KRS 230.820: Participant prohibited from wagering -- Tampering with the outcome of a

sporting event.

(1) A person shall not place a sports wager on a game or event in which the person is a

participant.

(2) As used in this section, "participant" includes:

(a) Players;

(b) Coaches;

(c) Referees, umpires, judges, or other officials involved in enforcing the rules of

the game;

(d) Spouses and close family members of persons included in paragraphs (a) to

(c) of this subsection;

(e) Owners or shareholders of mor e than five percent (5%) interest in

professional sports teams who might have influence over players and coaches

through the ability to hire or fire; and

(f) Other persons identified by the corporation as participants.

(3) A person is guilty of tampering w ith the outcome of a sporting event when the

person interacts with a player, coach, referee, or other participant with the intent to

persuade the participant to act in a way that would:

(a) Alter the outcome of the sporting event; or

(b) Alter actions within the sporting event upon which people might place sports

wagers.