2005 Minnesota Statutes - 609.755 — Acts of or relating to gambling.

     609.755 Acts of or relating to gambling. 


    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. 


    HIST: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.755; 1971 c 23 s 76; 1986 c 444; 
 1991 c 336 art 2 s 47; 1994 c 633 art 4 s 10