Minnesota § 609.755 GAMBLING; MISDEMEANOR

Minnesota Statutes

§ 609.755 — GAMBLING; MISDEMEANOR

Minnesota § 609.755

PartCRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS

Ch. 609CRIMINAL CODE

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Minn. Stat. § 609.755 (2026).

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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.

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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.