What 18 U.S.C. § 1953 - Interstate Transportation of Wagering Paraphernalia requires
Any person other than a common carrier in the usual course of its business who knowingly carries or sends in interstate or foreign commerce any record, paraphernalia, ticket, certificate, bills, slip, token, paper, writing, or other device used, to be used, or adapted, devised or designed for use in bookmaking, wagering pools with respect to a sporting event, or in a numbers, policy, bolita, or similar game commits a federal offence punishable by fine and up to five years' imprisonment under 18 U.S.C. § 1953(a) - subject to the carve-outs in § 1953(b) for parimutuel equipment and tickets where legally acquired, parimutuel materials used at racetracks or other sporting events where betting is legal under applicable State law, newspapers and similar publications, and materials for state-conducted lotteries - while preserving concurrent state criminal authority under § 1953(c).
Pillar: Gaming & Gambling · Authority: U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division (enforcement); enacted by the U.S. Congress and codified in Title 18 of the United States Code · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1953
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- 18 U.S.C. § 1953(a): 'Whoever, except a common carrier in the usual course of its business, knowingly carries or sends in interstate or foreign commerce any record, paraphernalia, ticket, certificate, bills, slip, token, paper, writing, or other device used, or to be used, or adapted, devised, or designed for use in (a) bookmaking; or (b) wagering pools with respect to a sporting event; or (c) in a numbers, policy, bolita, or similar game shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than five years or both.'
- 18 U.S.C. § 1953(b): excludes from the prohibition parimutuel betting equipment, parimutuel tickets where legally acquired, or parimutuel materials used or designed for use at racetracks or other sporting events in connection with which betting is legal under applicable State law.
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