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RI Gen L § 11-19-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-10 - Distribution of illegal stamps or coupons.

§ 11-19-10. Distribution of illegal stamps or coupons.No person or corporation shall sell, give, or distribute any stamp, trading-stamp, cash discount stamp, amusement stamp, check, coupon or other similar device, to any purchaser of goods, wares, or merchandise, which will entitle the holder of the stamp, trading-stamp, cash discount stamp, amusement stamp, check, coupon, or other similar device, on presentation of it, either singly or in definite numbers, to receive either directly from the vendor or indirectly through any other person or corporation, some indefinite and undescribed article, the nature and value of which are unknown to the purchaser of the goods, wares, and merchandise at the time of their purchase.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 842, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 11-19-10.
RI Gen L § 11-19-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-11 - Stamps and coupons as inducement to purchase goods.

§ 11-19-11. Stamps and coupons as inducement to purchase goods.No person or corporation shall, either directly or indirectly, give, sell, or distribute any stamp, trading-stamp, cash discount stamp, amusement stamp, check, coupon, or other similar device with the promise, expressed or implied, as an inducement to the purchase of some article of goods, wares, or merchandise, that the holder of the stamp, trading-stamp, cash discount stamp, amusement stamp, check, coupon, or other similar device is to receive in return, on presentation, some gift, prize, or gratuity, the nature and value of which are unknown to the purchase of the goods, wares, or merchandise at the time of their purchase, the promise to be fulfilled only upon the presentation of the stamp, trading-stamp, cash discount stamp, amusement stamp, check, coupon, or other similar device, together with the number of like stamps, trading-stamps, cash discount stamps, amusement stamps, checks, coupons, or other similar devices, as the issuer or redeemer may elect shall be redeemed at any one time.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 842, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 11-19-11.
RI Gen L § 11-19-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-12 - Penalty for stamp and coupon violations.

§ 11-19-12. Penalty for stamp and coupon violations.Whoever shall violate any provision of §§ 11-19-9 — 11-19-11 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and for each offense shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three (3) months.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 842, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 8; P.L. 1931, ch. 1691, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 11-19-12.
RI Gen L § 11-19-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-13 - Door prizes exempt.

§ 11-19-13. Door prizes exempt.Nothing in §§ 11-19-1 — 11-19-4 or in §§ 11-19-9 — 11-19-11 shall be deemed to prohibit or make illegal the annual or semiannual distribution by chance, of prizes, souvenirs, or favors by any club, society, lodge, or association at its dance, dinner, entertainment, or outing where the distribution is purely incidental to the dance, dinner, entertainment or outing or when the entire net proceeds of the dance, dinner, entertainment or outing is devoted to charity, if the club, society, lodge or association has first obtained the written permission for the distribution, in towns, from the town sergeant, in cities, from the police commission or police commissioner, if there is such an official, otherwise from the chief of police of the town or city where the dance, dinner, entertainment or outing is held, and that permitting authority is authorized to grant the permit when he or she is satisfied that the distribution comes within this section.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 8; P.L. 1931, ch. 1691, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 11-19-13.
RI Gen L § 11-19-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-14 - Bookmaking.

