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35-45-5-3.5. Possession of electronic gaming device; maintaining a professional gambling site; exception for antique slot machines possessed for decorative, historic, or nostalgic purposes

IN Code § 35-45-5-3.5 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 3.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person who possesses an electronic gaming device commits a Class A infraction.

(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally accepts or offers to accept for profit, money, or other property risked in gambling on an electronic gaming device possessed by the person commits maintaining a professional gambling site, a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this subsection.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who:

(1) possesses an antique slot machine;

(2) restricts display and use of the antique slot machine to the person's private residence; and

(3) does not use the antique slot machine for profit.

(d) As used in this section, "antique slot machine" refers to a slot machine that is:

(1) at least forty (40) years old; and

(2) possessed and used for decorative, historic, or nostalgic purposes.

As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.66. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.532.

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