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15 U.S.C. § 1171 — Definitions

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15 U.S.C. § 1171 — Definitions

As used in this chapter— **(a)** The term “gambling device” means— (1) any so-called “slot machine” or any other machine or mechanical device an essential part of which is a drum or reel with insignia thereon, and (A) which when operated may deliver, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property, or (B) by the operation of which a person may become entitled to receive, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property; or (2) any other machine or mechanical device (including, but not limited to, roulette wheels and similar devices) designed and manufactured primarily for use in connection with gambling, and (A) which when operated may deliver, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property, or (B) by the operation of which a person may become entitled to receive, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property; or (3) any subassembly or essential part intended to be used in connection with any such machine or mechanical device, but which is not attached to any such machine or mechanical device as a constituent part. **(b)** The term “State” includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. **(c)** The term “possession of the United States” means any possession of the United States which is not named in paragraph 11 So in original. Probably should be “subsection”. (b) of this section. **(d)** The term “interstate or foreign commerce” means commerce (1) between any State or possession of the United States and any place outside of such State or possession, or (2) between points in the same State or possession of the United States but through any place outside thereof. **(e)** The term “intrastate commerce” mean

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43 U.S.C. § 1301 — Definitions

When used in this subchapter and subchapter II— **(a)** The term “lands beneath navigable waters” means— (1) all lands within the boundaries of each of the respective States which are covered by nontidal waters that were navigable under the laws of the United States at the time such State became a member of the Union, or acquired sovereignty over such lands and waters thereafter, up to the ordinary high water mark as heretofore or hereafter modified by accretion, erosion, and reliction; (2) all lands permanently or periodically covered by tidal waters up to but not above the line of mean high tide and seaward to a line three geographical miles distant from the coast line of each such State and to the boundary line of each such State where in any case such boundary as it existed at the time such State became a member of the Union, or as heretofore approved by Congress, extends seaward (or into the Gulf of Mexico) beyond three geographical miles,11 So in original. The comma probably should be a semicolon. and (3) all filled in, made, or reclaimed lands which formerly were lands beneath navigable waters, as hereinabove defined; **(b)** The term “boundaries” includes the seaward boundaries of a State or its boundaries in the Gulf of Mexico or any of the Great Lakes as they existed at the time such State became a member of the Union, or as heretofore approved by the Congress, or as extended or confirmed pursuant to [section 1312 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1312&num=0&edition=prelim) but in no event shall the term “boundaries” or the term “lands beneath navigable waters” be interpreted as extending from the coast line more than three geographical miles into the Atlantic Ocean or the Pacific Ocean, or more tha

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15 U.S.C. § 1178 — Nonapplicability of chapter to certain machines and devices

None of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed to apply— (1) to any machine or mechanical device designed and manufactured primarily for use at a racetrack in connection with parimutuel betting, (2) to any machine or mechanical device, such as a coin-operated bowling alley, shuffleboard, marble machine (a so-called pinball machine), or mechanical gun, which is not designed and manufactured primarily for use in connection with gambling, and (A) which when operated does not deliver, as a result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property, or (B) by the operation of which a person may not become entitled to receive, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property, or (3) to any so-called claw, crane, or digger machine and similar devices which are not operated by coin, are actuated by a crank, and are designed and manufactured primarily for use at carnivals or county or State fairs.

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15 U.S.C. § 1172 — Transportation of gambling devices as unlawful; exceptions; authority of Federal Trade Commission

**(a) General rule** It shall be unlawful knowingly to transport any gambling device to any place in a State or a possession of the United States from any place outside of such State or possession: Provided, That this section shall not apply to transportation of any gambling device to a place in any State which has enacted a law providing for the exemption of such State from the provisions of this section, or to a place in any subdivision of a State if the State in which such subdivision is located has enacted a law providing for the exemption of such subdivision from the provisions of this section, nor shall this section apply to any gambling device used or designed for use at and transported to licensed gambling establishments where betting is legal under applicable State laws: Provided, further, That it shall not be unlawful to transport in interstate or foreign commerce any gambling device into any State in which the transported gambling device is specifically enumerated as lawful in a statute of that State. **(b) Authority of Federal Trade Commission** Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with or reduce the authority, or the existing interpretation of the authority, of the Federal Trade Commission under the Federal Trade Commission Act [[15 U.S.C. 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section41&num=0&edition=prelim) et. seq.]. **(c) Exception** This section does not prohibit the transport of a gambling device to a place in a State or a possession of the United States on a vessel on a voyage, if— (1) use of the gambling device on a portion of that voyage is, by reason of subsection (b) of [section 1175 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1175&num=0&edition

