{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "180.35", "citation": "Penal Law § 180.35", "heading": "Sports bribery and tampering; definitions of terms", "text": ["§ 180.35 Sports bribery and tampering; definitions of terms.", "As used in this article:", "1. \"Sports contest\" means any professional or amateur sport or athletic game or contest viewed by the public.", "2. \"Sports participant\" means any person who participates or expects to participate in a sports contest as a player, contestant or member of a team, or as a coach, manager, trainer or other person directly associated with a player, contestant or team.", "3. \"Sports official\" means any person who acts or expects to act in a sports contest as an umpire, referee, judge or otherwise to officiate at a sports contest.", "4. \"Pari-mutuel betting\" is such betting as is authorized under the provisions of the pari-mutuel revenue law as set forth in chapter 254 of the laws of 1940 with amendments.", "5. \"Pari-mutuel horse race\" means any horse race upon which betting is conducted under the provisions of the pari-mutuel revenue law as set forth in chapter 254 of the laws of 1940."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/180.35", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "This article uses these meanings:\n- **(1)** A **sports contest** is a professional or amateur sport or athletic game or contest viewed by the public.\n- **(2)** A **sports participant** is a player, contestant, team member, coach, manager, trainer, or another person directly associated with them who participates or expects to participate.\n- **(3)** A **sports official** is an umpire, referee, judge, or other person who officiates or expects to officiate. ★\n- **(4)** **Pari-mutuel betting** is betting authorized by the pari-mutuel revenue law.\n- **(5)** A **pari-mutuel horse race** is a horse race on which betting occurs under that law.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/180.35", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}