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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 3(21); 1857, ch. 64, art. 144; 1871, § 2608; 1880, § 2854; 1892, § 1361; 1906, § 1433; Hemingway's 1917, § 1189; 1930, § 1213; 1942, § 2456.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 3(11); 1857, ch. 64, art. 136; 1871, § 2600; 1880, § 2846; 1892, § 1124; 1906, § 1205; Hemingway's 1917, § 935; 1930, § 962; 1942, § 2192; Laws, 1896, ch. 105; Laws, 1990, ch. 573, § 11; Laws, 1991, ch. 543, § 4, eff. 7/1/1991.
Amended by Laws, 2018EX1, ch. 2, SB 2001,§ 53, eff. 9/1/2018.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 410, HB 974, 4, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, 1906, § 1206; Hemingway's 1917, § 936; 1930, § 963; 1942, § 2193.
Amended by Laws, 2018EX1, ch. 2, SB 2001,§ 54, eff. 9/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 3(12); 1857, ch. 64, art. 138; 1871, § 2602; 1880, § 2848; 1892, § 1126; 1906, § 1208; Hemingway's 1917, § 938; 1930, § 965; 1942, § 2195.
Amended by Laws, 2018EX1, ch. 2, SB 2001,§ 55, eff. 9/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 3(18); 1857, ch. 64, art. 137; 1871, § 2601; 1880, § 2847; 1892, § 1126; 1906, § 1207; Hemingway's 1917, § 937; 1930, § 964; 1942, § 2194.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 3(10); 1857, ch. 64, art. 140; 1871, § 2604; 1880, § 2850; 1892, § 1128; 1906, § 1210; Hemingway's 1917, § 940; 1930, § 967; 1942, § 2197.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, 1857, ch. 64, art. 142; 1871, § 2606; 1880, § 2852; 1892, § 1129; 1906, § 1211; Hemingway's 1917, § 941; 1930, § 968; 1942, § 2198.
Amended by Laws, 2018EX1, ch. 2, SB 2001,§ 56, eff. 9/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, 1857, ch. 64, art. 143; 1871, § 2607; 1880, § 2853; 1892, § 1130; 1906, § 1212; Hemingway's 1917, § 942; 1930, § 969; 1942, § 2199.
Amended by Laws, 2018EX1, ch. 2, SB 2001,§ 57, eff. 9/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 11(7); 1857, ch. 64, art. 146; 1871, § 2610; 1880, § 2856; 1892, § 1133; 1906, § 1215; Hemingway's 1917, § 945; 1930, § 972; 1942, § 2202.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 3(23); 1857, ch. 64, art. 141; 1871, § 2605; 1880, § 2851; 1892, § 1199; 1906, § 1277; Hemingway's 1917, § 1009; 1930, § 1038; 1942, § 2270.
Amended by Laws, 2018EX1, ch. 2, SB 2001,§ 58, eff. 9/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, 1892, § 1202; 1906, § 1280; Hemingway's 1917, § 1012; 1930, § 1041; 1942, § 2273.
Amended by Laws, 2018EX1, ch. 2, SB 2001,§ 59, eff. 9/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, 1892, § 1203; 1906, § 1281; Hemingway's 1917, § 1013; 1930, § 1042; 1942, § 2274.
Amended by Laws, 2018EX1, ch. 2, SB 2001,§ 60, eff. 9/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, 1892, § 1204; 1906, § 1282; Hemingway's 1917, § 1014; 1930, § 1043; 1942, § 2275.
Amended by Laws, 2018EX1, ch. 2, SB 2001,§ 61, eff. 9/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 3(23); 1857, ch. 64, art. 141; 1871, § 2605; 1880, § 2851; 1892, § 1200; 1906, § 1278; Hemingway's 1917, § 1010; 1930, § 1039; 1942, § 2271.
Amended by Laws, 2018EX1, ch. 2, SB 2001,§ 62, eff. 9/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, 1892, § 1201; 1906, § 1279; Hemingway's 1917, § 1011; 1930, § 1040; 1942, § 2272; Laws, 1992, ch. 388, § 1, eff. 4/27/1992.
Amended by Laws, 2018EX1, ch. 2, SB 2001,§ 63, eff. 9/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, 1892, § 1205; 1906, § 2183; Hemingway's 1917, § 1015; 1930, § 1044; 1942, § 2276.
Amended by Laws, 2018EX1, ch. 2, SB 2001,§ 64, eff. 9/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, 1892, § 1206; 1906, § 1284; Hemingway's 1917, § 1016; 1930, § 1045; 1942, § 2277.
Amended by Laws, 2018EX1, ch. 2, SB 2001,§ 65, eff. 9/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, 1892, § 1207; 1906, § 1285; Hemingway's 1917, § 1017; 1930, § 1046; 1942, § 2278.
Amended by Laws, 2018EX1, ch. 2, SB 2001,§ 66, eff. 9/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › IN GENERAL (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-49) › Section 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 3(23); 1857, ch. 64, art. 141; 1871, § 2605; 1880, § 2851; 1892, § 1208; 1906, § 1286; Hemingway's 1917, § 1018; 1930, § 1047; 1942, § 2279; Laws, 1992, ch. 581, § 26, eff. 10/1/1992.
Amended by Laws, 2018EX1, ch. 2, SB 2001,§ 67, eff. 9/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › CHARITABLE BINGO LAW (§§ 97-33-50 — 97-33-203) › Section 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."
Laws, 1992, ch. 581, § 1, eff. 10/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › CHARITABLE BINGO LAW (§§ 97-33-50 — 97-33-203) › Section 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

