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MS Code § 97-33-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-3. Gambling; penalties on certain officers; penalty for use of public money

 If a judge of any court, or a justice court judge, or attorney-general or district attorney, or a constable, sheriff, or any person charged by law with the custody of public money, shall violate the provisions of the foregoing section, such person so offending, on conviction thereof, shall be fined Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and be imprisoned in the county jail twenty (20) days. In case any public officer shall in any manner use or loan public money in his hands by virtue of his office, in any game, wager, or bet, on conviction thereof, his commission shall thereby be deemed vacated, and the vacancy supplied as in case of death, resignation, or removal from office.
MS Code § 97-33-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-5. Gambling; additional fine against winning gambler for amount won

 In a prosecution for gambling or gaming, in addition to penalties elsewhere provided, the jury shall find the amount won, and it shall be the duty of the court to enter judgment against the winning party for the amount so won, to be collected and paid over as fines.
MS Code § 97-33-8 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-8. Illegal gambling; Internet sweepstakes cafes prohibited

  The provisions of this section are intended to clarify that the operation of "Internet sweepstakes cafes" is an illegal gambling activity under state law.   It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to possess, own, control, display, operate or have a financial interest in an electronic video monitor that:   Is offered or made available to a person to play or participate in a simulated gambling program in return for direct or indirect consideration, including consideration associated with a product, service or activity other than the simulated gambling program; and   The person who plays or participates in the simulated gambling program may become eligible to win, redeem or otherwise obtain a cash or cash-equivalent prize, whether or not the eligibility for or value of the prize is determined by or has any relationship to the outcome or play of the program.     As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this subsection, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:   "Simulated gambling program" means any method intended to be used by a person playing, participating or interacting with an electronic video monitor that is offered by another person or entity; that directly or indirectly implements the predetermination of a cash or cash-equivalent prize, or otherwise connects the player with the cash or cash-equivalent prize; and that is not legal under the Mississippi Gaming Control Act.   "Consideration associated with a product, service or activity other than the simulated gambling program" means money or other value collected for a product, service or activity that is offered in any direct or indirect relationship to playing or participating in the simulated gambling program. The term includes consideration paid for Internet access or computer time, or a sweepstakes entry.   "Electronic video monitor" means any unit, mechanism, computer or other terminal, or device that is capable of displaying moving or still images.     Any person or entity violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned for not less than one (1) year, or both.   The provisions of this section shall not apply to:   Any lawful activity that is conducted for the primary purpose of entertaining children under the age of eighteen (18) years, during which money is paid for a token or chip that is used to play an electronic or other game, with the winner of the game earning tickets that can be exchanged for prizes;   Any lawful marketing promotion, contest, prize or sweepstakes that is designed to attract consumer attention to a specific product or service which is offered for sale by the manufacturer, distributor, vendor or retailer of the product or service; or   Any promotional activity as defined in Section 75-76-5 that is conducted by a gaming licensee.
MS Code § 97-33-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-9. Gambling; keeping, exhibiting, etc. games or gaming tables; exceptions; applicability of section to games or lotteries authorized by Mississippi lottery law

 Except as otherwise provided in Section 97-33-8, if any person shall be guilty of keeping or exhibiting any game or gaming table commonly called A.B.C. or E.O. roulette or rowley-powley, or rouge et noir, roredo, keno, monte, or any faro-bank, or other game, gaming table, or bank of the same or like kind or any other kind or description under any other name whatever, or shall be in any manner either directly or indirectly interested or concerned in any gaming tables, banks, or games, either by furnishing money or articles for the purpose of carrying on the same, being interested in the loss or gain of said table, bank or games, or employed in any manner in conducting, carrying on, or exhibiting said gaming tables, games, or banks, every person so offending and being thereof convicted, shall be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail not longer than two (2) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Nothing in this section shall apply to any person who owns, possesses, controls, installs, procures, repairs or transports any gambling device, machine or equipment in accordance with subsection (4) of Section 97-33-7 or Section 75-76-34.   This section shall not apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
MS Code § 97-33-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-11. Gambling; clubs not to have interest in gaming; each member fined; grand jury investigation; applicability of section to games or lotteries authorized by Mississippi lottery law

 It shall not be lawful for any association of persons of the character commonly known as a "club," whether such association be incorporated or not, in any manner, either directly or indirectly, to have any interest or concern in any gambling tables, banks, or games, by means of what is sometimes called a "rake-off" or "take-out," or by means of an assessment upon certain combinations, or hands at cards, or by means of a percentage extracted from players, or an assessment made upon, or a contribution from them, or by any other means, device or contrivance whatsoever. It shall not be lawful for such an association to lend or advance money or any other valuable thing to any person engaged or about to engage in playing any game of chance prohibited by law, or to become responsible directly or indirectly for any money or other valuable thing lost, or which may be lost, by any player in any such game. If any such association shall violate any of the provisions of this section each and every member thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); and unless such fine and costs be immediately paid, shall be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than five (5) nor more than twenty (20) days. Each grand jury shall cause such of the members of such an association as it may choose to appear before them and submit to examination touching the observance or nonobservance by such association of the provisions hereof.   This section shall not apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
MS Code § 97-33-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-13. Gambling; building owners, lessees, etc. not to permit gambling; applicability of section to games or lotteries authorized by Mississippi lottery law