§ 11-19-14. Bookmaking.Except as provided in chapter 4 of title 41 and excluding activities authorized by the division of lottery under chapters 61 and 61.2 of title 42, any person who shall engage in pool selling or bookmaking, or shall occupy or keep any room, shed, tenement, tent, or building, or any part of them, or shall occupy any place upon any public or private grounds within this state, with books, apparatus, or paraphernalia for the purpose of recording or registering bets or wagers or of buying or selling pools, or who shall record or register bets or wagers or sell pools upon the result of any trial or contest of skill, speed, or power of endurance of man or beast, or upon the result of any political nomination, appointment, or election, or, being the owner or lessee or occupant of any room, tent, tenement, shed, booth, or building, or part of them, knowingly shall permit it to be used or occupied for any of these purposes, or shall keep, exhibit, or employ any device or apparatus for the purpose of recording or registering bets or wagers, or the selling of pools, or shall become the custodian or depositary for gain, hire, or reward of any money, property, or thing of value staked, wagered, or pledged or to be wagered or pledged upon the result, or who shall receive, register, record, forward, or purport or pretend to forward to or for any race course, or person, within or outside this state, any money, thing, or consideration of value bet or wagered, or money, thing, or consideration of value offered for the purpose of being bet or wagered upon the speed or endurance of any man or beast; or who shall occupy any place or building or part of it with books, papers, apparatus, or paraphernalia for the purpose of receiving or pretending to receive, or for recording or registering, or for forwarding or pretending or attempting to forward in any manner whatsoever, any money, thing, or consideration of value bet or wagered or to be bet or wagered for any other person, or who shall receive or offer to receive any money, thing, or consideration of value bet or to be bet at any race track within or without this state, or who shall aid, assist, or abet in any manner in any of the acts forbidden by this section, shall upon conviction be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment not exceeding one year, and upon a second conviction of a violation of this section shall be imprisoned for a period not less than one nor more than five (5) years.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 27; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 36; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 36; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 35; G.L. 1956, § 11-19-14; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 4, § 7.
RI Gen L § 11-19-14.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-14.1 - Bookmaking at racetrack or fronton - Entry by convicted bookmakers prohibited.

§ 11-19-14.1. Bookmaking at racetrack or fronton — Entry by convicted bookmakers prohibited.(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 11-19-14, any person who shall engage in bookmaking activities while on the premises of a racetrack or fronton facility shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) and/or imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years.(b) It shall be unlawful for any person who has been convicted of the crime of bookmaking in the state of Rhode Island or other state to enter or visit any racetrack or fronton facility and, upon conviction, that person shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) and/or imprisonment not exceeding one year.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 236, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-19-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-15 - Betting on horses.

§ 11-19-15. Betting on horses.Except as provided in chapter 4 of title 41, every person who shall make any bet or lay any wager of any kind upon any horse, to start, run, or trot, shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100).History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 11-19-15.
RI Gen L § 11-19-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-16 - Forfeiture of horses used in unlawful race.

§ 11-19-16. Forfeiture of horses used in unlawful race.Except as provided in title 41, every person who shall knowingly suffer or permit any horse belonging to him or her or of which he or she has the care and charge to start, run, or trot for any bet or wager shall forfeit the horse starting, running, or trotting to the use of the state.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 11-19-16.
RI Gen L § 11-19-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-17 - Invalidity of instruments won in bets on races or fights.

§ 11-19-17. Invalidity of instruments won in bets on races or fights.All bonds, notes, judgments, mortgages, deeds or other securities, as well as promises, given or made for money, lands, houses, or other property, or article or piece of property, real, personal, or mixed, won at any game, or by betting at any race or fight, or for the repayment of money knowingly lent for such gaming or betting, shall be utterly void.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 16; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 11-19-17.
RI Gen L § 11-19-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-18 - Keeping of gambling places or devices - Acting as dealer, banker, or lookout.

§ 11-19-18. Keeping of gambling places or devices — Acting as dealer, banker, or lookout.Every person who shall keep or suffer to be kept any building, room, booth, shed, tent, arbor, or any other place, or any automobile, bus, coach, van, truck, trainer, railway or railroad car, or any other vehicle in any city or town of this state, or in any vessel, boat, or raft upon any of the waters of Narragansett Bay, to be used or occupied for the purpose of gambling, or playing at any game or games of chance of any kind whatsoever, for money or other valuable consideration, or shall keep, exhibit, or suffer to be kept or exhibited upon premises or in a vehicle belonging to that person under his or her control, any cards, dice, table, bowls, wheel of fortune, shuffleboard, or billiard table, or any device, implement, or apparatus whatsoever to be used in gambling or playing at any game or games of chance for money or other valuable consideration, or who shall be guilty of dealing Faro, or banking for others to deal Faro, or acting as lookout, gamekeeper, or assistant for the game of Faro or any other banking game where money or property is dependent on the result, shall be taken and held to be a common gambler and shall be imprisoned not exceeding two (2) years or be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor less than five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 9; P.L. 1956, ch. 3759, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 11-19-18.
RI Gen L § 11-19-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-19 - Revocation of license of gambling place.

