§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).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE
17-A §951. Inapplicability of chapter
17-A §953. Aggravated unlawful gambling
17-A §955. Possession of gambling records
17-A §956. Possession of gambling devices
17-A §957. Out-of-state gambling
17-A §958. Injunctions; recovery of payments
17-A §959. Illegal gambling machines; forfeiture