{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-953","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §953","heading":"Aggravated unlawful gambling","body":"1.   A person is guilty of aggravated unlawful gambling if he intentionally or knowingly advances or profits from unlawful gambling activity by:\nA.  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\nB.  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\nC.  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.\n2.   Aggravated gambling is a Class B crime.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES","CHAPTER 39: UNLAWFUL GAMBLING"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec953.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"b4324be075f9154f68fac893e7af541f3629c715cf1a4970b7cdc099c03a6208","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-952","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-954"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}