§ 11-19-19. Revocation of license of gambling place.If a person in violation of § 11-19-18 is a tavernkeeper, innholder, retailer, or keeper of any other house or place of public resort which is licensed, that license shall in addition be declared null and void by the court in which he or she shall be convicted.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 11-19-19; P.L. 1994, ch. 134, § 4.
RI Gen L § 11-19-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-20 - Inducing others to visit gambling place.

§ 11-19-20. Inducing others to visit gambling place.Every person who shall, on any pretext whatsoever, invite, entice, persuade, or induce any other person to visit any house, room, or other place kept for the purpose of gambling, with the intent that that other person shall at that place engage in gambling or playing at any game of chance, for money or other valuable consideration, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and be imprisoned one year.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 11-19-20.
RI Gen L § 11-19-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-21 - Frequenting gambling place.

§ 11-19-21. Frequenting gambling place.Every person who shall frequent any gambling house or place where gaming is practiced or carried on, not in the performance of official duty and not being the landlord of that place entering to view the premises, shall be imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 19; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 11-19-21.
RI Gen L § 11-19-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-22 - Renting for gambling purposes.

§ 11-19-22. Renting for gambling purposes.Every person who shall let or knowingly permit to be occupied any house, shop, or place belonging to or under the control of that person, to be used as a gambling house or place where gambling is carried on, or as a place where pools are sold, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 20; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 29; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 29; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 28; G.L. 1956, § 11-19-22.
RI Gen L § 11-19-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-23 - Lease voided by gambling.

§ 11-19-23. Lease voided by gambling.Every lease of any house, shop, or place used as a gambling house or place where gaming is practiced or carried on, or where pools are bought or sold, shall be void, and no notice to the occupant other than a demand for the possession of the premises, shall be necessary to eject the occupant.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 21; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 30; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 30; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 29; G.L. 1956, § 11-19-23.
RI Gen L § 11-19-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-25 - Repealed.

§ 11-19-25. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 11-19-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-26 - Destruction of apparatus seized.

§ 11-19-26. Destruction of apparatus seized.Upon final judgment of forfeiture of implements or apparatus pursuant to § 11-19-24, either in the original or appellate court, or upon forfeiture of the recognizance given by the claimant to prosecute his or her appeal according to law, the court shall order in writing those implements and apparatus to be destroyed by any officer authorized to serve the criminal process of the court, which officer shall make return of his or her doings upon the order to the court as in other cases.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 11-19-26; P.L. 1994, ch. 134, § 4.
RI Gen L § 11-19-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-27 - Repealed.

§ 11-19-27. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 11-19-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-28 - Fees for seizure and removal of gambling apparatus.

§ 11-19-28. Fees for seizure and removal of gambling apparatus.In addition to the fees allowed by law, the officer who shall serve any warrant for the seizure of any gambling implements or apparatus under the provisions of this chapter shall be allowed the sum of one dollar ($1.00), and for the removing of any gambling implements or apparatus so seized to a place of safety, one dollar ($1.00) and all necessary expenses incurred in removal. These fees shall be included in the bill of costs and taxed by the court.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 283, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 11-19-28.
RI Gen L § 11-19-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-29 - Repealed.

§ 11-19-29. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 11-19-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-30 - Definitions.

§ 11-19-30. Definitions.The following definitions apply within this chapter:(a) "Charitable organization" means any benevolent, educational, philanthropic, humane, patriotic, social service, civic, fraternal, police, labor, religious, eleemosynary person, and/or persons holding themselves out to be a charitable organization.(b) "Charitable purpose" means any benevolent, educational, humane, patriotic, social service, civic, fraternal, police, labor, religious, or eleemosynary purpose, provided that no part of the net earnings inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.(c) "Department" means the division of state police unless otherwise described.(d) "Director" means the superintendent of state police or the director's designee.(e) "Permitted game of chance" means the game commonly known as "Bingo" or "Beano" or substantially the same game under any other name, or a raffle or lottery or that lottery commonly known as a "twenty (20) week club".History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 188, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 84, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-19-30.1 - 11-19-30.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-30.1 - 11-19-30.3 - Repealed.

