21-6406. Commercial gambling. (a) Commercial gambling is knowingly:
(1) (A) Operating or receiving all or part of the earnings of a gambling place;
(B) receiving, recording or forwarding bets or offers to bet or, with intent to receive, record or forward bets or offers to bet, possessing facilities to do so;
(C) for gain, becoming a custodian of anything of value bet or offered to be bet;
(D) conducting a lottery, or with intent to conduct a lottery possessing facilities to do so; or
(E) setting up for use or collecting the proceeds of any gambling device; or
(2) (A) granting the use or allowing the continued use of a place as a gambling place; or
(B) permitting another to set up a gambling device for use in a place under the offender's control.
(b) Commercial gambling as defined in:
(1) Subsection (a)(1) is a severity level 8, nonperson felony.
(2) Subsection (a)(2) is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.
History: L. 2010, ch. 136, ยง 217; July 1, 2011.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments
Article 64 - Crimes Against The Public Morals
21-6401 Promoting obscenity; promoting obscenity to minors.
21-6402 Promotion to minors of material harmful to minors.
21-6403 Gambling; definitions.
21-6405 Illegal bingo operation.
21-6407 Dealing in gambling devices.
21-6408 Unlawful possession of a gambling device.
21-6409 Installing communication facilities for gamblers.
21-6410 False membership claim.
21-6411 Unlawful acts concerning animals; definitions.
21-6413 Unlawful disposition of animals.
21-6415 Illegal ownership or keeping of an animal.
21-6416 Harming or killing certain dogs.
21-6418 Permitting a dangerous animal to be at large.
21-6419 Selling sexual relations.
21-6420 Promoting the sale of sexual relations.
21-6421 Buying sexual relations.
21-6422 Commercial sexual exploitation of a child.