§ 2156. Touting prohibited; penalty
Any person who knowingly and designedly by false representation attempts to, or does persuade, procure, or cause another person to wager on a horse in a race to be run in this State or elsewhere, and upon which money is wagered in this State, and who asks or demands compensation as a reward for information or purported information given in such case is a tout, and is guilty of touting and shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (Added 1961, No. 185, § 6; amended 1973, No. 233 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2019, No. 14, § 45, eff. April 30, 2019.)