Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 953 — Aggravated unlawful gambling
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 39: Unlawful Gambling, Maine Revised Statutes.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 953
Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.
1. A person is guilty of aggravated unlawful gambling if he intentionally or knowingly advances or profits from unlawful gambling activity by:
A. Engaging in bookmaking to the extent that the person receives or accepts in any 24-hour period more than 5 bets totaling more than $500; or
B. Receiving in connection with a lottery or mutuel scheme or enterprise, money or written records from a person other than a player whose chances or plays are represented by such money or records; or
C. Receiving in connection with a lottery, mutuel or other gambling scheme or enterprise more than $1,000 in any 24-hour period played in the scheme or enterprise.
2. Aggravated gambling is a Class B crime.
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