{"data":{"id":"us-mt/23-5-156","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"23-5-156","heading":"Offering or obtaining anything of value by fraud or operation of illegal gambling device or enterprise.","body":"(1) A person who in an activity involving gambling offers or obtains money, property, or anything of value that does not exceed $750 in value by misrepresentation, fraud, or the use of an illegal gambling device or an illegal gambling enterprise is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable as provided in 23-5-161.\n(2) A person who in an activity involving gambling offers or obtains money, property, or anything of value that exceeds $750 in value by misrepresentation, fraud, or the use of an illegal gambling device or an illegal gambling enterprise is guilty of a felony and is punishable as provided in 23-5-162.\n(3) A person who in an activity involving gambling offers or obtains money, property, or anything of value as part of a common scheme, as defined in 45-2-101, by misrepresentation, fraud, or the use of an illegal gambling device or an illegal gambling enterprise is guilty of a felony and is punishable as provided in 23-5-162.","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_0560/0230-0050-0010-0560.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:53Z","sha256":"6c27ccbec1c931e099ab7d1dfa51f48ac4ccd7e5f63b7a2a471c85dfe31df5c4","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/23-5-155","next":"us-mt/23-5-157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}