{"data":{"id":"us-mt/23-5-622","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"23-5-622","heading":"Tampering with video gambling machine -- penalty.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of tampering with a video gambling machine if the person purposely or knowingly:\n(a) manipulates the outcome or payoff of a video gambling machine by physical tampering or other interference with the proper functioning of the machine; or\n(b) exploits a hardware or software feature or combination of features that alters the video gambling machine's intended and approved functioning, including:\n(i) causing the machine to register more value in credits than deposited or won through play;\n(ii) altering the chance element of the game;\n(iii) altering the pay table of the game; or\n(iv) permitting play contrary to the posted rules or recognized rules of play.\n(2) A violation of this section is a felony and must be punished in accordance with 23-5-162.","path":["TITLE 23. PARKS, RECREATION, SPORTS, AND GAMBLING","CHAPTER 5. GAMBLING","Part 6. Video Gaming Machine Control Law"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0230/chapter_0050/part_0060/section_0220/0230-0050-0060-0220.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:56Z","sha256":"14b519b96b75e62594baaf79c8dbde127363153bf102e9652c956c9ab39c702a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/23-5-621","next":"us-mt/23-5-623"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}