A person who gives, offers, or promises any reward, money, or other thing of value to anyone who participates or expects to participate in any amateur or professional athletic contest, sporting event, or exhibition or to any coach, trainer, manager or official in such athletic contest, sporting event, or exhibition with intent to influence such person to lose, try to lose, or cause to be lost or to affect the margin of victory or defeat in such athletic contest, sporting event, or exhibition commits the offense of bribery of a contestant and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000.00 nor more than $5,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both.
History. Ga. L. 1947, p. 1139, § 2; Ga. L. 1952, p. 303, § 1; Code 1933, § 26-2711, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.
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For article, “A Comprehensive Analysis of Georgia RICO,” see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 537 (1993).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 12 - Offenses Against Public Health and Morals
Article 2 - Gambling and Related Offenses
§ 16-12-22. Commercial Gambling
§ 16-12-22.1. Raffles Operated by Nonprofit, Tax-Exempt Organizations
§ 16-12-23. Keeping a Gambling Place
§ 16-12-25. Solicitation of Another to Gamble With Intent to Defraud or Deceive
§ 16-12-26. Advertising Commercial Gambling
§ 16-12-27. Advertisement or Solicitation for Participation in Lotteries
§ 16-12-28. Communicating Gambling Information
§ 16-12-29. Competent Witnesses
§ 16-12-33. Bribery of a Contestant
§ 16-12-35. Applicability of Part; Penalty for Violation
§ 16-12-36. Lawful Promotional and Giveaway Contests
§ 16-12-38. Pyramid Promotional Schemes; Exceptions; Penalties