609.755 GAMBLING; MISDEMEANOR. Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: (1) makes a bet; (2) sells or transfers a chance to participate in a lottery; (3) disseminates information about a lottery, except a lottery conducted by an adjoining state, with intent to encourage participation therein; (4) permits a structure or location owned or occupied by the actor or under the actor's control to be used as a gambling place; or (5) except where authorized by statute, possesses a gambling device. Clause (5) does not prohibit possession of a gambling device in a person's dwelling for amusement purposes in a manner that does not afford players an opportunity to obtain anything of value. History: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.755; 1971 c 23 s 76; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 336 art 2 s 47; 1994 c 633 art 4 s 10
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