Maine Code § 17-A-953

Aggravated unlawful gambling
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1. A person is guilty of aggravated unlawful gambling if he intentionally or knowingly advances
or profits from unlawful gambling activity by:
A. Engaging in bookmaking to the extent that the person receives or accepts in any 24-hour period
more than 5 bets totaling more than $500; or [PL 1995, c. 224, §9 (AMD).]

B. Receiving in connection with a lottery or mutuel scheme or enterprise, money or written records
from a person other than a player whose chances or plays are represented by such money or records;
or [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
C. Receiving in connection with a lottery, mutuel or other gambling scheme or enterprise more
than $1,000 in any 24-hour period played in the scheme or enterprise. [PL 1995, c. 224, §10
(AMD).]
[PL 1995, c. 224, §§9, 10 (AMD).]
2. Aggravated gambling is a Class B crime.
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]

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