(1)
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.
(2)
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.
(3)
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.
(4)
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.
(5)
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.
Laws, 1979, ch. 390; Laws, 1987, ch. 445; Laws, 1991, ch. 588, § 2; Laws, 1992, ch. 581, § 2, eff. 10/1/1992.
Amended by Laws, 2017EX1, ch. 7, SB 2001,§ 42, eff. 6/23/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › CHARITABLE BINGO LAW (§§ 97-33-50 — 97-33-203) › Section 97-33-52 - Organizations authorized to conduct bingo games; disposition of proceeds; records and reports

(1)
A bingo game may be conducted only:
(a)
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
(b)
When the game is held by active members of such organization.
(2)
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.
(3)
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.
(4)
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.
Laws, 1991, ch. 588, § 1; Laws, 1992, ch. 581, § 3; Laws, 1994, ch. 635, § 1; Laws, 2002, ch. 366, § 1, eff. 3/18/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › CHARITABLE BINGO LAW (§§ 97-33-50 — 97-33-203) › Section 97-33-55 - License to conduct games; application; person or persons responsible; fee

(1)
Any charitable organization desiring to conduct bingo games must obtain a license to do so from the Mississippi Gaming Commission.
(2)
Each applicant for such a license shall file with the commission a written application therefor in a form prescribed by the commission on which shall be stated:
(a)
The name and address of the applicant, together with sufficient facts relating to its incorporation and organization to enable the commission to determine whether or not the applicant is a bona fide organization;
(b)
The names and addresses of its officers;
(c)
The place or places where, and the date or dates and the time or times when, bingo games are intended to be conducted by the applicant, under the license applied for;
(d)
The items of expense intended to be incurred or paid in connection with the holding, operating and conducting of bingo games and the names and addresses of the persons to whom, and the purposes for which, they are to be paid;
(e)
The specific purposes to which the entire net proceeds of the bingo games are to be devoted and in what manner;
(f)
That, except as otherwise provided in Section
97-33-69
, no commission, salary, compensation, reward or recompense will be paid to any person for holding, operating or conducting bingo games;
(g)
A description of all prizes to be offered and given in all bingo games to be held, operated and conducted under such license; and
(h)
Such other information as shall be prescribed by the commission by its rules and regulations.
(3)
In each application there shall be designated an active member or members of the organization under whom the bingo games are to be held, operated and conducted. The application shall include a statement executed by the applicant and by the member or members so designated, that he or they will be responsible for the holding, operation and conduct of the bingo games in accordance with the terms of the license and the provisions of the commission's rules and regulations governing bingo games and of Sections
97-33-51
through
97-33-203
, if such license is granted.
(4)
An original application shall be accompanied by a fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00). Such application fee shall be refunded by the commission to an organization deemed to be an exempt organization pursuant to Section
97-33-107
.
Laws, 1992, ch. 581, § 5; Laws, 1994, ch. 635, § 3, eff. 10/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › CHARITABLE BINGO LAW (§§ 97-33-50 — 97-33-203) › Section 97-33-59 - Special licenses for emergency financial relief; special charitable limited license requirement

