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Miss. Code Ann. § 97-33-31: Lotteries; penalty for putting on; applicability of section to games or lotteries authorized by Mississippi lottery law.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 97. Crimes
- Chapter 33. Gambling and Lotteries
- In General
If any person, in order to raise money for himself or another, or for any purpose whatever, shall publicly or privately put up a lottery to be drawn or adventured for, he shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the Penitentiary not exceeding five (5) years.
This section shall not apply to the operation of any game or lottery authorized by Chapter 115, Title 27.
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