What 18 USC § 1084 - Wire Act (Transmission of Wagering Information) requires
18 USC § 1084 (Federal Wire Act, originally enacted September 13, 1961 as the Interstate Wire Act of 1961, Pub. L. 87-216) criminalizes the use of wire communication facilities for transmission of bets, wagers, or information assisting in…
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Pillar: Gaming & Gambling · Authority: United States Congress (Interstate Wire Act of 1961, Pub. L. 87-216, 75 Stat. 491; amended Pub. L. 97-394, Pub. L. 107-273, Pub. L. 109-177 - codified at 18 USC § 1084) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
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- 18 USC § 1084(a) WIRE ACT PROHIBITION: 'Whoever being engaged in the business of betting or wagering knowingly uses a wire communication facility for the transmission in interstate or foreign commerce of bets or wagers or information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers on any sporting event or contest, or for the transmission of a wire communication which entitles the recipient to receive money or credit as a result of bets or wagers, or for information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.'
- 18 USC § 1084(b) NEWS REPORTING AND LAWFUL JURISDICTION EXCEPTION: 'Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the transmission in interstate or foreign commerce of information for use in news reporting of sporting events or contests, or for the transmission of information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers on a sporting event or contest from a State or foreign country where betting on that sporting event or contest is legal into a State or foreign country in which such betting is legal.'
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