{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-572.020","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 572.020","heading":"Gambling — penalty.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of gambling if he or she knowingly engages in gambling.\n2. The offense of gambling is a class C misdemeanor unless:\n(1) It is committed by a professional player, in which case it is a class A misdemeanor; or\n(2) The person knowingly engages in gambling with a child less than seventeen years of age, in which case it is a class B misdemeanor.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 572 - Gambling"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=572.020","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"fd03fcbd1f4df8412fa40176cb588a9b33cf8569e237e6be7933bf02695aecc6","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-572.015","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-572.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}