(1)
The commission may issue a special license for the conducting of limited fund-raising bingo games for the benefit of a person, family or group of persons who, because of circumstances which cause a financial crisis of an emergency nature, are in need of immediate fund-raising relief. Bingo games conducted under this section shall consist of no more than two (2) bingo sessions annually by the same person, family or group of persons, at which the total amount of prizes which may be awarded on any calendar day under such a license shall not exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) in cash or other thing or things of value. Except as otherwise provided in this section or as may be otherwise provided by Section
97-33-69(10)
or
97-33-107(k)
, all other provisions of Sections
97-33-51
through
97-33-203
shall apply to the issuance of such special licenses.
(2)
The commission shall not authorize any organization to conduct limited bingo games as described in subsection (1) as provided herein unless that organization has first obtained a special charitable limited license from the commission.
(3)
All proceeds derived from bingo games conducted under a special charitable limited license shall go to the specific need for which the games are conducted, as outlined in the application for such license.
(4)
The fee for a special charitable limited license shall be limited to the actual administrative costs of issuing it.
Laws, 1992, ch. 581, § 7; Laws, 1994, ch. 635, § 5, eff. 10/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › CHARITABLE BINGO LAW (§§ 97-33-50 — 97-33-203) › Section 97-33-61 - Notice and hearing prerequisites to denial of license; judicial review

No license shall be revoked by the commission until after a hearing is held on due notice. The commission may designate a hearing examiner to hear the case and render a decision. A licensee aggrieved by the decision of the hearing examiner may apply within fifteen (15) days after announcement of the decision in writing to the commission for review of the decision. Review is limited to the record of proceedings before the hearing examiner. The commission may sustain or reverse the hearing examiner's decision.
Any person aggrieved by the final decision of the commission may obtain a judicial review thereof in the circuit court of the county in which the bingo games are conducted. The judicial review must be instituted by filing a petition within ten (10) days after the decision is rendered.
Laws, 1992, ch. 581, § 8; Laws, 1994, ch. 635, § 6, eff. 10/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › CHARITABLE BINGO LAW (§§ 97-33-50 — 97-33-203) › Section 97-33-65 - Commission to control games; entry and inspection by agents; suspension or revocation of license for violations

The commission shall control all bingo games held, operated or conducted by a licensee to assure that they are fairly held, operated and conducted in accordance with the provisions of the license, the commission's rules and regulations, and the provisions of Sections
97-33-51
through
97-33-203
. The commission may suspend or revoke any license for violation of any such rule and regulation or provision. Its officers and agents may enter and inspect any premises where any bingo game is being held, operated and conducted or is intended to be held, operated and conducted, or where any equipment is being used or intended to be used in the conduct thereof.
Laws, 1992, ch. 581, § 9; Laws, 1994, ch. 635, § 7, eff. 10/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › CHARITABLE BINGO LAW (§§ 97-33-50 — 97-33-203) › Section 97-33-71 - Records and reports to Commission

