§ 1171. Definitions

Footnotes

1. 1 So in original. Probably should be “subsection”.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1951

   Pub. L. 81–1194 § 1 · 64 Stat. 1134

   Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 1171

   Jan. 2, 1951, ch. 1194, § 1, 64 Stat. 1134

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Jan. 2, 1951, ch. 1194, § 1, 64 Stat. 1134

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) any so-called “slot machine” or any other machine or mechanical device an essential part of which is a drum or reel with insignia thereon, and (A) which when operated may deliver, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property, or (B) by the operation of which a person may become entitled to receive, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property: or

2. 1962

   Gambling Devices Act of 1962

   Pub. L. 87–840 § 2 · 76 Stat. 1075

   1. Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 1171(a)(2); 15 U.S.C. § 1171(a)(3)

      Pub. L. 87–840, § 2, substituted provisions including machines and mechanical devices designed and manufactured primarily for gambling by the operation of which a person may become entitled to receive, as the result of chance, any money or property, for provisions which included machines or mechanical devices designed and manufactured to operate by inserting a coin, token, or similar object, in par. (2)

   2. Inserted · 15 U.S.C. § 1171(a)(2); 15 U.S.C. § 1171(a)(3)

      Pub. L. 87–840, § 2, inserted “, but which is not attached to any such machine or mechanical device as a constituent part”, in par. (3)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(2), (3). Pub. L. 87–840, § 2, substituted provisions including machines and mechanical devices designed and manufactured primarily for gambling by the operation of which a person may become entitled to receive, as the result of chance, any money or property, for provisions which included machines or mechanical devices designed and manufactured to operate by inserting a coin, token, or similar object, in par. (2), and inserted “, but which is not attached to any such machine or mechanical device as a constituent part”, in par. (3).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. (a) Subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of the first section of the Act of January 2, 1951 (64 Stat. 1134; 15 U.S.C. 1171), is amended to read as follows: “(2) any other machine or mechanical device (including, but not limited to, roulette wheels and similar devices) designed and manufactured primarily for use in connection with gambling, and (A) which when operated may deliver, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property, or ( B) by the operation of which a person may become entitled to receive, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property; or”. (b) Subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a) of the first section of such Act is amended by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof the following: “, but which is not attached to any such machine or mechanical device as a constituent part”.

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 87–840, § 7, Oct. 18, 1962, 76 Stat. 1077, provided that: “The amendments made by this Act [enacting section 1178 of this title and amending this section and sections 1172 and 1173 of this title] shall take effect on the sixtieth day after the date of its enactment [Oct. 18, 1962].”

3. 1962

   Gambling Devices Act of 1962

   Pub. L. 87–840 § 3 · 76 Stat. 1075

   Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 1171(b)

   Pub. L. 87–840, § 3, substituted “the District of Columbia” for “Alaska, Hawaii”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87–840, § 3, substituted “the District of Columbia” for “Alaska, Hawaii”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 3. The first section of such Act is further amended by striking out “Alaska, Hawaii” in paragraph (b) thereof and inserting in lieu thereof “the District of Columbia”, and adding at the end of such section the following new paragraphs: “(d) The term ‘interstate or foreign commerce’ means commerce (1) between any State or possession of the United States and any place outside of such State or possession, or (2) between points in the same State or possession of the United States but through any place outside thereof. “(e) The term ‘intrastate commerce’ means commerce wholly within one State or possession of the United States.”

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 87–840, § 7, Oct. 18, 1962, 76 Stat. 1077, provided that: “The amendments made by this Act [enacting section 1178 of this title and amending this section and sections 1172 and 1173 of this title] shall take effect on the sixtieth day after the date of its enactment [Oct. 18, 1962].”

4. 1962

   Gambling Devices Act of 1962

   Pub. L. 87–840 § 3 · 76 Stat. 1075

   Added · 15 U.S.C. § 1171(d); 15 U.S.C. § 1171(e)

   Pub. L. 87–840, § 3, added subsecs. (d) and (e)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 87–840, § 3, added subsecs. (d) and (e).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 3. The first section of such Act is further amended by striking out “Alaska, Hawaii” in paragraph (b) thereof and inserting in lieu thereof “the District of Columbia”, and adding at the end of such section the following new paragraphs: “(d) The term ‘interstate or foreign commerce’ means commerce (1) between any State or possession of the United States and any place outside of such State or possession, or (2) between points in the same State or possession of the United States but through any place outside thereof. “(e) The term ‘intrastate commerce’ means commerce wholly within one State or possession of the United States.”

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 87–840, § 7, Oct. 18, 1962, 76 Stat. 1077, provided that: “The amendments made by this Act [enacting section 1178 of this title and amending this section and sections 1172 and 1173 of this title] shall take effect on the sixtieth day after the date of its enactment [Oct. 18, 1962].”

5. 1992

   Pub. L. 102–251 title II § 202(c) · 106 Stat. 60

   Added · 15 U.S.C. § 1171(f)

   Pub. L. 102–251 added subsec. (f)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102–251 added subsec. (f).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Boundaries Defined.— The first section of that Act (15 U.S.C. 1171) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(f) The term ‘boundaries’ has the same meaning given that term in section 2 of the Submerged Lands Act.”.

6 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision