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PUBLIC LAW 91-452-OCT. 15, 1970

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"(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) '^amblin^' includes but is not limited to pool-selling, bookmaking, maintaining slot machines, roulette wheels, or dice tables, and conducting lotteries, policy, bolita or numbers games, or selling chances therein. "(3) 'State' means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States. "(c) This section shall not apply to any bingo game, lottery, or similar game of chance conducted by an organization exempt from tax under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, if no part of the gross ^SA Stat. i63. receipts derived from such activity inures to the benefit of any pri°^* vate shareholder, member, or employee of such organization, except as compensation for actual expenses incurred by him in the conduct of such activity. " (d) Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of P^^^ity. not more than $20,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both." (b) The analysis of chapter 73, title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item: "1511. Obstruction of State or local law enforcement." PART C—ILLEGAL GAMBLING BUSINESS

SEC. 803. (a) Chapter 95, title 18, United States Code, is amended by ^/^^^tat. 793; adding at the end thereof the following new section: 76 stat! 42?' ^^^' "§ 1955. Prohibition of illegal gambling businesses 1954. " (a) Whoever conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, or Penalty. owns all or part of an illegal gambling business shall be fined not more than $20,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. " (b) As used in this section— Definitions. "(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) 'gambling' includes but is not limited to pool-selling, bookmaking, maintaining slot machines, roulette wheels or dice tables, and conducting lotteries, policy, bolita or numbers games, or selling chances therein. "(3) 'State' means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States. "(c) If five or more persons conduct, finance, manage, supervise, direct, or own all or part of a gambling business and such business operates for two or more successive days, then, for the purpose of obtaining warrants for arrests, interceptions, and other searches and seizures, probable cause that the business receives gross revenue in excess of $2,000 in any single day shall be deemed to have been established.

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