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609.76.3(ii)

Statute ID: 8018

Statute Function ID: 5129

Gambling-Other Related Acts-Cheating-No License, Not Employee-G

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Offense Level:

Gross Misdemeanor (GM)

General Offense Code:

Other (9)

Offense Summary Code & Rank:

Gambling (G) (Rank 29)

Detailed Offense Code:

Gambling (949)

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Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:

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Statute Number:

609.76.3(ii)

Enactment Date:

Jan 1, 1859

Effective Date:

Aug 1, 2000

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Gambling-Other Related Acts-Cheating-No License, Not Employee-G

Statute ID:

8018

Created:

Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

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Legal Analyst Comment:

Summary Text:

Gambling-Other Related Acts-Cheating-No License, Not Employee-G

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/76.html

Legislative Session:

0 - NA

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Sep 1, 2006

Whoever cheats in a game, as described in this subdivision, is subject to the following penalties:
(i) if the person holds a license related to gambling or is an employee of the licensee, the person is guilty of a felony; and
(ii) any other person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Any person who is a repeat offender is guilty of a felony.
A person cheats in a game by intentionally:
(1) altering or misrepresenting the outcome of a game or event on which wagers have been made, after the outcome is determined, but before the outcome is revealed to the players;
(2) placing, canceling, increasing, or decreasing a bet after acquiring knowledge, not available to other players, of the outcome of the game or subject of the bet, or of events affecting the outcome of the game or subject of the bet;
(3) claiming or collecting money or anything of value from a game or authorized gambling establishment not won or earned from the game or authorized gambling establishment;
(4) manipulating a gambling device or associated equipment to affect the outcome of the game or the number of plays or credits available on the game; or
(5) otherwise altering the elements of chance or methods of selection or criteria which determine the result of the game or amount or frequency of payment of the game.