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28 U.S.C. § 3703 — Injunctions

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28 U.S.C. § 3703 — Injunctions

A civil action to enjoin a violation of section 3702 may be commenced in an appropriate district court of the United States by the Attorney General of the United States, or by a professional sports organization or amateur sports organization whose competitive game is alleged to be the basis of such violation.

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28 U.S.C. § 3701 — Definitions

For purposes of this chapter— (1) the term “amateur sports organization” means— (A) a person or governmental entity that sponsors, organizes, schedules, or conducts a competitive game in which one or more amateur athletes participate, or (B) a league or association of persons or governmental entities described in subparagraph (A), (2) the term “governmental entity” means a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an entity or organization, including an entity or organization described in section 4(5) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ([25 U.S.C. 2703(5)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section2703/5&num=0&edition=prelim)), that has governmental authority within the territorial boundaries of the United States, including on lands described in section 4(4) of such Act ([25 U.S.C. 2703(4)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section2703/4&num=0&edition=prelim)), (3) the term “professional sports organization” means— (A) a person or governmental entity that sponsors, organizes, schedules, or conducts a competitive game in which one or more professional athletes participate, or (B) a league or association of persons or governmental entities described in subparagraph (A), (4) the term “person” has the meaning given such term in [section 1 of title 1](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title1-section1&num=0&edition=prelim), and (5) the term “State” means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, or any territory or possession of the United States.

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28 U.S.C. § 3703 — Injunctions

Page 669 TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE § 3902 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Jan. 1, 1993, see section 3 of Pub. L. 102–559, set out as a note under section 3701 of this title. § 3703. Injunctions A civil action to enjoin a violation of section 3702 may be commenced in an appropriate dis- trict court of the United States by the Attorney General of the United States, or by a profes- sional sports organization or amateur sports or- ganization whose competitive game is alleged to be the basis of such violation. (Added Pub. L. 102–559, § 2(a), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4228.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Jan. 1, 1993, see section 3 of Pub. L. 102–559, set out as a note under section 3701 of this title. § 3704. Applicability (a) Section 3702 shall not apply to— (1) a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme in operation in a State or other governmental entity, to the extent that the scheme was conducted by that State or other governmental entity at any time during the period beginning January 1, 1976, and ending August 31, 1990; (2) a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme in operation in a State or other governmental entity where both— (A) such scheme was authorized by a stat- ute as in effect on October 2, 1991; and (B) a scheme described in section 3702 (other than one based on parimutuel animal racing or jai-alai games) actually was con- ducted in that State or other governmental entity at any time during the period begin- ning September 1, 1989, and ending October 2, 1991, pursuant to the law of that State or other governmental entity; (3) a betting, gambling, or wagering scheme, othe

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