 Any owner, lessee, or occupant of any outhouse or other building, who shall knowingly permit or suffer any of the before mentioned tables, banks, or games, or any other game prohibited by law, to be carried on, kept, or exhibited in his said house or other building, or on his lot or premises, being thereof convicted, shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00).   This section shall not apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
MS Code § 97-33-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-15. Gambling; hotel, tavern and boarding-house keepers to inform on gamblers

 If any guest or other person shall play at any game, bank, or table contrary to law, in a tavern, hotel, or boarding-house, or any outhouse, or under any booth, arbor, or other place upon the premises in possession of any tavern, hotel, or boarding-house keeper, and the keeper of the tavern, hotel, or boarding-house shall not forthwith give information of the offense, together with the names of the offenders, to some justice of the peace of his county, and prosecute the same, he shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.
MS Code § 97-33-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-19. Gambling; money and appliances forfeited; penalty for resisting seizure

 Any person or persons who shall oppose the seizure of any such moneys or appliances by any officer or person so authorized to make it, shall, on conviction thereof, be liable to a penalty of fifteen hundred dollars; and any person who shall take any part of said money, after the said seizure shall be declared, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be fined and imprisoned, at the discretion of the court.
MS Code § 97-33-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-21. Gambling; gambling with minor; applicability of section to games or lotteries authorized by Mississippi lottery law

 Any person of full age who shall bet any money or thing of any value with a minor, or allow a minor to bet at any game or gaming-table exhibited by him, or in which he is interested or in any manner concerned, on conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) and imprisoned not less than three (3) months.   This section shall apply to minors under the age of twenty-one (21) as it might apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
MS Code § 97-33-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-23. Gambling; gambling with minor knowing him to be under-age; applicability of section to games or lotteries authorized by Mississippi lottery law

 Any person of full age who shall bet any money or thing of value with a minor, knowing such minor to be under the age of twenty-one (21) years, or allowing any such minor to bet at any game or games, or at any gaming table exhibited by him, or in which he is interested or in any manner concerned, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the Penitentiary not exceeding two (2) years.   This section shall apply to minors under the age of twenty-one (21) as it might apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
MS Code § 97-33-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-29. Gambling; laws remedial, not penal

 All laws made or to be made for the suppression of gambling or gaming, are remedial and not penal statutes, and shall be so construed by the courts.
MS Code § 97-33-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-31. Lotteries; penalty for putting on; applicability of section to games or lotteries authorized by Mississippi lottery law

 If any person, in order to raise money for himself or another, or for any purpose whatever, shall publicly or privately put up a lottery to be drawn or adventured for, he shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the Penitentiary not exceeding five (5) years.   This section shall not apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
MS Code § 97-33-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-33. Lotteries; advertising prohibited; applicability of section to games or lotteries authorized by Mississippi lottery law

 If any person shall in any way advertise any lottery whatever, no matter where located, or shall knowingly have in his possession any posters or other lottery advertisements of any kind, save a regularly issued newspaper containing such an advertisement without intent to circulate the same as an advertisement, he shall, on conviction, be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding three (3) months, or both.   This section shall not apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
MS Code § 97-33-35 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-35. Lotteries; advertising prohibited; publication or circulation of newspapers; applicability of section to games or lotteries authorized by Mississippi lottery law

 If any newspaper published or circulated in this state shall contain an advertisement of any lottery whatever, or any matter intended to advertise a lottery, no matter where located, the editor or editors, publisher or publishers, and the owner or owners thereof permitting the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and be imprisoned in the county jail not less than ten (10) days nor more than three (3) months, for each offense. The issuance of each separate daily or weekly edition of the newspaper that shall contain such an advertisement shall be considered a separate offense.   This section shall not apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
MS Code § 97-33-37 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-37. Lotteries; advertising prohibited; sale of newspapers; applicability of section to games or lotteries authorized by Mississippi lottery law

 If any newsdealer or other person shall, directly or indirectly, sell or offer for sale any newspaper or other publication containing a lottery advertisement, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) or imprisoned not less than ten (10) days, or both.   This section shall not apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
MS Code § 97-33-39 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-39. Lotteries; sale of tickets; applicability of section to games or lotteries authorized by Mississippi lottery law

 If any person shall sell, or offer or expose for sale, any lottery ticket, whether the lottery be in or out of this state, or for or in any other state, territory, district, or country, he shall, on conviction, be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or imprisoned in the county jail not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days, or both.   This section shall not apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
MS Code § 97-33-41 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-41. Lotteries; buying tickets in state prohibited; applicability of section to games or lotteries authorized by Mississippi lottery law

