2025 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 230 - Kentucky horse racing and gaming corporation

General Provisions

• 230.010 Repealed, 1974.
• 230.020 Repealed, 1960.
• 230.030 Repealed, 1960.
• 230.040 Repealed, 1960.
• 230.050 Repealed, 1960.
• 230.060 Repealed, 1960.
• 230.070 Entering horse under assumed name or out of proper class prohibited.
• 230.080 Change of horse's name -- Determination of class -- Misrepresentation of performance.
• 230.090 Official timer not to announce false time.
• 230.100 Repealed, 1974.
• 230.110 Renumbered as KRS 230.650.
• 230.120 Repealed, 1974.
• 230.130 Repealed, 1974.
• 230.140 Repealed, 1974.
• 230.150 Repealed, 1966.
• 230.160 Repealed, 1966.
• 230.170 Repealed, 1966.
• 230.210 Definitions for chapter.
• 230.215 Legislative purpose for chapter and KRS Chapter 238 -- Racing and gaming corporation's power to exclude undesirables -- Jurisdiction over sports wagering and charitable gaming.
• 230.217 Repealed, 1998.
• 230.218 Backside improvement fund -- Purpose -- Jurisdiction of racing and gaming corporation.
• 230.220 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.225 Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation -- Board of directors -- Annual audit -- Annual report -- Office -- Meetings -- Responsibilities -- Operations -- Limitations -- Administrative regulations.
• 230.227 Board of directors -- Membership -- Appointment -- Terms -- Conflict of interest -- Compensation -- Powers and duties -- Background check -- Removal -- Ethics.
• 230.230 President -- Appointment -- Duties -- Compensation -- Ethics.
• 230.232 Establishment of internal corporate offices by president -- Duties -- Office managers -- Regulation authority -- Office of Charitable Gaming.
• 230.234 Employee benefits -- Background investigation -- Ethics.
• 230.240 Additional employees for regulation of race meetings and sports wagering -- Duties, qualifications, and training -- Compensation.
• 230.250 Repealed, 2024.
• 230.260 Authority and jurisdiction of Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation -- Administrative regulations -- Problem or compulsive gamblers -- Conduct of sports wagering and charitable gaming.
• 230.265 Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council.
• 230.270 Repealed, 2025.
• 230.280 Requirement of license for race meeting -- Qualifications of applicants.
• 230.290 Provisions applicable to all licenses.
• 230.300 License to conduct race meetings or engage in simulcasting and intertrack wagering as a receiving track -- Application -- Racing dates.
• 230.310 License for participants in horse racing, sports wagering, or charitable gaming.
• 230.320 Denial, revocation, or suspension of license -- Stay of imposition of stewards' decision -- Review -- Frivolous appeals.
• 230.330 Appeal of any order to Circuit Court.
• 230.333 Transfer of funds to corporation by June 30, 2025.
• 230.340 Renumbered as KRS 230.361.
• 230.350 Renumbered as KRS 243.262.
• 230.352 Renumbered as KRS 243.265.
• 230.355 Repealed, 1996.

Sales, Purchases, and Transfers of Racehorses and Show Horses

• 230.357 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.

Applicability

• 230.360 Applicability of racing statutes.

Pari-Mutuel Wagering

• 230.361 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.
• 230.3611 Repealed, 1988.
• 230.3612 Unredeemed pari-mutuel vouchers deemed property of licensed association -- Distribution of funds -- Annual report to corporation.
• 230.3615 Limitation on commission of operator of Thoroughbred race track -- Breaks -- Payment for backside improvement fund.
• 230.362 Report of unclaimed pari-mutuel winning tickets presumed abandoned.
• 230.363 Money to be turned over to racing and gaming corporation.
• 230.364 Judicial determination of rights.
• 230.365 Payment to racing and gaming corporation relieves person of claims liability.
• 230.366 Person claiming interest in unclaimed ticket may file claim after payment to racing and gaming corporation.
• 230.367 Racing and gaming corporation's procedure on filing of claim -- Payment.
• 230.368 Appeals.
• 230.369 Examination of records.
• 230.370 Racing and gaming corporation may promulgate administrative regulations.
• 230.371 Production of reports and surrender of money -- Penalty.
• 230.372 Costs -- Payments.
• 230.373 Limitations for persons under disability.
• 230.374 Payments to Kentucky Racing Health and Welfare Fund, Inc.
• 230.375 Kentucky Race Track Retirement Plan.

Interstate Compact on Licensure

• 230.3751 Interstate Compact on Licensure of Participants in Live Racing with Pari-mutuel Wagering.
• 230.376 Repealed, 1992.

Interstate Racing and Wagering Compact

• 230.3761 Interstate Racing and Wagering Compact. (Effective upon contingency).
• 230.3763 Effective date of Interstate Racing and Wagering Compact.
• 230.3765 Review of compact rules under consideration. (Effective upon contingency).

