This law is about cheating in sports for money or other rewards. If someone who plays or will play in a sport or game agrees to lose on purpose, try to lose, or keep the score close in exchange for getting something valuable, that is a crime. It is called second degree sports bribery and is a class A misdemeanor.
Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.
578.399. Sports , second degree, . — 1. A person commits the of sports bribery in the second degree if he or she, being a or participant in any sport or game, accepts, attempts to obtain, or any in exchange for losing or trying to lose or causing to be lost or limiting the in any sport or game in which the participant is taking part, or expects to take part, or has any duty or connection therewith.
2. The offense of sports bribery in the second degree is a .
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Source & history notes
(L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
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