(1)
Except as may be otherwise provided pursuant to Section
97-33-107(k)
, the organization which held, operated or conducted the bingo game, and its bingo supervisor or supervisors who were in charge thereof, shall furnish to the commission the following information not less than quarterly:
(a)
A verified statement showing the amount of the gross receipts derived from each bingo game, which shall include receipts from the sale of shares, tickets or rights in any manner connected with participation in said game;
(b)
Each item of expense incurred or paid, and each item of expenditure made or to be made;
(c)
The name and address of each person to whom each such item has been paid or is to be paid, with a detailed description of the merchandise purchased or the service rendered therefor;
(d)
The net profit derived from each such bingo game and the uses to which such net profit has been or is to be applied;
(e)
A list of prizes offered or given, with the respective values thereof;
(f)
The number of participants in each game.
(2)
Each licensee shall maintain and keep such books and records as may be necessary to substantiate the particulars of each such report.
(3)
All licensees shall maintain records and submit reports as provided by rules of the commission. Such rules may require that all income of a licensee derived from charitable bingo games be recorded to the extent necessary to disclose gross and net income.
Laws, 1992, ch. 581, § 12; Laws, 1994, ch. 635, § 10; Laws, 1995, ch. 618, § 3, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › CHARITABLE BINGO LAW (§§ 97-33-50 — 97-33-203) › Section 97-33-73 - Gaming and Tax Commissions may examine books and records

(1)
The Mississippi Gaming Commission shall have power to examine or to cause to be examined the books and records of any organization to which such license is issued so far as they may relate to any transactions connected with the holding and conducting of bingo and to examine any manager, officer, director, agent, member or employee thereof under oath in relation to the conduct of any such game, but any information so received shall not be disclosed except so far as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Sections
97-33-51
through
97-33-203
.
(2)
The State Tax Commission shall have the power to examine or to cause to be examined the books and records of any organization to which a license is issued for the purpose of determining compliance with the Charitable Bingo Law and any other laws and regulations and to conduct in-depth audits and investigation of the licensee.
Laws, 1992, ch. 581, § 13; Laws, 1994, ch. 635, § 11, eff. 10/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › CHARITABLE BINGO LAW (§§ 97-33-50 — 97-33-203) › Section 97-33-75 - Violations; sanctions

(1)
Any person, association or corporation violating any provision of Sections
97-33-51
through
97-33-203
or any rule or regulation of the commission shall be subject to a fine imposed by the commission and to suspension or revocation of its license.
(2)
Any person who commits any of the following acts, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or imprisoned for one (1) year, or both:
(a)
Making any false statement in any application for a license under Sections
97-33-51
through
97-33-203
, or in any official report to the commission;
(b)
Holding, operating or conducting any bingo game without a license;
(c)
Knowingly falsifying or making any false entry in any books or records, with respect to any transaction connected with the holding, operating or conducting of any bingo game;
(d)
Refusing to allow the commission access to any premises where a game of chance is being conducted or to any book, record or document relating to such conduct;
(e)
Intentionally causing, aiding, abetting or conspiring with another to cause any person to violate any provision of Sections
97-33-51
through
97-33-203
;
(f)
Possessing, displaying, selling or otherwise furnishing to any person any pull-tabs, except as provided for in Section
97-33-77
.
(3)
Any person who violates any other provision of Sections
97-33-51
through
97-33-203
that is not listed in this section may be imprisoned for not more than six (6) months or fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or both.
(4)
Any conviction of any person pursuant to subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall constitute cause for revocation of the license of such person or the organization with which such person is affiliated.
Laws, 1992, ch. 581, § 14; Laws, 1994, ch. 635, § 12, eff. 10/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › CHARITABLE BINGO LAW (§§ 97-33-50 — 97-33-203) › Section 97-33-77 - Regulation of pull-tabs

(1)
No organization, distributor, manufacturer, or any representative thereof, either with knowledge or in circumstances whereunder he reasonably should have known, shall possess, display, put out for play, sell or otherwise furnish to any person any pull-tabs:
(a)
In which the winning pull-tabs have not been completely and randomly distributed and mixed among all other pull-tabs in the deal;
(b)
In which the location or approximate location of any of the winning pull-tabs can be determined in advance of opening the pull-tabs in any manner or by any device, including but not limited to any pattern in the manufacture, assembly, or packaging of pull-tabs by the manufacturer, by any markings on the pull-tabs or container, or by the hue of a light; or
(c)
Which does not conform in any respect to these requirements as to manufacturer, assembly or packaging.
(2)
A distributor shall not purchase or be furnished any pull-tabs from a manufacturer of pull-tabs unless all of the following conditions are met:
(a)
The manufacturer's label or trademark has been registered with the Mississippi Gaming Commission.
(b)
Each individual pull-tab manufactured has conspicuously set forth on it the name of the manufacturer or a label or trademark which identifies its manufacturer.
(c)
The pull-tab is of a type approved by the commission for use in Mississippi.
Laws, 1992, ch. 581, § 15, eff. 10/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › CHARITABLE BINGO LAW (§§ 97-33-50 — 97-33-203) › Section 97-33-79 - Regulation of manufacturers of supplies and equipment; license required; sale of supplies only to licensees; gifts, etc.; records and reports

