A. It shall be unlawful for any person to directly or indirectly engage or to conspire with or aid, assist, or abet any other person in the commission of any corrupt act or practice, including but not limited to:

1. The giving, offering, promising, accepting, soliciting or receiving, directly or indirectly, any gratuity or bribe in any form to any person having duties in relation to any race or race horse or to any trainer, jockey, starter, assistant starter, gatekeeper or agent or to any other person having charge of, or access to, any race horse; or

2. The passing or attempting to pass or the cashing or attempting to cash any altered or fraudulent pari-mutuel ticket; or

3. The unauthorized sale or the attempt to make an unauthorized sale of any racetrack admission ticket.

B. Any person who is convicted of violating the provisions of subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a felony and shall be fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or be imprisoned for a period of not more than ten (10) years or both said fine and imprisonment.

C. If any person who is convicted of violating the provisions of subsection A of this section is licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act, Section 200 et seq. of this title, the Commission shall suspend or revoke the organization or occupation license of the person in addition to the penalty and fine imposed in subsection B of this section.

Added by Laws 1983, c. 11, § 34, emerg. eff. March 22, 1983. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 275, § 2, emerg. eff. May 25, 1990; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 115, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 48, eff. July 1, 1999.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 115 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.