106 STAT. 4228 PUBLIC LAW 102-559—OCT. 28, 1992
- § 3702. Unlawful sports gambling
"It shall 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, pursuant to the law or compact of a governmental entity, a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wageiing 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 periormances of such athletes in such games. §3703. Injunctions "A civil action to enjoin a violation of section 3702 may be commenced in an appropriate district court of the United States by the Attorney General of the United States, or by a professional sports organization or amateur sports organization whose competitive game is alleged to be the basis of such violation.
- § 3704. Applicability
"(a) Section 3702 shall not apply to— "(1) a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme in operation in a State or other governmental entity, to the extent that the scheme was conducted by that State or other governmental entity at any time during the period beginning January 1, 1976, and ending August 31, 1990; "(2) a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme in operation in a State or other governmental entity where both— "(A) such scheme was authorized by a statute as in efTect on October 2, 1991; and "(B) a scheme described in section 3702 (other than one based on parimutuel animal racing or jaralai games) actually was conducted in that State or other governmental entity at any time during the period beginning September 1, 1989, and ending October 2, 1991, pursuant to the law of that State or other governmental entity; "(3) a betting, gambling, or wagering scheme, other than a lottery described in paragraph (1), conducted exclusively in casinos located in a municipahty, but only to the extent that— "(A) such scheme or a similar scheme was authorized, not later than one year after the effective date of this chapter, to be operated in that municipahty; and "(B) any commercial casino gaming scheme was in operation in such municipality throughout the 10-year period ending on such effective date pursuant to a comprehensive system of State regulation authorized by that State's constitution and applicable solely to such municipality; or "(4) parimutuel animal racing or jaralai games, "(b) Except as provided in subsection (a), section 3702 shall apply on lands described in section 4(4) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703(4)).". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. —The table of chapters for part VI of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
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