(1)
No person or other entity shall fabricate, concoct or manufacture any supplies or equipment for use in the conducting of any bingo game authorized under Sections
97-33-51
through
97-33-203
, including but not limited to bingo equipment, pull-tabs, or electronic representations, within this state or for use within this state without having obtained a manufacturer's license from the commission.
(2)
No person or other entity shall sell, offer for sale, or otherwise furnish any other person any supplies or equipment of use in the conduct of any bingo game authorized under Sections
97-33-51
through
97-33-203
, including but not limited to bingo equipment and pull-tabs without having obtained a distributor's or operator's license from the commission.
(3)
No person licensed as a manufacturer, distributor or operator shall sell or otherwise make available any such gaming supplies or equipment to any individual unless he has first determined that the individual is a licensed distributor or is acting as an agent of an organization which has a valid license issued by the commission.
(4)
No manufacturer, distributor or operator of gaming supplies or equipment shall directly or indirectly give gifts, trips, prizes, premiums or other such gratuities to any charitable gaming organization, its employees, or commercial lessors.
(5)
Each manufacturer, distributor or operator of gaming supplies or equipment shall maintain records and submit reports as required by rules of the commission. The rules may require maintenance of purchase and sale invoices of all gaming supplies and equipment manufactured or distributed, whether by sale, lease, rental, loan or donation, to any charitable gaming organization.
Laws, 1992, ch. 581, § 16; Laws, 1994, ch. 635, § 13, eff. 10/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › CHARITABLE BINGO LAW (§§ 97-33-50 — 97-33-203) › Section 97-33-81 - Overlap of financial interest between organizations conducting games and manufacturers, distributors, or lessors

(1)
No organization which conducts charitable bingo games shall be a manufacturer, distributor or operator of supplies or equipment for such games.
(2)
No officer, director or manager of an organization which conducts charitable bingo games shall:
(a)
Have a direct or indirect financial interest in any entity which manufactures or distributes supplies or equipment for charitable bingo games;
(b)
Serve as an officer, director, shareholder, proprietor or employee of an entity which manufactures or distributes supplies or equipment for charitable bingo games; or
(c)
Serve as an officer, director, shareholder, proprietor or employee of a commercial lessor who leases buildings, structures or premises to organizations licensed under the provisions of Sections
97-33-51
through
97-33-203
.
(3)
No entity which manufactures or distributes supplies or equipment for charitable bingo games of chance; no officer, director, shareholder, proprietor or employee of such entity; and no person having a direct or indirect financial interest in such an entity shall lease premises, directly or indirectly, to an organization for purposes of conducting charitable bingo games of chance.
(4)
No entity or person described in subsections (1), (2) or (3) of this section shall serve as a commercial lessor.
Laws, 1992, ch. 581, § 17; Laws, 1994, ch. 635, § 14, eff. 10/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › CHARITABLE BINGO LAW (§§ 97-33-50 — 97-33-203) › Section 97-33-103 - Annual report by Commission

(1)
The commission shall annually prepare and submit a comprehensive report on the scope and nature of charitable bingo game activities in this state and impact of the commission on such activities. The report shall be submitted to the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
(2)
The commission shall furnish a copy of its rules and regulations, including any amendments thereto as they are adopted, pursuant to the Charitable Bingo Law, to the Chairman and Counsel of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Chairman and Counsel of the Senate Finance Committee. Further, upon a written request from any member of the Legislature, the commission shall furnish such rules and regulations to the member, by return United States Mail.
Laws, 1992, ch. 581, § 19; Laws, 1994, ch. 635, § 16, eff. 10/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › CHARITABLE BINGO LAW (§§ 97-33-50 — 97-33-203) › Section 97-33-105 - Commission personnel not to have interest in organization conducting bingo or manufacturing or distributing supplies or equipment

