(a) A person commits the crime of tampering with a sports contest if, with intent to influence the outcome of a sports contest, he: (1) Tampers with any sports participant or sports official, or with any animal, equipment or other thing involved in the conduct or operation of a sports contest, in a manner contrary to the rules and usages purporting to govern the sports contest in question; or (2) Substitutes a sports participant, animal, equipment or other thing involved in the conduct or operation of a sports contest, for the genuine person, animal or thing. (b) Tampering with a sports contest is a Class A misdemeanor.
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