Fla. Stat. ch. 849 – Gambling | Midpage849.01Keeping gambling houses, etc849.02Agents or employees of keeper of gambling house849.03Renting house for gambling purposes849.04Permitting minors and persons under guardianship to gamble849.05Prima facie evidence849.07Permitting gambling on billiard or pool table by holder of license849.08Gambling849.085Certain penny-ante games not crimes; restrictions849.086Cardrooms authorized849.09Lottery prohibited; exceptions849.091Chain letters, pyramid clubs, etc., declared a lottery; prohibited; penalties849.0915Referral selling849.092Retail merchandising business; certain activities permitted849.0931Bingo authorized; conditions for conduct; permitted uses of proceeds; limitations849.0935Charitable, nonprofit organizations; drawings by chance; required disclosures; unlawful acts and practices; penalties849.094Game promotion in connection with sale of consumer products or services849.10Printing lottery tickets, etc., prohibited849.11Plays at games of chance by lot849.12Money and prizes to be forfeited849.13Punishment on second conviction849.14Unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc849.141Bowling tournaments exempted from chapter849.15Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of coin-operated devices prohibited849.16Machines or devices which come within provisions of law defined849.161Amusement games or machines; when chapter inapplicable849.17Confiscation of machines by arresting officer849.18Disposition of machines upon conviction849.19Property rights in confiscated machine849.20Machines and devices declared nuisance; place of operation subject to lien for fine849.21Injunction to restrain violation849.22Fees of clerk of circuit court and sheriff849.23Penalty for violations of ss. 849.15-849.22849.231Gambling devices; manufacture, sale, purchase or possession unlawful849.232Property right in gambling devices; confiscation849.233Penalty for violation of s. 849.231849.235Possession of certain gambling devices; defense849.25"Bookmaking" defined; penalties; exceptions849.26Gambling contracts declared void; exception849.29Persons against whom suits may be brought to recover on gambling contracts849.30Plaintiff entitled to writs of attachment, garnishment and replevin849.31Loser's testimony not to be used against her or him849.32Notice to state attorney; prosecution of suit849.33Judgment and collection of money; execution849.34Loser's judgment; recovery of property; writ of assistance849.35Definitions849.36Seizure and forfeiture of property used in the violation of lottery and gambling statutes849.37Disposition and appraisal of property seized under this chapter849.38Proceedings for forfeiture; notice of seizure and order to show cause849.39Delivery of property to claimant849.40Proceeding when no claim filed849.41Proceeding when claim filed849.42State attorney to represent state849.43Judgment of forfeiture849.44Disposition of proceeds of forfeiture849.45Fees for services849.46Exercise of police power