Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-17-503 — Gambling promotion
Tennessee § 39-17-503
JurisdictionTennessee
Title39
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-503 (2026).
Text
(a)A person commits an offense who knowingly induces or aids another to engage in gambling, and:
(1)Intends to derive or derives an economic benefit other than personal winnings from the gambling; or (2) Participates in the gambling and has, other than by virtue of skill or luck, a lesser risk of losing or greater chance of winning than one (1) or more of the other participants.
(b)The offense of gambling promotion is a Class B misdemeanor.
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92 F.3d 1444 (Sixth Circuit, 1996)
United States v. David "Tex" Hill
55 F.3d 1197 (Sixth Circuit, 1995)
United States v. Kenneth Frazier
595 F.3d 304 (Sixth Circuit, 2010)
State of Tennessee v. Donald Ray Lovell
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2003)
State of Tennessee v. George Arvil Vance and Vincent Vance
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2004)
Legislative History
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 39-17-503, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/39-17-503.