§ 11-19-30.1 — 11-19-30.3. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 11-19-32.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-32.1 - Senior citizens housing - Bingo allowed.

§ 11-19-32.1. Senior citizens housing — Bingo allowed.Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, any organization of senior citizens may promote, carry on or conduct within their own senior citizens housing project, a bingo game, with total daily prizes not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400). The game shall be for recreational purposes and shall be open only to senior citizens who are residents of the housing project where the game is held and their guests. Bingo games shall be limited to three (3) days per calendar week and shall be operated and managed solely by residents of the housing projects. Admission to a bingo game shall only be by admission ticket which may be purchased only by a resident. Each resident shall be allowed to purchase one ticket for a guest. The guest ticket must clearly indicate that the holder is a guest and must be purchased at least three (3) hours prior to the start of the bingo game.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 273, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 341, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 453, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 531, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-19-32.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-32.2 - Senior citizens' center - Bingo allowed.

§ 11-19-32.2. Senior citizens' center — Bingo allowed.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, any organization which operates a public senior citizens center or senior center may obtain a permit approved by the department to conduct bingo games in said senior citizens center or senior center for up to five (5) calendar days per week, excluding Sundays.(b) As used herein, the terms "senior citizens center" or "senior center" means an organization whose goal is the promotion of various recreational and educational activities to senior citizens and which receives a combination of federal, state, municipal and private funds to provide such services at a community facility.(c) A senior citizens center or senior center may conduct bingo games if it complies with all of the following requirements:(1) All bingo games are conducted only on the premises of the center's facility;(2) All participants are age fifty-five (55) years of age or older; provided, this shall not prohibit a person who is less than fifty-five (55) years of age from assisting a senior citizen in playing the game;(3) All bingo game operators are sixty (60) years of age or older and receive no compensation for serving as operators;(4) The total daily prizes shall not exceed four hundred dollars ($400); and(5) All proceeds of the game shall be limited in use to the following:(i) To pay winners monetary prizes;(ii) To defray any costs directly related to conducting the games; and/or(iii) To defray costs of services the center's facility provides.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 515, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 529, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-19-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-33 - Bingo games - Announcement of prizes.

§ 11-19-33. Bingo games — Announcement of prizes.Prior to each drawing or contest conducted in any game of "bingo" or "beano" as provided in this chapter, the sponsor shall announce or cause to be announced openly and clearly, so as to provide the participants with a clear understanding of the amount to be paid as a prize for each individual drawing or contest in any game of "bingo" or "beano" as provided in this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 188, § 2.
RI Gen L § 11-19-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-34 - Use of name of charitable organization to conduct permitted games of chance.

§ 11-19-34. Use of name of charitable organization to conduct permitted games of chance.A charitable organization, within the provisions of § 11-19-30 or 11-19-31, shall not allow or permit any individual, partnership, corporation, or any other entity to utilize the name of the charitable organization for the purpose of conducting or promoting bingo or other permitted games of chance.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 188, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 84, § 1.
RI Gen L § 11-19-34.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 11 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11-19 - Gambling and Lotteries|Section 11-19-34.1 - Senior citizens housing - Raffles allowed.

§ 11-19-34.1. Senior citizens housing — Raffles allowed.Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, any organization of senior citizens may promote, carry on, or conduct within their own senior citizens housing project, a lottery, commonly known as a raffle, with total prizes not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). Raffles shall be for recreational purposes and shall be open only to senior citizens who are residents of the housing project where the game is held. Raffles shall be limited to three (3) times per year and shall be operated and managed solely by residents of the housing projects.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 257, § 1.