Montana Code 23-7-110. Penalties
23-7-110. Penalties. It is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed $500 or imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both, to knowingly or purposely:
Terms Used In Montana Code 23-7-110
- bet: means the staking or risking by a person of something of value upon an agreement or understanding that the person or another person will receive something of value in the event of a certain outcome. See Montana Code 23-7-103
- Director: means the director appointed by the governor under 23-7-210 to administer and manage the state lottery. See Montana Code 23-7-103
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Knowingly: means only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See Montana Code 1-1-204
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Sports wagering: means accepting wagers on sporting events or portions of sporting events, or on the individual performance statistics of athletes in a sporting event or combination of sporting events, by any system or method of wagering, including but not limited to in-person or over the internet through websites and on mobile devices. See Montana Code 23-7-103
- Sports wagering equipment: means a mechanical, electronic, or other device, mechanism, or other gaming equipment and related supplies that is connected to the state lottery central gaming system and used or consumed in the operation of sports wagering at the licensed sports wagering facility including a self-service terminal installed to accept sports wagers. See Montana Code 23-7-103
- State lottery: means the Montana state lottery and sports wagering agency created and operated pursuant to this chapter. See Montana Code 23-7-103
(1)require an employee to sell lottery tickets, chances, or sports wagering in violation of 23-7-301(9);
(2)violate 23-7-301(11);
(3)sell a lottery ticket, chance, wager, or bet to a person under 18 years of age;
(4)violate subsection (3) or (4) of 23-7-302;
(5)serve as a commissioner, director, assistant director, employee, or licensed agent of the state lottery in violation of 23-7-306;
(6)violate 23-7-307;
(7)violate 23-7-310; or
(8)influence the winning of a prize through the use of coercion, fraud, deception, or tampering with lottery or sports wagering equipment or materials.