(1) A person commits the crime of sports bribery if the person:

(a) As a sports participant the person solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person with the intent that the person will thereby be influenced not to give the best effort of the person in a sports contest; OR

(b) As a sports official the person solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person with the intent that the person will improperly perform duties of a sports official.