14-302. Punchboards, vending machines, and other gambling devices; separate offenses.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate or keep in his possession, or the possession of any other person, firm or corporation, for the purpose of being operated, any punchboard, slot machine or device where the user may become entitled to receive any money, credit, allowance, or any thing of value, as defined in G.S. 14-306. Each time said punchboard, slot machine or device where the user may become entitled to receive any money, credit, allowance, or any thing of value, as defined in G.S. 14-306 is operated, played, or patronized by the paying of money or other thing of value therefor, shall constitute a separate violation of this section as to operation thereunder. (1923, c. 138, ss. 3, 4; C.S., s. 4437(b); 1989, c. 406, s. 4.)
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.