Section 12-104 - Gaming device, or building, vessel, or place for gambling.

§ 12-104. Gaming device, or building, vessel, or place for gambling.
 

(a)  Prohibited.- A person may not: 

(1) keep a gaming device, or all or a part of a building, vessel, or place, on land or water within the State for the purpose of gambling; 

(2) own, rent, or occupy all or a part of a building, vessel, or place and knowingly allow a gaming device to be kept in the building, vessel, or place; 

(3) lease or rent all or a part of a building, vessel, or place to be used for the purpose of gambling; 

(4) deal at a gaming device or in a building, vessel, or place for gambling; 

(5) manage a gaming device or a building, vessel, or place for gambling; or 

(6) have an interest in a gaming device or the profits of a gaming device. 

(b)  Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 6 months and not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $500 or both. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, §§ 237, 239, 241, 242; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]