 If any person shall buy in this state any lottery ticket, whether the lottery be in or out of this state, or of or in any other state, territory, district, or country, he shall, on conviction, be fined not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding ten (10) days, or both.   This section shall not apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
MS Code § 97-33-43 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-43. Lotteries; railroads; applicability of section to games or lotteries authorized by Mississippi lottery law

 If any railroad company shall suffer or permit the sale of a lottery ticket of any kind on its cars, or at its depots or depot grounds, or by its employees, no matter where the lottery is located, it shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for every such ticket so sold.   This section shall not apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
MS Code § 97-33-45 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-45. Lotteries; steamboats; applicability of section to games or lotteries authorized by Mississippi lottery law

 If the owner or owners of any steamboat shall suffer or permit the sale of a lottery ticket of any kind on his or their boat, or by his or their employees, no matter where the lottery is located, he or they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, on conviction, be punished as prescribed in Section 97-33-43.   This section shall not apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
MS Code § 97-33-47 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-47. Lotteries; acting as agent for; applicability of section to games or lotteries authorized by Mississippi lottery law

 If any person shall act as agent for any lottery or lottery company, no matter where domiciled or located, or if he shall assume to so act as agent, or if he receive any money or other thing for any such lottery or lottery company, or deliver to any person any ticket or tickets, prize or prizes, or other thing from such lottery or lottery company, he shall, on conviction, be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and be imprisoned in the county jail not less than three (3) months nor more than six (6) months.   This section shall not apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
MS Code § 97-33-49 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|In General|§ 97-33-49. Raffles; applicability of section to games or lotteries authorized by Mississippi lottery law

 Except as otherwise provided in Section 97-33-51, if any person, in order to raise money for himself or another, shall publicly or privately put up or in any way offer any prize or thing to be raffled or played for, he shall, on conviction, be fined not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00), or be imprisoned not more than one (1) month in the county jail.   This section shall not apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
MS Code § 97-33-50 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|Charitable Bingo Law|§ 97-33-50. Short title

 The provisions of Sections 97-33-51 through 97-33-81, 97-33-101 through 97-33-109, 97-33-201 and 97-33-203, Mississippi Code of 1972, may be cited as the "Charitable Bingo Law."
MS Code § 97-33-51 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|Charitable Bingo Law|§ 97-33-51. Exemptions for certain bingo games and raffles; funding of expenses of Charitable Bingo Law; deposit of user charges and fees authorized under this section into State General Fund

  The provisions of Sections 97-33-1 through 97-33-49 shall not apply to any raffle wherein a ticket is sold and a prize is offered when such raffle is being held by and for the benefit of any nonprofit civic, educational, wildlife conservation or religious organization with all proceeds going to said organization.   The provisions of Sections 97-33-1 through 97-33-49 shall not apply to any bingo game wherein a prize is offered when such bingo game is being held in accordance with the provisions of the Charitable Bingo Law.   A bingo game or a raffle held pursuant to the provisions of the Charitable Bingo Law shall not be considered a game or gambling game for the purposes of Section 75-76-1 et seq.   From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of the Charitable Bingo Law shall be defrayed by appropriation from the State General Fund and all user charges and fees authorized under this section shall be deposited into the State General Fund as authorized by law and as determined by the State Fiscal Officer.   From and after July 1, 2016, no state agency shall charge another state agency a fee, assessment, rent or other charge for services or resources received by authority of this section.
MS Code § 97-33-52 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 97 - Crimes|Chapter 33 - Gambling and Lotteries|Charitable Bingo Law|§ 97-33-52. Organizations authorized to conduct bingo games; disposition of proceeds; records and reports

  A bingo game may be conducted only:   When held for the benefit of a charitable organization that (i) is licensed pursuant to Section 97-33-55 or Section 97-33-59; (ii) is domiciled in the State of Mississippi; and   When the game is held by active members of such organization.     Except as may be otherwise provided in Sections 97-33-51 through 97-33-203, all net proceeds derived from a bingo game authorized by this section shall be expended only for the purposes for which the organization is created, and no net proceeds derived from a bingo game authorized by this section shall be distributed to a charity outside of the State of Mississippi without the approval of the Mississippi Gaming Commission. Nothing in the Charitable Bingo Law shall prohibit a charitable organization from using gross receipts derived from a bingo game conducted under the Charitable Bingo Law to pay administrative penalties imposed by any state agency against the charitable organization.   None of the proceeds of a bingo game authorized to be held under this section shall be used to purchase, construct or improve a building, hall or other facility solely for the purpose of conducting or operating a bingo game.   Every organization which conducts bingo games shall report to the Mississippi Gaming Commission at such time, in such manner and on such forms as the commission prescribes. All records and reports so filed shall be public records and shall be available for inspection in accordance with the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.