Florida statute
Fla. Stat. § 849.14 — Unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 849: Gambling, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 849.14
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 stakes, bets, or wagers any money or other thing of value upon the result of any trial or contest of skill, speed or power or endurance of human or beast, or whoever receives in any manner whatsoever any money or other thing of value staked, bet, or wagered, or offered for the purpose of being staked, bet, or wagered, by or for any other person upon any such result, or whoever knowingly becomes the custodian or depositary of any money or other thing of value so staked, bet, or wagered upon any such result, or whoever aids, or assists, or abets, or influences in any manner in any of such acts all of which are hereby forbidden, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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Questions this section answers
Is unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc is a Felony of the Third Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 849.14.
Which Florida statute covers unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc?
Unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc is governed by Fla. Stat. § 849.14 (Unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc).
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