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Sham or collusive contest prohibited - 5 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 720

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     § 720.  Sham or collusive contest prohibited.
        (a)  General rule.--No licensee or other person shall
     knowingly conduct, give, participate in or be in any way
     connected with any sham or collusive boxing contest.
        (b)  Reports.--Any licensee who knows or has reason to
     suspect that a boxing contest is, was or is going to be a sham
     or collusive contest shall have a duty to promptly report this
     to the executive director or his designee. Such a report shall
     be in writing or, if oral, shall be reduced to writing and shall
     contain all of the reporter's reasons for the conclusions set
     forth in his report.
        (c)  Penalty.--A violation of this section shall constitute a
     misdemeanor of the third degree.
        (d)  Definition.--As used in this section, the term "sham or
     collusive contest" means an engagement that is promoted or
     advertised as a true contest, but in which one or both of the
     participants does not use his best efforts and skill or does not
     strive earnestly in good faith to win. The term includes, but is
     not limited to, any pseudocontest, the result of which has been
     prearranged, or any pseudocontest in which either participant
     does not, is not going to or is unable to use or is prevented
     from using his best efforts and skill as a result of coercion,
     reward or promise thereof, physical incapacity or disability,
     suggestion or agreement or any other improper or unlawful means.

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