District of Columbia Code
Title 22 - Criminal Offenses and Penalties
Chapter 17 - Gambling

Subchapter I - General Provisions

§ 22–1701. Lotteries; promotion; sale or possession of tickets - If any person shall within the District keep, set up,...

§ 22–1702. Possession of lottery or policy tickets - If any person shall, within the District of Columbia, knowingly...

§ 22–1703. Permitting sale of lottery tickets on premises - If any person shall knowingly permit, on any premises under...

§ 22–1704. Gaming; setting up gaming table; inducing play - (a) Whoever shall in the District set up or keep...

§ 22–1705. Gambling premises; definition; prohibition against maintaining; forfeiture; liens; deposit of moneys in Treasury; penalty; subsequent offenses - (a) Any house, building, vessel, shed, booth, shelter, vehicle, enclosure,...

§ 22–1706. Three-card monte and confidence games - Whoever shall in the District deal, play, or practice, or...

§ 22–1707. “Gaming table” defined - All games, devices, or contrivances at which money or any...

§ 22–1708. Gambling pools and bookmaking; athletic contest defined - It shall be unlawful for any person, or association of...

§ 22–1709. Bucketing, and bucket-shopping and bucket-shops; definitions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 854, § 869a; Mar. 1,...

§ 22–1710. Penalty for bucketing or keeping bucket-shop. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 854, § 869b; Mar. 1,...

§ 22–1711. Penalty for communicating, receiving, exhibiting, or displaying quotations of prices. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 854, § 869c; Mar. 1,...

§ 22–1712. Bucketing; written statement to be furnished; contents. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 854, § 869d; Mar. 1,...

§ 22–1713. Corrupt influence in connection with athletic contests - (a) It shall be unlawful to pay or give, or...

§ 22–1714. Immunity of witnesses; record - (a) Whenever, in the judgment of the United States Attorney...

§ 22–1715. Presence in illegal establishments. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Aug. 20, 1994, D.C. Law 10-151, § 110(a), 41...

Subchapter II - Lotteries and Gambling General Legalization

§ 22–1716. Statement of purpose - It is the purpose of this subchapter to legalize lotteries,...

§ 22–1717. Permissible gambling activities - Nothing in subchapter I of this chapter shall be construed...

§ 22–1718. Advertising and promotion; sale and possession of lottery and numbers tickets and slips - (a) Nothing in subchapter I of this chapter shall be...