15 U.S.C. § 3005 — Liability and damages

Any person accepting any interstate off-track wager in violation of this chapter must be civilly liable for damages to the host State, the host racing association and the horsemen’s group. Damages for each violation must be based on the total of off-track wagers as follows:

(1) If the interstate off-track wager was of a type accepted at the host racing association, damages must be in an amount equal to that portion of the takeout which would have been distributed to the host State, host racing association and the horsemen’s group, as if each such interstate off-track wager had been placed at the host racing association.

(2) If such interstate off-track wager was of a type not accepted at the host racing association, the amount of damages must be determined at the rate of takeout prevailing at the off-track betting system for that type of wager and must be distributed according to it formulas as in paragraph

(1) above.