Georgia § 16-12-23 Keeping a gambling place

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§ 16-12-23 — Keeping a gambling place

Georgia § 16-12-23

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O.C.G.A. § 16-12-23 (2026).

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(a)A person who knowingly permits any real estate, building, room, tent, vehicle, boat, or other property whatsoever owned by him or under his control to be used as a gambling place or who rents or lets any such property with a view or expectation that it be so used commits the offense of keeping a gambling place.

(b)A person who commits the offense of keeping a gambling place shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.

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(a) A person who knowingly permits any real estate, building, room, tent, vehicle, boat, or other property whatsoever owned by him or under his control to be used as a gambling place or who rents or lets any such property with a view or expectation that it be so used commits the offense of keeping a gambling place. (b) A person who commits the offense of keeping a gambling place shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.