{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.755","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 609.755","heading":"GAMBLING; MISDEMEANOR.","body":"Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:\n(1) makes a bet;\n(2) sells or transfers a chance to participate in a lottery;\n(3) disseminates information about a lottery, except a lottery conducted by an adjoining state, with intent to encourage participation therein;\n(4) permits a structure or location owned or occupied by the actor or under the actor's control to be used as a gambling place; or\n(5) except where authorized by statute, possesses a gambling device.\nClause (5) does not prohibit possession of a gambling device in a person's dwelling for amusement purposes in a manner that does not afford players an opportunity to obtain anything of value.","path":["CRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS","CHAPTER 609. CRIMINAL CODE","GAMBLING"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.755","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"465c82fecfa8c20e93493db8799adf9764a5f551033a64855535d03884f347c5","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.75","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.76"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}