14-290. Dealing in lotteries.
Except as provided in Chapter 18C of the General Statutes or in connection with a lawful raffle as provided in Part 2 of this Article, if any person shall open, set on foot, carry on, promote, make or draw, publicly or privately, a lottery, by whatever name, style or title the same may be denominated or known; or if any person shall, by such way and means, expose or set to sale any house, real estate, goods, chattels, cash, written evidence of debt, certificates of claims or any other thing of value whatsoever, every person so offending shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor which may include a fine not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000). Any person who engages in disposing of any species of property whatsoever, including money and evidences of debt, or in any manner distributes gifts or prizes upon tickets, bottle crowns, bottle caps, seals on containers, other devices or certificates sold for that purpose, shall be held liable to prosecution under this section. Any person who shall have in his possession any tickets, certificates or orders used in the operation of any lottery shall be held liable under this section, and the mere possession of such tickets shall be prima facie evidence of the violation of this section. This section shall not apply to the possession of a lottery ticket or share for a lottery game being lawfully conducted in another state. (1834, c. 19, s. 1; R.C., c. 34, s. 69; 1874-5, c. 96; Code, s. 1047; Rev., s. 3726; C.S., s. 4428; 1933, c. 434; 1937, c. 157; 1979, c. 893, s. 4; 1983, c. 896, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 200; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2005-344, s. 3(b).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 37 - Lotteries, Gaming, Bingo and Raffles.
§ 14-289 - Advertising lotteries.
§ 14-290 - Dealing in lotteries.
§ 14-291 - Selling lottery tickets and acting as agent for lotteries.
§ 14-291.1 - Selling "numbers" tickets; possession prima facie evidence of violation.
§ 14-291.2 - Pyramid and chain schemes prohibited.
§ 14-292.2 - Class III gaming on Indian lands.
§ 14-293 - Allowing gambling in houses of public entertainment; penalty.
§ 14-294 - Gambling with faro banks and tables.
§ 14-295 - Keeping gaming tables, illegal punchboards or slot machines, or betting thereat.
§ 14-296 - Illegal slot machines and punchboards defined.
§ 14-297 - Allowing gaming tables, illegal punchboards or slot machines on premises.
§ 14-298 - Seizure of illegal gaming items.
§ 14-299 - Property exhibited by gamblers to be seized; disposition of same.
§ 14-300 - Opposing destruction of gaming tables and seizure of property.
§ 14-301 - Operation or possession of slot machine; separate offenses.
§ 14-302 - Punchboards, vending machines, and other gambling devices; separate offenses.
§ 14-303 - Violation of two preceding sections a misdemeanor.
§ 14-304 - Manufacture, sale, etc., of slot machines and devices.
§ 14-305 - Agreements with reference to slot machines or devices made unlawful.
§ 14-306 - Slot machine or device defined.
§ 14-306.1A - Types of machines and devices prohibited by law; penalties.
§ 14-306.2 - Violation of G.S14-306.1A a violation of the ABC laws.
§ 14-306.3 - Certain game promotions unlawful.
§ 14-306.4 - Electronic machines and devices for sweepstakes prohibited.
§ 14-307 - Issuance of license prohibited.
§ 14-308 - Declared a public nuisance.
§ 14-309 - Violation made criminal.
§ 14-309.1 - Defense to possession; antique slot machines.
§ 14-309.7 - Licensing procedure.
§ 14-309.8 - Limit on sessions.
§ 14-309.10 - Operation of bingo.
§ 14-309.11 - Accounting and use of proceeds.
§ 14-309.12 - Violation is gambling.
§ 14-309.13 - Public sessions.
§ 14-309.20 - Greyhound racing prohibited.
§ 14-309.27 - Permit procedure.
§ 14-309.28 - Limits on game night events.
§ 14-309.29 - Game night; prizes and costs.
§ 14-309.30 - Operation of game night events.
§ 14-309.31 - Use of proceeds.
§ 14-309.32 - Violation is gambling.
§ 14-309.34 - Applicability to employer paid events.
§ 14-309.35 - Registration, possession, and transportation of gaming equipment.
§ 14-309.36 - Permit procedure for game night vendors.
§ 14-309.37 - Slot machines, video gaming machines, electronic sweepstakes machines not authorized.