South Carolina Statutes
§ 16-19-70 — Keeping gaming tables open or playing games on the Sabbath.
South Carolina § 16-19-70
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-19-70 (2026).
Text
Whoever shall keep or suffer to be kept any gaming table or permit any game or games to be played in his house on the Sabbath day, on conviction thereof before any court having jurisdiction, shall be fined in the sum of fifty dollars, to be sued for on behalf of, and to be recovered for the use of, the State.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-506; 1952 Code SECTION 16-506; 1942 Code SECTION 1748; 1932 Code SECTION 1748; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 729; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 714; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 516; G. S. 2592; R. S. 402; 1790 (5) 350.
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Punchboards for gaming.§ 16-19-20
Adventuring in lotteries.§ 16-19-30
Selling lottery tickets.§ 16-19-40
Unlawful games and betting.§ 16-19-50
Keeping unlawful gaming tables.§ 16-19-80
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 16-19-70, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/19/16-19-70.