Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories
572.020. Gambling — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of gambling if he or she knowingly engages in gambling.
2. The offense of gambling is a class C misdemeanor unless:
(1) It is committed by a professional player, in which case it is a class A misdemeanor; or
(2) The person knowingly engages in gambling with a child less than seventeen years of age, in which case it is a class B misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
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Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders
Section 572.010 - Chapter definitions.
Section 572.015 - Constitutionally authorized activities not prohibited.
Section 572.020 - Gambling — penalty.
Section 572.030 - Promoting gambling in the first degree — penalty.
Section 572.040 - Promoting gambling in the second degree — penalty.
Section 572.050 - Possession of gambling records in the first degree — penalty.
Section 572.060 - Possession of gambling records in the second degree — penalty.
Section 572.070 - Possession of a gambling device — penalty.
Section 572.080 - Lottery offenses — no defense.
Section 572.090 - Gambling houses, public nuisances — abatement.
Section 572.100 - Preemption — exclusions.
Section 572.125 - Antique slot machines exempt from section 572.120, when.