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Can you summarize WARC 9.46.037?
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Short Summary
This legal document, part of the Revised Code of Washington, specifically addresses prohibited activities related to sports wagering. It prohibits offering, promising, giving, or attempting to give anything of value to influence the outcome of a sporting event, athletic event, or competition upon which a wager may be made. It also prohibits placing, increasing, or decreasing a wager after acquiring non-public knowledge of someone being offered, promised, or given anything of value for the purpose of influencing the outcome of a wager. Additionally, it prohibits offering, promising, giving, or attempting to give anything of value to obtain confidential or insider information not available to the public with the intent to gain a wagering advantage. Furthermore, it prohibits accepting or agreeing to accept anything of value for the purpose of wrongfully influencing one’s play, action, decision making, or conduct in a sporting event, athletic event, or competition. Violation of this section is considered a class C felony, subject to the penalty set forth in RCW 9A.20.021.
Whom does it apply to?
All persons
What does it govern?
Prohibited activities related to sports wagering
What are exemptions?
No exemptions are mentioned.
What are the Penalties?
Class C felony subject to the penalty set forth in RCW 9A.20.021
Jurisdiction
Washington