Prohibition of illegal gambling businesses

18 U.S. Code § 1955. Prohibition of illegal gambling businesses

(a)
Whoever conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, or owns all or part of an illegal gambling business shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
(b) As used in this section—
(1) “illegal gambling business” means a gambling business which—
(i)
is a violation of the law of a State or political subdivision in which it is conducted;
(ii)
involves five or more persons who conduct, finance, manage, supervise, direct, or own all or part of such business; and
(iii)
has been or remains in substantially continuous operation for a period in excess of thirty days or has a gross revenue of $2,000 in any single day.
(2)
“insured credit union” shall have the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752).
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