Section 16-12-34. Soliciting or accepting a bribe to influence outcome of athletic contests, sporting events, or exhibitions

   A person participating or expecting to participate or any coach, trainer, manager, or official in any amateur or professional athletic contest, sporting event, or exhibition who solicits or accepts any reward, money, or other thing of value with the intent, understanding, or agreement that it influence him to lose, try to lose, or cause to be lost or to limit the margin of victory or defeat in such athletic contest, sporting event, or exhibition by failing to exert his best efforts or to exercise his best judgment commits the offense of soliciting or accepting a bribe and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000.00 nor more than $5,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both.

Ga. L. 1947, p. 1139, § 3; Ga. L. 1952, p. 303, § 1; Code 1933, § 26-2712, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.