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Criminal Code. > Gambling.
Short Summary
The provided legal documents cover various aspects of gambling activities in Wisconsin. They define and govern gambling, commercial gambling, revocation of licenses and injunctions against gambling devices, manufacturing, commercial transfer, and possession of gambling devices, ceasing of service by public utilities, common carriers, contract carriers, or railroads, contests of skill, speed, strength or endurance, influencing participants in contests, printing and selling lottery tickets, shipbuilding business and construction, delivery, conversion, and repair of vessels equipped with gambling devices, forfeiture of prizes in illegal lotteries, promotion of lottery plans, and transportation of gambling devices. These documents apply to individuals engaged in gambling activities, commercial gambling operators, licensees under ch. 125, persons involved in manufacturing, commercial transfer, and possession of gambling devices, public utilities, common carriers, contract carriers, railroads, participants, owners, employers, coaches, trainers in contests of skill, speed, strength or endurance, operators of commercial printing businesses, persons performing work on vessels equipped with gambling devices, and persons involved in the transportation of gambling devices. Exemptions include bona fide business transactions, contests, bingo or raffle conducted under ch. 563, pari-mutuel wagering, lottery conducted under ch. 565, employee referral agreements, participation in savings promotion programs, certain devices used in bingo, lottery, or races, amusement devices with specific characteristics, exempt slot machines, commercial printing businesses printing and selling tickets for lawful lotteries in other states, and work performed on vessels ordered by customers for use outside of Wisconsin where gambling devices are lawful. Penalties for non-compliance or violation of the provisions vary, ranging from Class B misdemeanors to Class I felonies, and specific penalties for violations related to exempt slot machines and work performed on vessels equipped with gambling devices are also outlined.
Whom does it apply to?
Individuals engaged in gambling activities, commercial gambling operators, licensees under ch. 125, persons involved in manufacturing, commercial transfer, and possession of gambling devices, public utilities, common carriers, contract carriers, railroads, participants, owners, employers, coaches, trainers in contests of skill, speed, strength or endurance, operators of commercial printing businesses, persons performing work on vessels equipped with gambling devices, persons involved in the transportation of gambling devices
What does it govern?
Various aspects of gambling activities, commercial gambling, revocation of licenses and injunctions against gambling devices, manufacturing, commercial transfer, and possession of gambling devices, ceasing of service by public utilities, common carriers, contract carriers, or railroads, contests of skill, speed, strength or endurance, influencing participants in contests, printing and selling lottery tickets, shipbuilding business and construction, delivery, conversion, and repair of vessels equipped with gambling devices, forfeiture of prizes in illegal lotteries, promotion of lottery plans, transportation of gambling devices
What are exemptions?
Bona fide business transactions, contests, bingo or raffle conducted under ch. 563, pari-mutuel wagering, lottery conducted under ch. 565, employee referral agreements, participation in savings promotion programs, certain devices used in bingo, lottery, or races, amusement devices with specific characteristics, exempt slot machines, commercial printing businesses printing and selling tickets for lawful lotteries in other states, work performed on vessels ordered by customers for use outside of Wisconsin where gambling devices are lawful
What are the Penalties?
Class B misdemeanor for making a bet, entering or remaining in a gambling place with intent to make a bet, conducting a lottery, or possessing facilities to conduct a lottery; Class I felony for violations of commercial gambling laws, except for violations involving not more than 5 video gambling machines which are subject to specific penalties ranging from $500 to $2,500; Class A misdemeanor for participants making bets in contests of skill, speed, strength or endurance; Class H felony for transferring property to influence participants in contests; Class C forfeiture for violations related to exempt slot machines; penalties under ss. 945.03, 945.04, and 945.05 for failure to satisfy conditions related to work performed on vessels equipped with gambling devices
Jurisdiction
Wisconsin