No person other than a licensed lottery sales agent shall sell lottery tickets or shares, except that nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any person from giving lottery tickets or shares to another as a gift.\nNo ticket or share shall be sold to any person under age eighteen, provided that a person eighteen years of age or older may purchase a ticket or share for the purpose of making a gift to a person under age eighteen.\nWhoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars.
Massachusetts Legal Code