Terms as used in this chapter mean:

(1) “Commission,” the South Dakota Commission on Gaming;

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 42-7-48

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(2) “Dog racing day,” a period of twentyfour hours, beginning at midnight, during which period of time a license has been granted by the commission to an association to conduct a contest between dogs for purse, stakes, premium, wager for money or entrance fees on a course;

(3) “Executive secretary,” the executive secretary of the South Dakota Commission on Gaming;

(4) “Horse racing day,” a period of twentyfour hours, beginning at midnight, during which period of time a license has been granted by the commission to an association to conduct a contest between horses for purse, stakes, premium, wager for money or entrance fees on a course;

(5) “Host facility,” the racetrack at which the race is run, or the facility which is designated as the host facility if the race is run in a jurisdiction which is not participating in the interstate combined wagering pool;

(6) “Host jurisdiction,” the jurisdiction in which the host facility is located;

(7) “Interstate combined wagering pool,” a parimutuel pool established in one jurisdiction which is combined with comparable pari mutuel pools from one or more racing jurisdictions if such pool is established for the purpose of establishing payoff prices in the various jurisdictions;

(8) “Racing,” horse and dog racing under the certificate system; and

(9) “Racing jurisdiction,” a governmental jurisdiction responsible for the regulation of parimutuel racing in that jurisdiction.

Source: SL 1978, ch 302, § 2; SL 1985, ch 330, § 1; SL 1990, ch 339, § 1; SL 1991, ch 349, § 1; SL 1991, ch 350, § 1; SL 2004, ch 271, § 1.