§ 1538 Who may conduct Texas Hold’em Poker tournaments; control and supervision.

28 DE Code § 1538 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) The game of Texas Hold’em Poker shall be conducted only by sponsoring organizations and shall be permitted and conducted according to the rules contained in this chapter and any regulations regarding the permitting of the sponsoring organization. A Texas Hold’em Poker tournament may be conducted by only 1 sponsoring organization; no 2 or more sponsoring organizations may jointly conduct a single tournament. No more than 1 tournament may be conducted at the same facility within the same day.

(b) The rules contained in this chapter shall be followed by sponsoring organizations, licensed third-party vendors and by all persons participating in any game of Texas Hold’em Poker.

(c) The Delaware Board of Charitable Gaming shall supervise the administration of this chapter. There shall be a permit fee of $250 for each occasion upon which the sponsoring organization wishes to conduct a Texas Hold’em Poker tournament under a permit. The Board shall also take measures to assure that a Texas Hold’em Poker tournament shall be fairly and properly conducted for the purposes and in the manner prescribed in the state Constitution and in this chapter. The Board shall prevent a Texas Hold’em Poker tournament from being conducted for commercial purposes or private profit other than as authorized in the state Constitution and in this chapter. In order to provide uniformity in the administration of this chapter, the Board shall prescribe forms of application for permits, establishment of fees, amendment of permits, reports of the conduct of Texas Hold’em Poker tournaments and other matters incident to the administration of this chapter.

75 Del. Laws, c. 117, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 21, §§ 1, 5-8; 78 Del. Laws, c. 102, § 1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 199, § 4.