28 U.S.C. § 3702 — Unlawful sports gambling
submitted 34 years ago by Pub. L. 102-559 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 93 words · no verdicts yet
This section identifies unlawful sports gambling under the chapter. It applies the prohibition to the conduct described in the supplied text.
It must be unlawful for— (1) a governmental entity* to sponsor, operate, advertise, promote, license, or authorize by law or compact, or (2) a person* to sponsor, operate, advertise, or promote, under the law or compact of a governmental entity, a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme based, directly or indirectly (through the use of geographical references or otherwise), on one or more competitive games in which amateur or professional athletes participate, or are intended to participate, or on one or more performances of such athletes in such games.
It shall be unlawful for—
a governmental entity* to sponsor, operate, advertise, promote, license, or authorize by law or compact, or
a person* to sponsor, operate, advertise, or promote, pursuant to the law or compact of a governmental entity,
a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme based, directly or indirectly (through the use of geographical references or otherwise), on one or more competitive games in which amateur or professional athletes participate, or are intended to participate, or on one or more performances of such athletes in such games.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 102–559, § 2(a), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4228.)
- 1992Enacted · Pub. L. 102-559 · 106 Stat. 4228
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 102-559 on 1992-10-28.
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