Washington statute
RCW 9A.82.070 — Influencing outcome of sporting event
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9A.82: Criminal Profiteering Act, Revised Code of Washington.
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Full text of RCW 9A.82.070
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.
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.
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Is influencing outcome of sporting event a felony or a misdemeanor in Washington?
Influencing outcome of sporting event is a Class C Felony in Washington under RCW 9A.82.070.
Which Washington statute covers influencing outcome of sporting event?
Influencing outcome of sporting event is governed by RCW 9A.82.070 (Influencing outcome of sporting event).
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