Offering or obtaining anything of value by fraud or operation of illegal gambling device or enterprise

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23-5-156. Offering or obtaining anything of value by fraud or operation of illegal gambling device or enterprise. (1) A person who in an activity involving gambling offers or obtains money, property, or anything of value that does not exceed $750 in value by misrepresentation, fraud, or the use of an illegal gambling device or an illegal gambling enterprise is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable as provided in 23-5-161.

(2) A person who in an activity involving gambling offers or obtains money, property, or anything of value that exceeds $750 in value by misrepresentation, fraud, or the use of an illegal gambling device or an illegal gambling enterprise is guilty of a felony and is punishable as provided in 23-5-162.

(3) A person who in an activity involving gambling offers or obtains money, property, or anything of value as part of a common scheme, as defined in 45-2-101, by misrepresentation, fraud, or the use of an illegal gambling device or an illegal gambling enterprise is guilty of a felony and is punishable as provided in 23-5-162.

History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 642, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 647, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 252, L. 1997.


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