Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 528 - Gambling

• Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
• Bookmaking: means advancing gambling activity by unlawfully accepting bets upon the outcome of future contingent events from members of the public as a business. See Kentucky Statutes 528.010
• Charitable gaming: means games of chance conducted by charitable organizations licensed and regulated under the provisions of KRS Chapter 238. See Kentucky Statutes 528.010
• Coin-operated amusement machine: means a lawful machine or device that requires the direct or indirect payment of consideration, including but not limited to the insertion of a coin, currency, ticket, token, or similar object, or the depositing of funds with the operator or owner of the device, and that contains no material element of chance and automatically, by or through some mechanical operation, affords music or amusement of some character with or without vending any merchandise, but in addition to any merchandise. See Kentucky Statutes 528.010
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Gambling: includes playing or offering for play any game, contest, or competition utilizing a gambling device. See Kentucky Statutes 528.010
• Gambling device: means :
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• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
• Simulated gambling program: means any method intended to be used by a person playing, participating, or interacting with an electronic device that may, through the application of any element of chance, either deliver money or property or an entitlement to receive money or property. See Kentucky Statutes 528.010
• Skill: means the knowledge, dexterity, or any other ability or expertise of a natural person. See Kentucky Statutes 528.010
• Something of value: means any money or property, any token, object, or article exchangeable for money or property, or any form of credit or promise directly or indirectly contemplating transfer of money or property or of any interest therein, or involving extension of a service, entertainment, or a privilege of playing at a game or scheme without charge. See Kentucky Statutes 528.010
• State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.