§9. Corruption of participants or referees in contests; penalty
No person shall corruptly give, offer, or promise to any participant in any contest of skill, speed, strength, or endurance, of man or beast, any gift or gratuity whatever with intent thereby to influence the participant to refrain from exerting his full degree of skill, speed, strength, or endurance in the contest.
No participant in the contest shall request or accept a gift or gratuity, promise to make a gift, or promise to do an act beneficial to himself, under an agreement or with an understanding that he shall refrain from exerting his full degree of skill, speed, strength, or endurance in the contest.
No person shall corruptly give, offer, or promise to any person who is, or will be, an umpire, referee, judge, or official at any such contest, with the intention or understanding that the person will corruptly or dishonestly umpire, referee, judge, or officiate so as to affect or influence the result thereof.
No person who is or expects to be an umpire, referee, judge, or official at any such contest shall request or accept a gift or gratuity, or promise to make a gift, or promise to do an act beneficial to himself, under an agreement or with an understanding that he shall corruptly or dishonestly umpire, referee, judge, or officiate.
As used in this Section, "participant" includes any person who is selected to do or who expects to take part in the contest.
Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.