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Serbian Criminal Code, amended 2019

Article 208b  Arranging the Outcome of a Competition

Definition - Under Article 208b paragraph (1), a person that arranges the outcome of a sport or other competition with the intention to obtain material gain for himself or for another shall be punished with imprisonment of six months to three years and a fine. Under Article 208b paragraph 4, an attempt of the offence referred to in paragraph (1) of Article 208b shall also be punishable.

Penalty - In addition to the penalty under paragraph (1) mentioned above, under Article 208b paragraph (2), should the material gain obtained from the offence referred to in paragraph (1) exceed four hundred and fifty thousand dinars, the perpetrator is to be punished with imprisonment of one to eight years and a fine.  Under paragraph (3) of Article 208b, should the material gain obtained from the offence referred to in paragraph (1) exceed one million five hundred thousand dinars, the perpetrator is to be punished with imprisonment of two to ten years and a fine. 

Last updated : 01.07.2023