitations on and conditions for interstate simulcasting and wagering at Thoroughbred tracks, harness tracks, and simulcast facilities.
.3773 Interstate common wagering pools.
.378 Wagers at track, at simulcast facility, or through telephone account wagering system -- Commission -- Tax exemption.
.379 Telephone account wagering -- Use of credit card.
.380 Simulcast facilities -- Restrictions and prohibitions -- Tax implications -- Percentage of wagers to local economic development -- Commissions -- Report on money expended.
.385 Repealed, 1992.
.386 Repealed, 1992.
.387 Repealed, 1992.
.388 Repealed, 1992.
.389 Repealed, 1992.
.390 Repealed, 1992.
.391 Repealed, 1992.
.392 Repealed, 1992.
.393 Repealed, 1992.
.394 Repealed, 1992.
.395 Repealed, 1992.
.396 Repealed, 1992.
.397 Repealed, 1992.
.398 Funds to be used for purses at harness racing events at county fairs.
.400 Kentucky Thoroughbred development fund -- Contributions -- Purposes -- Distribution -- Advisory committee -- Administrative regulations.
.410 Repealed, 1986.
.413 Repealed, 1986.
.417 Repealed, 1986.
.420 Repealed, 1986.
.423 Repealed, 1986.
.427 Repealed, 1986.
.430 Repealed, 1986.
.433 Repealed, 1986.
.437 Repealed, 1986.
.440 Repealed, 1986.
.443 Horses conceived by artificial insemination or other means eligible to race.
.445 Kentucky quarter horse, paint horse, Appaloosa, and Arabian development fund -- Contributions -- Purposes -- Distribution -- Administrative regulations.
.446 Kentucky quarter horse, paint horse, Appaloosa, and Arabian purse fund -- Purposes -- Distribution and allocation of funds -- Administration of fund by Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation.
.447 Repealed, 1986.
.510 Repealed, 1986.
.520 Repealed, 1986.
.550 Creation of Equine Industry Program -- Purpose -- Funding.
.555 Repealed, 2022.
.610 Repealed, 1992.
.620 Repealed, 1989.
.622 Repealed, 1992.
.630 Repealed, 1992.
.640 Repealed, 1992.
.650 Repealed, 1992.
.660 Repealed, 1992.
.670 Repealed, 1992.
.680 Repealed, 1992.
.690 Repealed, 1992.
.700 Repealed, 1992.
.710 Repealed, 1992.
.720 Repealed, 1992.
.730 Repealed, 1992.
.740 Repealed, 1992.
.750 Maximum allowable commission for harness track -- Allocation of portion of commission.
.752 Harness racetracks -- Exemption from tax under KRS 138.510(2) -- Use of moneys not paid as tax.
.760 Exemption from liability.
.770 Kentucky standardbred development fund -- Contributions -- Purposes -- Distribution -- Administrative regulations.
.775 Definitions for KRS 230.775 to 230.785.
.777 Applicability of KRS 230.378, 230.379, and 230.380 for residents of Kentucky -- Establishment of accounts for out-of-state individuals.
.779 Operation of hub -- Application for licensure -- Requirements -- Investigations -- Inspections -- Administrative regulations -- Review and audit.
.781 Fees and taxes.
.783 Wagers considered made in Kentucky -- Prohibited wagers -- Revocation of hub license -- Applicability of KRS 137.170, 138.510, and Chapter 230.
.785 Access for review and audit of hub operator -- Audited financial statements.
.800 Kentucky Thoroughbred breeders incentive fund -- Creation -- Funding sources -- Administrative regulations -- Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation to administer fund.
.802 Kentucky standardbred breeders incentive fund -- Creation -- Funding sources -- Administrative regulations -- Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation to administer fund.
.804 Kentucky horse breeders incentive fund -- Funding sources -- Distribution of moneys -- Administrative regulations -- Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation to administer fund.
.805 Racing and gaming corporation to institute system of sports wagering -- Service providers -- Requirements -- Sports wagering account registration -- Limitation on accounts -- Administrative regulations.
.808 Sporting events that may be wagered upon -- Restrictions -- Procedure for sports governing body to request exclusion.
.811 License required to conduct sports wagering -- Prerequisites to obtaining sports wagering license -- Fees.
.814 Requirements for obtaining service provider license -- Application fee -- Factors to be considered by racing and gaming corporation -- Temporary license -- Revocation of license.
.817 Sports wagering administration fund -- Purposes and uses.
.820 Participant prohibited from wagering -- Tampering with the outcome of a sporting event.
.823 Employee of sports wagering or service provider licensee prohibited from wagering.
.826 Kentucky problem gambling assistance account -- Purposes and uses -- Administration -- Administrative regulations -- Annual report.
.990 Penalties.