Rhode Island § 11-19-1 § 11-19-1. Forms of gambling prohibited.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-19-1 — § 11-19-1. Forms of gambling prohibited.

Rhode Island § 11-19-1

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-19Gambling and Lotteries

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-1 (2026).

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§ 11-19-1. Forms of gambling prohibited.
Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, set up, put forth, carry on, promote,
            or draw, publicly or privately, any lottery, chance, game, or device of any nature
            or kind whatsoever, or by whatsoever name it may be called, for the purpose of exposing,
            setting for sale or disposing of any money, houses, lands, merchandise, or articles
            of value, or shall sell or expose to sale lottery policies, purporting to be governed
            by the drawing of any public or private lottery, or shall sign or endorse any book,
            document, or paper whatsoever, for the purpose of enabling others to sell, or expose
            to sale

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§ 11-19-1. Forms of gambling prohibited.

Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, set up, put forth, carry on, promote, or draw, publicly or privately, any lottery, chance, game, or device of any nature or kind whatsoever, or by whatsoever name it may be called, for the purpose of exposing, setting for sale or disposing of any money, houses, lands, merchandise, or articles of value, or shall sell or expose to sale lottery policies, purporting to be governed by the drawing of any public or private lottery, or shall sign or endorse any book, document, or paper whatsoever, for the purpose of enabling others to sell, or expose to sale, lottery policies, except as authorized in this chapter and in title 41 and chapters 61 and 61.2 of title 42, shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned not exceeding two (2) years or be fined not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000).

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-19-1; P.L. 1975, ch. 41, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 309, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 389, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 406, § 4; P.L. 1982, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 279, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 84, § 1.