18.2-442 - Bribery of participants in games, contests or sports. - Virginia Statutes

§ 18.2-442. Bribery of participants in games, contests or sports.

Whoever gives, promises or offers any valuable thing to any professional oramateur participant or prospective participant in any game, contest or sport,with intent to influence him to lose or try to lose or cause to be lost or tolimit his or his team's margin of victory in any professional or amateurgame, contest or sport in which such participant is taking part or expects totake part, or has any duty or connection therewith, shall be guilty of aClass 5 felony.

(Code 1950, § 18.1-402; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.)