{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-50-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-50-4","heading":"Manipulation of games.","body":"Every person, firm, or corporation who manipulates or rigs any promotion or advertising scheme or plan of the type set forth in § 11-50-1 so that gifts, prizes, or gratuities are dispersed to predetermined individuals or retail establishments shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, provided, that this section shall not prevent distribution of gifts, prizes, or gratuities of equal value to retail establishments in a uniform ratio to the number of participating objects distributed to those establishments.","path":["Title 11 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 50 Games of Chance"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-50/11-50-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:20Z","sha256":"2edc99b435c2bc76280836c447f4b35370e1b66d972c71007a425a8435a5f101","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-50-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-50-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}