Florida statute
Fla. Stat. § 849.01 — Keeping gambling houses, etc
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 849: Gambling, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 849.01
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
Whoever by herself or himself, her or his servant, clerk or agent, or in any other manner has, keeps, exercises or maintains a gaming table or room, or gaming implements or apparatus, or house, booth, tent, shelter or other place for the purpose of gaming or gambling or in any place of which she or he may directly or indirectly have charge, control or management, either exclusively or with others, procures, suffers or permits any person to play for money or other valuable thing at any game whatever, whether heretofore prohibited or not, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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Questions this section answers
Is keeping gambling houses, etc a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Keeping gambling houses, etc is a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 849.01.
Which Florida statute covers keeping gambling houses, etc?
Keeping gambling houses, etc is governed by Fla. Stat. § 849.01 (Keeping gambling houses, etc).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.