Montana Code Annotated 2017

TITLE 23. PARKS, RECREATION, SPORTS, AND GAMBLING

CHAPTER 5. GAMBLING

Part 1. General Provisions, Proceedings, and Penalties

Offering Or Obtaining Anything Of Value By Fraud Or Operation Of Illegal Gambling Device Or Enterprise

23-5-156. Offering or obtaining anything of value by fraud or operation of illegal gambling device or enterprise. (1) A person who in an activity involving gambling offers or obtains money, property, or anything of value that does not exceed $750 in value by misrepresentation, fraud, or the use of an illegal gambling device or an illegal gambling enterprise is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable as provided in 23-5-161.

(2) A person who in an activity involving gambling offers or obtains money, property, or anything of value that exceeds $750 in value by misrepresentation, fraud, or the use of an illegal gambling device or an illegal gambling enterprise is guilty of a felony and is punishable as provided in 23-5-162.

(3) A person who in an activity involving gambling offers or obtains money, property, or anything of value as part of a common scheme, as defined in 45-2-101, by misrepresentation, fraud, or the use of an illegal gambling device or an illegal gambling enterprise is guilty of a felony and is punishable as provided in 23-5-162.

History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 642, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 647, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 252, L. 1997.