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58 Interstate Transportation Of Wagering Paraphernalia (Bookmaking) 18 USC § 1953 Title 18, United States Code, Section 1953, makes it a Federal crimeor offense for anyone to carry or transmit so-called bookmaking materials in interstate commerce.The Defendant can be found guilty of that offense only if all of the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:First: That the Defendant carried or sent, or caused to be sent, in interstate commerce, the items described in the indictment, as charged;Second: That the items so carried or sent w ere used, or were intended to be used, in "bookmaking"; andThird: That the Defendant acted knowingly and willfully. " Interstate commerce" means commerce or movement between one state and another state, and includes all transportation between statesincluding the mail. The word " bookmaking" refers to the business of establishing certain terms and conditions applicable to given bets or wagers, usually called a line or odds, and then accepting bets from customers on either side of the wagering proposition for the purpose of making a profit, not from the betting itself, but from a percentage or commission collected from the bettors or customers for the privilege of placing the bets. ANNOTATIONS AND COMMENTS 18 USC § 1953 provides: Whoever . . . knowingly carries or sends in interstate . . . commerce any record, paraphernalia, ticket, certificate, bills, slip, token, paper, writing or other device used, or to be used, . . . in bookmaking [shall be guilty of an offense against t he United States]." Maximum Penalty: Five (5) years imprisonment and applicable fine.