DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.1471(b)
Prohibited Acts
PROHIBITED ACTS
In order to find Defendant guilty of Prohibited Acts, you must find the State
proved following two (2) elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) Defendant [possessed/used/had] paraphernalia for the manufacture of
cheating devices; and
(2) Defendant acted [intentionally/knowingly.]
“Intentionally” means it was Defendant’s conscious objective or purpose to
possess, use or have paraphernalia for the manufacture of a cheating device.
“Knowingly” means Defendant was aware Defendant possessed, was using
or had paraphernalia for the manufacture of a cheating device.
"Cheating device" means any physical, mechanical, electromechanical,
electronic, photographic, or computerized device used in such a manner as to
cheat, deceive or defraud a video lottery machine or a table game. This includes,
but is not limited to, slugs, plastic, tape, string or dental floss which is placed
inside a coin or bill acceptor or any other opening in a video lottery machine in a
manner to simulate coin or currency acceptance, and is thereafter withdrawn, or
forged or stolen keys used to gain access to a machine to remove its contents, or
game cards or dice that have been marked, loaded or tampered with.
"Paraphernalia for the manufacturing of cheating devices" means the
equipment, products or materials that are intended for use or designed for use in
manufacturing, producing, fabricating, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging,
storing or concealing a counterfeit facsimile of the chips, tokens, debit instruments
or other wagering devices approved by the State Lottery Office or lawful coin or
currency of the United States of America. This term includes, but is not limited to,
lead or lead alloy molds, forms, or similar equipment capable of producing a
likeness of a gaming token or United States coin or currency; melting pots or other
receptacles; torches; tongs, trimming tools or other similar equipment; and
equipment that can be used to manufacture facsimiles of debit instruments or
wagering instruments approved by the State Lottery Office.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
- Content hash
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