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15 U.S.C. § 1173 — Registration of manufacturers and dealers

**(a) Activities requiring registration; contents of registration statement** (1) It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the business of manufacturing gambling devices, if the activities of such business in any way affect interstate or foreign commerce, to manufacture any gambling device during any calendar year, unless, after November 30 of the preceding calendar year, and before the date on which such device is manufactured, such person has registered with the Attorney General under this subsection, regardless of whether such device ever enters interstate or foreign commerce. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person during any calendar year to engage in the business of repairing, reconditioning, buying, selling, leasing, using, or making available for use by others any gambling device, if in such business he sells, ships, or delivers any such device knowing that it will be introduced into interstate or foreign commerce after the effective date of the Gambling Devices Act of 1962, unless, after November 30 of the preceding calendar year, and before the date such sale, shipment, or delivery occurs, such person has registered with the Attorney General under this subsection. (3) It shall be unlawful for any person during any calendar year to engage in the business of repairing, reconditioning, buying, selling, leasing, using, or making available for use by others any gambling device, if in such business he buys or receives any such device knowing that it has been transported in interstate or foreign commerce after the effective date of the Gambling Devices Act of 1962, unless, after November 30, of the preceding calendar year and before the date on which he buys or receives such device, such person has registered with the Attorney General under this subsection.

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31 U.S.C. § 5362 — Definitions

In this subchapter: (1) **Bet or wager.—** — The term “bet or wager”— (A) means the staking or risking by any person of something of value upon the outcome of a contest of others, a sporting event, or a game subject to chance, upon an agreement or understanding that the person or another person will receive something of value in the event of a certain outcome; (B) includes the purchase of a chance or opportunity to win a lottery or other prize (which opportunity to win is predominantly subject to chance); (C) includes any scheme of a type described in [section 3702 of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section3702&num=0&edition=prelim); (D) includes any instructions or information pertaining to the establishment or movement of funds by the bettor or customer in, to, or from an account with the business of betting or wagering; and (E) does not include— (i) any activity governed by the securities laws (as that term is defined in section 3(a)(47) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a closing parenthesis. for the purchase or sale of securities (as that term is defined in section 3(a)(10) of that Act); (ii) any transaction conducted on or subject to the rules of a registered entity or exempt board of trade under the Commodity Exchange Act; (iii) any over-the-counter derivative instrument; (iv) any other transaction that— (I) is excluded or exempt from regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act; or (II) is exempt from State gaming or bucket shop laws under section 12(e) of the Commodity Exchange Act or section 28(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (v) any contract of indemnity or guarantee; (vi) any contract for

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15 U.S.C. § 1171 — Definitions

Page 1337 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 1171 tives of this chapter, that each of the services and functions provided herein shall be self-sus- taining or self-liquidating and that the general public shall not bear the cost of publications and other services which are for the special use and benefit of private groups and individuals; but nothing herein shall be construed to require the levying of fees or charges for services per- formed or publications furnished to any agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government, or for publications which are distributed pursu- ant to reciprocal arrangements for the exchange of information or which are otherwise issued primarily for the general benefit of the public. (Sept. 9, 1950, ch. 936, § 3, 64 Stat. 823; Pub. L. 91–412, § 3(e), Sept. 25, 1970, 84 Stat. 864.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1970—Pub. L. 91–412 struck out provisos of first par. for deposit of moneys received for services and publica- tions after Sept. 9, 1950, in a special account in the Treasury, to be available, subject to appropriation au- thorizations, for reimbursement of appropriations and for refunds to organizations and individuals entitled thereto, and making appropriations reimbursed by the special account available for original purposes. See sec- tion 1526 of this title. § 1153a. Repealed. Pub. L. 91–412, § 3(f), Sept. 25, 1970, 84 Stat. 865 Section, act Oct. 22, 1951, ch. 533, title III, § 301, 65 Stat. 586, provided for reimbursement of appropria- tions. See section 1526 of this title. § 1154. Reference of data to armed services and other Government agencies The Secretary is directed to refer to the armed services all scientific or technical information, coming to his attention, which he deems to have an immediate or potent

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