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Can you summarize 28 USC Chapter 178?
PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS > PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR SPORTS PROTECTION
Short Summary
This legal document provides definitions for various terms used in the context of amateur sports organizations, professional sports organizations, governmental entities, persons, and states. It defines ‘amateur sports organization’ as a person or governmental entity that sponsors, organizes, schedules, or conducts a competitive game in which one or more amateur athletes participate, or a league or association of such persons or governmental entities. ‘Governmental entity’ is defined as a state, a political subdivision of a state, or an entity or organization with governmental authority within the territorial boundaries of the United States. ‘Professional sports organization’ is defined as a person or governmental entity that sponsors, organizes, schedules, or conducts a competitive game in which one or more professional athletes participate, or a league or association of such persons or governmental entities. The document also provides definitions for the terms ‘person’ and ‘state’. No specific exemptions or penalties are mentioned in this document. Section 3704 of the United States Code specifies the applicability of Section 3702 related to professional and amateur sports protection. It outlines the exemptions to Section 3702, which include lotteries, sweepstakes, betting, gambling, or wagering schemes conducted by a State or other governmental entity during specific time periods, schemes authorized by a statute in effect on October 2, 1991, betting, gambling, or wagering schemes conducted exclusively in casinos located in a municipality, subject to certain conditions, and parimutuel animal racing or jai-alai games. The document does not mention specific penalties for non-compliance or violation of its provisions.
Whom does it apply to?
Governmental entities, persons, professional sports organizations, amateur sports organizations, states
What does it govern?
Professional and amateur sports protection
What are exemptions?
Lotteries, sweepstakes, betting, gambling, or wagering schemes conducted by a State or other governmental entity during specific time periods, schemes authorized by a statute in effect on October 2, 1991, betting, gambling, or wagering schemes conducted exclusively in casinos located in a municipality, subject to certain conditions, and parimutuel animal racing or jai-alai games
What are the Penalties?
No specific penalties mentioned
Jurisdiction
U.S. Federal Government