Hawaii Revised Statutes 712-1221 – Promoting gambling in the first degree

(1) A person commits the offense of promoting gambling in the first degree if the person recklessly advances or profits from gambling activity by:

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Under the Hawaii Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:

Class	Prison	Fine
Class B felony	up to 10 years	up to $25,000

For details, see Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-660

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(a) Engaging in bookmaking to the extent that the person receives or accepts in any seven-day period more than five bets totaling more than $500;

(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

(c) Receiving or having become due and payable in connection with a lottery, mutuel, or other gambling scheme or enterprise, more than $1,000 in any seven-day period played in the scheme or enterprise.

(2) Promoting gambling in the first degree is a class B felony.

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