Neither the director nor any employee of the commission shall be an officer, director or manager of any organization licensed by the state to conduct charitable bingo games or have a direct or indirect financial interest in any entity manufacturing or distributing supplies or equipment used in such games.
Laws, 1992, ch. 581, § 20, eff. 10/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › CHARITABLE BINGO LAW (§§ 97-33-50 — 97-33-203) › Section 97-33-201 - Licensure as manufacturer, distributor, or operator of supplies or equipment or as commercial lessor; application; fee; requirements; denial, refusal to renew, suspension or revocation; grounds

(1)
(a)
Any organization or person seeking licensure as a manufacturer, distributor or operator of bingo gaming supplies or equipment, shall submit an application to the commission on forms provided for such purposes. Such application shall contain such information as may be reasonably required by rules of the commission. The application shall be accompanied by a fee as established by the commission.
(b)
The commission shall investigate all applications for licensure and, in addition to the information required on the application, may require the applicant to furnish such additional information as it deems necessary.
(2)
The commission shall not issue a license under this section to:
(a)
Any person who has been convicted of certain related offenses as established by the commission or who presently has such a charge pending in any state or federal court;
(b)
Any person who has ever been convicted of a gambling-related offense in any state or federal court;
(c)
Any person who is or has ever been a professional gambler;
(d)
Any firm, organization or corporation in which any person as described in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this subsection is an officer or director, whether compensated or not, or in which such person has a direct or indirect financial interest;
(e)
Any person, firm, organization, entity or corporation which has a direct or indirect financial interest in a licensed charity.
(3)
The commission may deny an application for licensure, refuse to renew a license, or suspend or revoke a license for any reason consistent with the purposes of Sections
97-33-201
and
97-33-203
which it deems to be in the interest of the public. However, policies regarding such denial, suspension, revocation or refusal to renew shall be established by rule and regulation.
(4)
Any significant change in the information submitted on its application for licensure shall be filed by a licensee with the commission within ten (10) days of the change. A significant change shall include but not be limited to any change in the officers, directors, managers, proprietors or persons having a direct or indirect financial interest in any licensed organization or entity.
Laws, 1992, ch. 581, § 23; Laws, 1994, ch. 635, § 19; Laws, 1999, ch. 490, § 2, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › CHARITABLE BINGO LAW (§§ 97-33-50 — 97-33-203) › Section 97-33-203 - Commercial lessor's license; rental rates and other charges allowable; length and frequency of rentals; agreements with distributors

(1)
No lease of any premises by a commercial lessor to any charitable organization for a charitable bingo game shall provide for payment in excess of the reasonable market rental rate for such premises. The commission shall determine whether a market rental rate for such premises is reasonable. No lease shall provide for rental for less than a five-hour session. No more than two (2) sessions shall be conducted within one (1) day and more often than eight (8) sessions in any one (1) week on the premises of a commercial lessor. Any licensee who holds no more than one (1) session per week shall be entitled to conduct one (1) six-hour session per week.
(2)
No commercial lessor shall require the payment of any other cost or fee from an organization licensed to hold, operate or conduct bingo games other than the rental amount provided for by the rental agreement or contract or charge admission fees to persons entering the premises to participate in the games.
(3)
No commercial lessor leasing premises for authorized charitable bingo game activities shall enter into any agreement with a distributor of gaming supplies for the use, purchase, promotion or sale of supplies to be used in such bingo games.
Laws, 1992, ch. 581, § 24; Laws, 1994, ch. 635, § 20; Laws, 1999, ch. 490, § 3, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9) › Chapter 33 - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES (§§ 97-33-1 — 97-33-317) › FANTASY CONTEST ACT (§§ 97-33-301 — 97-33-317) › Section 97-33-301 - Short title

Sections
97-33-301
through
97-33-317
shall be known as the "Fantasy Contest Act."
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 336, HB 967, 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
Added by Laws, 2016, ch. 488, § 2, eff. 5/12/2016.