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cyphertext wrote:

Keith B wrote:
So, I would say it is a professional sporting event. Same with NASCAR, Wrestling, etc.

Now, it may not be what the original intent of the statute was for (football, baseball, basketball, etc), but I definitely would not want to be a test case when it's that easy to find those words associated with rodeo from reliable sources.

While I agree with Rodeo being a sporting event, not sure on the wrestling. Since it is scripted and the outcome is predetermined, is that truly a "sporting event"? More like a stunt show...

ralewis wrote:

Keith B wrote:Stay away from the rodeo if carrying; it is a proffesional sporting event.

Is there a legal definition of a sporting event? Is the threshold for professional getting paid? Competitive and getting paid? Maybe it should be something that could remotely be covered by ESPN..

I recall a discussion on the board here a while back where there was debate as to whether a jousting competition was a sporting event (like at a renaissance festival) because there is some sort of jousting circuit or something. I recall the belief was it was not a professional sporting event.

Not trying to be argumentative.... Just I'm not aware of a legal definition of a sporting event.

Rodeo, sport involving a series of contests and exhibitions derived from riding, roping, and related skills developed by cowboys during the era of the range cattle industry in northern Mexico and the western United States (1867–87).

sport
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1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.