Maine statute

17-A M.R.S. § 957 — Out-of-state 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.

Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 957

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.

17-A M.R.S. § 957Primary source, current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)

In any prosecution under this chapter it is not a defense that the gambling activity, including the drawing of a lottery, which is involved in the illegal conduct takes place outside this State and is not in violation of the laws of the jurisdiction in which the lottery or other activity takes place.

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