13-2309

13-2309. Bribery of participants in
professional or amateur games, sports, horse races, dog races,
contests; classification

Whoever knowingly gives, promises or offers to any professional or amateur baseball,
football, hockey, polo, tennis, horse race, dog race or basketball player or boxer or any
player or referee or other official who participates or expects to participate in any
professional or amateur game or sport, or to any manager, coach or trainer of any team or
participant or prospective participant in any such game, contest or sport, any benefit
with intent to influence him to lose or try to lose or cause to be lost or to limit his
or his team's margin of victory or defeat, or in the case of a referee or other official
to affect his decisions or the performance of his duties in any way, in a baseball,
football, hockey or basketball game, boxing, tennis, horse race, dog race, or polo match,
or any professional or amateur sport, or game, in which such player or participant or
referee or other official is taking part or expects to take part, or has any duty or
connection therewith, is guilty of a class 4 felony.