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2019 Mississippi Code
Title 97 - Crimes
Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries
In General
§ 97-33-41. Lotteries; buying tickets in state prohibited; applicability of section to games or lotteries authorized by Mississippi lottery law
Universal Citation: MS Code § 97-33-41 (2019)
- If any person shall buy in this state any lottery ticket, whether the lottery be in or out of this state, or of or in any other state, territory, district, or country, he shall, on conviction, be fined not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding ten (10) days, or both.
- This section shall not apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
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