Tennessee § 39-17-502 Gambling - Defenses

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§ 39-17-502 — Gambling - Defenses

Tennessee § 39-17-502

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-502 (2026).

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(a)A person commits an offense who knowingly engages in gambling.

(b)It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section, which must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence, that a person reasonably and in good faith relied upon the representations of a gambling promoter that a gambling activity was lawful because it was an authorized annual event pursuant to title 3, chapter 17. It is not an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that a person engaged in a gambling activity that was not an authorized type of lottery game pursuant to title 3, chapter 17.

(c)The offense of gambling is a Class C misdemeanor.

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(a) A person commits an offense who knowingly engages in gambling. (b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section, which must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence, that a person reasonably and in good faith relied upon the representations of a gambling promoter that a gambling activity was lawful because it was an authorized annual event pursuant to title 3, chapter 17. It is not an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that a person engaged in a gambling activity that was not an authorized type of lottery game pursuant to title 3, chapter 17. (c) The offense of gambling is a Class C misdemeanor.