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17-A §953. Aggravated unlawful gambling

17-A ME Rev Stat § 953 (2019) (N/A)
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§953. Aggravated unlawful gambling

1.  A person is guilty of aggravated unlawful gambling if he intentionally or knowingly advances or profits from unlawful gambling activity by:

A. Engaging in bookmaking to the extent that the person receives or accepts in any 24-hour period more than 5 bets totaling more than $500; or   [PL 1995, c. 224, §9 (AMD).]

B. Receiving in connection with a lottery or mutuel scheme or enterprise, money or written records from a person other than a player whose chances or plays are represented by such money or records; or   [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]

C. Receiving in connection with a lottery, mutuel or other gambling scheme or enterprise more than $1,000 in any 24-hour period played in the scheme or enterprise.   [PL 1995, c. 224, §10 (AMD).]

[PL 1995, c. 224, §§9, 10 (AMD).]

2.  Aggravated gambling is a Class B crime.

[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 740, §94 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 55 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 224, §§9,10 (AMD).

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