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2019 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders
Chapter 572 - Gambling
Section 572.020 Gambling — penalty.
Universal Citation: MO Rev Stat § 572.020 (2019)
Effective 01 Jan 2017, see footnote
572.020. Gambling — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of gambling if he or she knowingly engages in gambling.
2. The offense of gambling is a class C misdemeanor unless:
(1) It is committed by a professional player, in which case it is a class A misdemeanor; or
(2) The person knowingly engages in gambling with a child less than seventeen years of age, in which case it is a class B misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
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