Influencia en el resultado de eventos deportivos

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que no puedes sobornar a jugadores o árbitros para que pierdan o alteren el resultado de un juego. Si lo haces, puedes enfrentar serios problemas legales. Es como hacer trampa en un juego para ganar.

Es como cuando en un juego de mesa alguien le ofrece a otro jugador una galleta para que no le gane. Eso no es justo y puede arruinar la diversión para todos.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que en un partido de fútbol, Juan se acerca a un árbitro y le ofrece dinero para que no cobre un penalti a favor del equipo contrario. Si el árbitro acepta, tanto Juan como el árbitro podrían enfrentar cargos legales por tratar de manipular el resultado del partido.

Penalidades

Violaciones pueden resultar en cargos de felonía de clase C o B, dependiendo de la gravedad.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 9A.82.070 - Influencing outcome of sporting event Whoever knowingly gives, promises, or offers to any professional or amateur baseball, football, hockey, polo, tennis, horse race, or basketball player or boxer or any player or referee or other official who participates or expects to participate in any professional or amateur game or sport, or to any manager, coach, or trainer of any team or participant or prospective participant in any such game, contest, or sport, any benefit with intent to influence the person to lose or try to lose or cause to be lost or to limit the person's or person's team's margin of victory or defeat, or in the case of a referee or other official to affect the decisions or the performance of the official's duties in any way, in a baseball, football, hockey, or basketball game, boxing, tennis, horse race, or polo match, or any professional or amateur sport or game, in which the player or participant or referee or other official is taking part or expects to take part, or has any duty or connection therewith, is guilty of a class C felony. RCW 9A.82.080 - Use of proceeds of criminal profiteering -- Controlling enterprise or realty -- Conspiracy or attempt (1)(a) It is unlawful for a person who has knowingly received any of the proceeds derived, directly or indirectly, from a pattern of criminal profiteering activity to use or invest, whether directly or indirectly, any part of the proceeds, or the proceeds derived from the investment or use thereof, in the acquisition of any title to, or any right, interest, or equity in, real property or in the establishment or operation of any enterprise.(b) A violation of this subsection is a class B felony.(2)(a) It is unlawful for a person knowingly to acquire or maintain, directly or indirectly, any in