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15 U.S.C. § 1172

Transportation of gambling devices as unlawful; exceptions; authority of Federal Trade Commission

United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective

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15 U.S.C. § 1172, Transportation of gambling devices as unlawful; exceptions; authority of Federal Trade Commission, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/440943
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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. 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 et. seq.]. 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—

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  • Amended byPub. L. 102-251(H.R. 3866)1992-03-09
    Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier Act of 1991
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally