US-CA11 · jury_instructions
11th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) O72
Interstate Transportation of Wagering Paraphernalia
(Bookmaking)
18 U.S.C. § 1953
It’s a Federal crime to carry or send bookmaking materials in interstate
commerce.
The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following
facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant carried, sent, or caused to be sent in interstate
commerce the items described in the indictment;
(2) the items carried or sent were used or intended to be used in
“bookmaking”; and
(3) the Defendant acted knowingly.
“Interstate commerce” means business, trade, or movement between one
state and another. It includes travel, trade, transportation, and communication
between states, including the mail.
“Bookmaking” means the business of setting terms or conditions, usually
called a “line” or “odds,” on the outcome of a specified event and accepting bets
from customers in order to make a profit. The profit does not come from the bets
themselves but from an additional payment, sometimes called a “percentage” or
“commission,” collected from the customers who place bets. In short, boo kmaking
is a gambling business.
Provenance
- Source
- ca11.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- criminal-2021-08
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