Whoever acting or intending to act as a referee, umpire, judge, timer, measurer or as an official for any purpose for any amateur or professional athletic or sporting game, match or contest, solicits or receives, directly or indirectly, any money or valuable thing, as a bribe, present or reward to act corruptly in making any decision, ruling, interpretation or adjudication or in any matter in the performance of his or her official duties in connection therewith shall be fined not more than $3,000 or imprisoned not more than 3 years or both.