(a) A person commits the crime of simple gambling if he knowingly advances or profits from unlawful gambling activity as a player.
(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that a person charged with being a player was engaged in a social game in a private place. The burden of injecting the issue is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof.
(c) Simple gambling is a Class C misdemeanor.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 12 - Offenses Against Public Health and Morals.
Article 2 - Gambling Offenses.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 13A-12-20 - Definitions.
Section 13A-12-21 - Simple Gambling.
Section 13A-12-22 - Promoting Gambling.
Section 13A-12-23 - Conspiracy to Promote Gambling.
Section 13A-12-24 - Possession of Gambling Records in the First Degree.
Section 13A-12-25 - Possession of Gambling Records in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-12-26 - Defense to Prosecution for Possession of Gambling Records.
Section 13A-12-27 - Possession of Gambling Device.
Section 13A-12-28 - Prima Facie Proof of Gambling Offenses.
Section 13A-12-30 - Forfeiture of Gambling Devices and Gambling Proceeds.
Section 13A-12-31 - Legalized Pari-Mutuel Betting Not Affected.