{"data":{"id":"us-mt/23-5-110","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"23-5-110","heading":"Public policy of state concerning gambling.","body":"(1) The legislature finds that for the purpose of ensuring the proper gambling environment in this state it is necessary and desirable to adopt a public policy regarding public gambling activities in Montana. The legislature therefore declares it is necessary to:\n(a) create and maintain a uniform regulatory climate that assures players, owners, tourists, citizens, and others that the gambling industry in this state is fair and is not influenced by corrupt persons, organizations, or practices;\n(b) protect legal public gambling activities from unscrupulous players and vendors and detrimental influences;\n(c) protect the public from unscrupulous proprietors and operators of gambling establishments, games, and devices;\n(d) protect the state and local governments from those who would conduct illegal gambling activities that deprive those governments of their tax revenues;\n(e) protect the health, safety, and welfare of all citizens of this state, including those who do not gamble, by regulating gambling activities; and\n(f) promote programs necessary to provide assistance to those who are adversely affected by legalized gambling, including compulsive gamblers and their families.\n(2) The legislature adopts the policy that an applicant for a license or permit or other department approval under parts 1 through 8 of this chapter does not have a right to the issuance of a license or permit or the granting of the approval sought. The issuance of a license or permit issued or other department approval granted pursuant to the provisions of parts 1 through 8 of this chapter is a privilege revocable only for good cause. A holder does not acquire a vested right in the license or permit issued or other department approval granted. A license or permit issued under parts 1 through 8 of this chapter may not be sold, assigned, leased, or transferred.\n(3) Revenue to fund the expense of administration and control of gambling as regulated by parts 1 through 8 of this chapter must be derived solely from fees, taxes, and penalties on gambling activities, except the gambling activities of the Montana state lottery and the parimutuel industry.","path":["TITLE 23. PARKS, RECREATION, SPORTS, AND GAMBLING","CHAPTER 5. GAMBLING","Part 1. General Provisions, Proceedings, and Penalties"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0230/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0100/0230-0050-0010-0100.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:52Z","sha256":"fc0d565e112edba588ec0b6e64398631fb24731ab9a68b069da69ff756e6d588","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/23-5-109","next":"us-mt/23-5-111"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}