§ 1953. Interstate transportation of wagering paraphernalia

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. 1961

   Pub. L. 87–218 § 1 · 75 Stat. 492

   Enacted · 18 U.S.C. § 1953

   Added Pub. L. 87–218, § 1, Sept. 13, 1961, 75 Stat. 492

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 87–218, § 1, Sept. 13, 1961, 75 Stat. 492

2. 1975

   Pub. L. 93–583 § 3 · 88 Stat. 1916

   Added · 18 U.S.C. § 1953(b)(4)

   Pub. L. 93–583 added cl. (4)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 93–583 added cl. (4).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 3. Section 1953(b) of title 18 of the United States Code is amended by changing the period to a comma and adding: “or (4) equipment, tickets, or materials used or designed for use within a State in a lottery conducted by that State acting under authority of State law.”

3. 1979

   Pub. L. 96–90 § 2(1) · 93 Stat. 698

   Added · 18 U.S.C. § 1953(b)(5)

   Pub. L. 96–90, § 2(1), added cl. (5)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 96–90, § 2(1), added cl. (5).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (b), by striking out the period at the end of such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “, or (5) the transportation in foreign commerce to a destination in a foreign country of equipment, tickets, or materials designed to be used within that foreign country in a lottery which is authorized by the laws of that foreign country,”; and

4. 1979

   Pub. L. 96–90 § 2(2) · 93 Stat. 698

   Added · 18 U.S.C. § 1953(d); 18 U.S.C. § 1953(e)

   Pub. L. 96–90, § 2(2), added subsecs. (d) and (e)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 96–90, § 2(2), added subsecs. (d) and (e).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: “(d) For the purposes of this section (1) ‘State’ means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States; and (2) “Foreign country.” ‘foreign country’ means any empire, country, dominion, colony, or protectorate, or any subdivision thereof (other than the United States, its territories or possessions). “(e) For the purposes of this section ‘lottery’ means the pooling of “Lottery.” proceeds derived from the sale of tickets or chances and allotting those proceeds or parts thereof by chance to one or more chance takers or ticket purchasers. ‘Lottery’ does not include the placing or accepting of bets or wagers on sporting events or contests.”.

5. 1994

   Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–322 title XXXIII § 330016(1)(L) · 108 Stat. 1796

   Substituted · 18 U.S.C. § 1953(a)

   Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (L) in sections 33, 224, 231, 241, 245, 246, 286, 289, 332, 335, 337, 351, 371, 437, 440, 441, 493, 496, 500, 510, 545, 595, 599, 600, 601, 641, 664, 665, 667, 757, 792, 793, 798, 844, 892, 893, 894, 924, 952, 955, 962, 963, 964, 965, 966, 967, 970, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1019, 1020, 1022, 1023, 1027, 1082, 1084, 1115, 1202, 1361, 1362, 1364, 1365, 1385, 1461, 1462, 1464, 1587, 1623, 1654, 1656, 1735, 1737, 1751, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1910, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1992, 2101, 2113, 2153, 2154, 2155, 2156, 2231, 2232, 2271, 2274, 2275, 2314, 2315, 2383, 2386, 2387, 2388, and 2512 by striking “not more than $10,000” each place it appears and inserting “under this title”;

6. 2014

   American Savings Promotion Act

   Pub. L. 113–251 § 5(2)(A) · 128 Stat. 2888

   Substituted · 18 U.S.C. § 1953(b)

   Pub. L. 113–251, § 5(2)(A), substituted “(5) equipment, tickets, or materials used or designed for use in a savings promotion raffle operated by an insured depository institution or an insured credit union, or (6)” for “or (5)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–251, § 5(2)(A), substituted “(5) equipment, tickets, or materials used or designed for use in a savings promotion raffle operated by an insured depository institution or an insured credit union, or (6)” for “or (5)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) in subsection (b), by striking “or (5)” and inserting “(5) equipment, tickets, or materials used or designed for use in a savings promotion raffle operated by an insured depository institution or an insured credit union, or (6)”; and

7. 2014

   American Savings Promotion Act

   Pub. L. 113–251 § 5(2)(B) · 128 Stat. 2888

   1. Added · 18 U.S.C. § 1953(d); 18 U.S.C. § 1953(e)

      Pub. L. 113–251, § 5(2)(B), added subsec. (d)

   2. Struck · 18 U.S.C. § 1953(d); 18 U.S.C. § 1953(e)

      Pub. L. 113–251, § 5(2)(B), struck out former subsecs. (d) and (e) which read as follows:

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 113–251, § 5(2)(B), added subsec. (d) and struck out former subsecs. (d) and (e) which read as follows:

   “(d) For the purposes of this section (1) ‘State’ means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States; and (2) ‘foreign country’ means any empire, country, dominion, colony, or protectorate, or any subdivision thereof (other than the United States, its territories or possessions). “(e) For the purposes of this section ‘lottery’ means the pooling of proceeds derived from the sale of tickets or chances and allotting those proceeds or parts thereof by chance to one or more chance takers or ticket purchasers. ‘Lottery’ does not include the placing or accepting of bets or wagers on sporting events or contests.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the following: “(d) Definitions. For purposes of this section— “(1) the term ‘foreign country’ means any empire, country, dominion, colony, or protectorate, or any subdivision thereof (other than the United States, its territories or possessions); “(2) the term ‘insured credit union’ shall have the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752); “(3) the term ‘insured depository institution’ shall have the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); “(4) the term ‘lottery’— “(A) means the pooling of proceeds derived from the sale of tickets or chances and allotting those proceeds or parts thereof by chance to one or more chance takers or ticket purchasers; and “(B) does not include the placing or accepting of bets or wagers on sporting events or contests; “(5) the term ‘savings promotion raffle’ means a contest in which the sole consideration required for a chance of winning designated prizes is obtained by the deposit of a specified amount of money in a savings account or other savings program, where each ticket or entry has an equal chance of being drawn, such contest being subject to regulations that may from time to time be promulgated by the appropriate prudential regulator (as defined in section 1002 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481)); and “(6) the term ‘State’ means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States.” ; and

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