Simulcasting and Intertrack Wagering

• 230.377 Award of simulcasting and intertrack wagering dates.
• 230.3771 Limitations on and conditions for interstate simulcasting and wagering at Thoroughbred tracks, harness tracks, and simulcast facilities.
• 230.3773 Interstate common wagering pools.
• 230.378 Wagers at track, at simulcast facility, or through telephone account wagering system -- Commission -- Tax exemption.
• 230.379 Telephone account wagering -- Use of credit card.
• 230.380 Simulcast facilities -- Restrictions and prohibitions -- Tax implications -- Percentage of wagers to local economic development -- Commissions -- Report on money expended.
• 230.385 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.386 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.387 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.388 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.389 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.390 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.391 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.392 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.393 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.394 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.395 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.396 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.397 Repealed, 1992.

Pari-Mutuel Wagering for Harness Racing

• 230.398 Funds to be used for purses at harness racing events at county fairs.

Thoroughbred Development Fund

• 230.400 Kentucky Thoroughbred development fund -- Contributions -- Purposes -- Distribution -- Advisory committee -- Supplemental purses for Kentucky-bred horses -- Official registrar -- Administrative regulations.

Quarter Horse Racing

• 230.405 Kentucky quarter horse development fund -- Contributions -- Purposes -- Distribution -- Supplemental purses -- Official registrar -- Administrative regulations.
• 230.407 Kentucky quarter horse purse fund -- Contributions -- Purposes -- Distribution.
• 230.410 Repealed, 1986.
• 230.413 Repealed, 1986.
• 230.417 Repealed, 1986.
• 230.420 Repealed, 1986.
• 230.423 Repealed, 1986.
• 230.427 Repealed, 1986.
• 230.430 Repealed, 1986.
• 230.433 Repealed, 1986.
• 230.437 Repealed, 1986.
• 230.440 Repealed, 1986.
• 230.443 Horses conceived by artificial insemination or other means eligible to race.

Paint Horse, Appaloosa, and Arabian Racing

• 230.445 Kentucky paint horse, Appaloosa, and Arabian development fund -- Contributions -- Purposes -- Distribution -- Administrative regulations.
• 230.446 Kentucky paint horse, Appaloosa, and Arabian purse fund -- Purposes -- Distribution and allocation of funds -- Administration of fund.
• 230.447 Repealed, 1986.
• 230.510 Repealed, 1986.
• 230.520 Repealed, 1986.

Equine Industry Program

• 230.550 Creation of Equine Industry Program -- Purpose -- Funding.
• 230.555 Repealed, 2022.

Trotting and Harness Racing

• 230.610 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.620 Repealed, 1989.
• 230.622 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.630 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.640 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.650 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.660 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.670 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.680 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.690 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.700 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.710 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.720 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.730 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.740 Repealed, 1992.
• 230.750 Maximum allowable commission for harness track -- Allocation of portion of commission.
• 230.752 Harness racetracks -- Exemption from tax under KRS 138.510(2) -- Use of moneys not paid as tax.
• 230.760 Exemption from liability.
• 230.770 Kentucky standardbred development fund -- Contributions -- Purposes -- Distribution -- Administrative regulations.

International Racing Hubs

• 230.775 Definitions for KRS 230.775 to 230.785.
• 230.777 Applicability of KRS 230.378, 230.379, and 230.380 for residents of Kentucky -- Establishment of accounts for out-of-state individuals.
• 230.779 Operation of hub -- Application for licensure -- Requirements -- Investigations -- Inspections -- Administrative regulations -- Review and audit.
• 230.781 Fees and taxes.
• 230.783 Wagers considered made in Kentucky -- Prohibited wagers -- Revocation of hub license -- Applicability of KRS 137.170, 138.510, and Chapter 230.
• 230.785 Access for review and audit of hub operator -- Audited financial statements.

Breeders Incentive Funds

• 230.800 Kentucky Thoroughbred breeders incentive fund -- Contributions -- Purposes -- Distribution -- Administrative regulations.
• 230.802 Kentucky standardbred breeders incentive fund -- Contributions -- Purposes -- Distribution -- Administrative regulations.
• 230.804 Kentucky horse breeders incentive fund -- Contributions -- Purposes -- Distribution -- Administrative regulations.

Sports Wagering

• 230.805 Racing and gaming corporation to institute system of sports wagering -- Service providers -- Requirements -- Sports wagering account registration -- Limitation on accounts -- Administrative regulations.
• 230.808 Sporting events that may be wagered upon -- Restrictions -- Procedure for sports governing body to request exclusion.
• 230.811 License required to conduct sports wagering -- Prerequisites to obtaining sports wagering license -- Fees.
• 230.814 Requirements for obtaining service provider license -- Application fee -- Factors to be considered by racing and gaming corporation -- Temporary license -- Revocation of license.
• 230.817 Sports wagering administration fund -- Purposes and uses -- Quarterly reports.
• 230.820 Participant prohibited from wagering -- Tampering with the outcome of a sporting event.
• 230.823 Employee of sports wagering or service provider licensee prohibited from wagering.
• 230.826 Kentucky problem gambling assistance account -- Purposes and uses -- Administration -- Administrative regulations -- Annual report.

Penalties

• 230.990 Penalties.