{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-750.305","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.305","heading":"Publication or distribution of betting odds; penalty.","body":"Sec. 305.\n\nAny person, or his or her agent or employee who, directly or indirectly, by means of any newspaper, periodical, poster, notice, or other mode of publication or reproduction, writes, prints, publishes, advertises, delivers, or distributes or offers to deliver or distribute to the public or to any part thereof or to any person, any statement or information concerning the making or laying of wagers or bets or the selling of pools or evidences of betting odds on any contest or game or on the happening of any event not known by the parties to be certain, or any purported event of like character, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00.\n\nThe acts prohibited in subsection (1) constitute violations of subsection (1) when committed before any game, contest, or event. The possession of evidence for the publication of any statement or information concerning the making or laying of wagers or bets or the selling of pools or betting odds also constitutes a violation of subsection (1) when possessed for publication before the act evidenced thereby.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 750","Act Act-328-of-1931"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-750-305","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"9802513cde060dcc59b3336bf156590c134f5b8f3b578a4754675a116b296e7b","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-750.304","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-750.305a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}