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receiving wagers

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United States Supreme Court

the term 'receiving' a wager is synonymous with 'accepting' a wager; that it is the making of a gambling contract, not the transportation of a piece of paper, to which the statute refers

Defined by the Supreme Court in - United States v. Calamaro, 354 U.S. 351 (1957).