Tipsters — Business Prohibited
San Diego Municipal Code § 56.17
in effect§56.17 Tipsters — Business Prohibited
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of disseminating predictions of the result of any sporting event by means of the mail in response to telephone solicitations, telephone and telegraph.
For the purpose of assisting in the interpretation and enforcement of the language of this section only, the following words are defined:
ENGAGED IN BUSINESS is defined as owning, conducting, operating, managing, or carrying on a business, the primary purpose of which is to sell subscriptions to the public for information as to the probable results of future sporting events, whether such information is referred to as news, selections or tips on sporting events of any kind.
SPORTING EVENT shall specifically include but not be limited to contests or exhibitions of baseball, football, basketball, boxing, wrestling, Jai Alai, horse racing, and dog racing.
(“Tipsters — Business Prohibited” added 7–15–1954 by O–6199 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter05/Ch05Art06Division00.pdf#page=6Fetched: 10/28/2026