- A. No betting or wagering shall be permitted at an event or exhibition bout before, during, or after the event in the building where the event is held.
- B. No person shall participate in a sham or fake boxing or martial arts contest. The Department shall have the authority to order, without a hearing, the person controlling the purse to hold the distribution to contestants, promoters, and trainers pending a public hearing by the Department. The Department shall, simultaneously with the issuance of such order to retain the share or purse, institute proceedings for a hearing to determine whether a sham or fake boxing or martial arts contest has occurred.
- C. It shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to violate this section or any statute or regulation governing the persons or activities regulated pursuant to this chapter.
- D. The third or any subsequent conviction for violating any provision of this section during a 36-month period shall constitute a Class 6 felony.
1998, c. 895; 2015, cc. 216, 264; 2016, c. 756; 2025, cc. 95, 111.