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Can you summarize WYST Title 6, Chapter 7, Article 1?
OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY > GAMBLING
Short Summary
This legal document governs gambling activities in Wyoming. It applies to all individuals and organizations involved in gambling. The document defines various terms related to gambling and provides exemptions for certain activities. These exemptions include contests of skill, bona fide business transactions, acts authorized by law, bingo games and pull tabs conducted by eligible charitable or nonprofit organizations, games or transactions incidental to a social relationship, Calcutta wagering on contests or events conducted by specific organizations, display or private use of antique gambling devices, raffles for charitable purposes, lottery games authorized by the Wyoming lottery corporation, hunting license raffle, activities authorized by the Wyoming gaming commission, online sports wagering, and fantasy sports contests. The document specifies penalties for non-compliance or violation of its provisions. Engaging in gambling is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both. Engaging in professional gambling is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), or both. All gambling devices, gambling records, and gambling proceeds are subject to seizure by any peace officer and shall be disposed of in accordance with the law. Antique gambling devices are not subject to seizure unless used in violation of this article. The document also allows for the advertising of certain gambling activities or events excluded from gambling under specific conditions.
Whom does it apply to?
All individuals and organizations involved in gambling
What does it govern?
Gambling activities in Wyoming
What are exemptions?
Contests of skill, bona fide business transactions, acts authorized by law, bingo games and pull tabs conducted by eligible charitable or nonprofit organizations, games or transactions incidental to a social relationship, Calcutta wagering on contests or events conducted by specific organizations, display or private use of antique gambling devices, raffles for charitable purposes, lottery games authorized by the Wyoming lottery corporation, hunting license raffle, activities authorized by the Wyoming gaming commission, online sports wagering, and fantasy sports contests
What are the Penalties?
A) Misdemeanor: Imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both. b) Felony: Imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), or both.
Jurisdiction
Wyoming