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Can you summarize 15 USC 1172?
TRANSPORTATION OF GAMBLING DEVICES > Transportation of gambling devices as unlawful; exceptions; authority of Federal Trade Commission
Short Summary
This section of the United States Code governs the transportation of gambling devices. It prohibits knowingly transporting any gambling device to any place in a State or a possession of the United States from any place outside of such State or possession. However, there are exceptions to this rule. The section does not apply to transportation of gambling devices to a place in any State or subdivision of a State that has enacted a law providing for exemption from this section. It also does not apply to transportation of gambling devices used or designed for use at licensed gambling establishments where betting is legal under applicable State laws. Additionally, it is not unlawful to transport a gambling device into any State where the transported device is specifically enumerated as lawful in a statute of that State. Furthermore, there is an exception for the transport of a gambling device on a vessel on a voyage, if the use of the device on a portion of that voyage is not a violation of section 1175(b) and the device remains on board the vessel while in that State. The authority of the Federal Trade Commission is not reduced or interfered with by this chapter. The section does not specify any penalties for non-compliance or violation of its provisions.
Whom does it apply to?
Any person knowingly transporting gambling devices to any place in a State or a possession of the United States from any place outside of such State or possession
What does it govern?
Transportation of gambling devices
What are exemptions?
Transportation of gambling devices to a place in any State or subdivision of a State that has enacted a law providing for exemption from this section; Transportation of gambling devices used or designed for use at licensed gambling establishments where betting is legal under applicable State laws; Transportation of gambling devices into any State where the transported device is specifically enumerated as lawful in a statute of that State; Transportation of a gambling device on a vessel on a voyage, if the use of the device on a portion of that voyage is not a violation of section 1175(b) and the device remains on board the vessel while in that State
What are the Penalties?
Not specified
Jurisdiction
U.S. Federal Government