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Chapter 271

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271

Crimes Against Public Policy

1Gaming or betting; forfeiture 1A''House'', ''building'' and ''place'' including ship or vessel 2Gaming or betting in public conveyance or place or while trespassing in private place; arrest without warrant 3Innholders and others keeping or suffering implements to be used for gaming 4Gaming in inns and other occupied places; use of billiard table, bowling alley or other implement for gaming 5Gaming, lottery, pool or betting houses; tables or apparatus for gaming 5AGambling devices; forfeiture; antique slot machines 5BUnlawful possession of electronic machine or device for conducting or promoting sweepstakes through entertaining display; lawful exceptions; penalty 6Gaming relative to cattle shows, military muster or public gathering; arrest without warrant 6APlans under which purchasers agree to obtain more purchasers; injunction; receivers 6BSkilo and similar games 7Lotteries; disposal of property by chance 7ARaffles and bazaars; conduct by certain organizations 8Permitting lotteries, raffles and games of chance in buildings 9Lottery tickets; sale, or possession 10Subsequent offenses within five years of conviction 10AArrest without warrant 11Lottery tickets; advertising 12False lottery tickets; creation, sale, or possession 13Lottery tickets, tokens or shares deemed false 14Forfeiture of money, prizes, or other property disposed of by chance; recovery 15Lottery for money drawn out of commonwealth; aiding or promoting 16Tickets of lottery described in Sec. 15; sale or possession 16AOrganizing or promoting gambling facilities or services 17Place for registering bets or dealing in pools; owner or occupant; custodian or depository 17ATelephones, internet or other communications technology; use for gaming 17BUse of electronic communications records in ongoing criminal investigations; subpoena of records 18Policy lotteries or shops; production, sale or possession of lottery tickets or tokens 19Production, advertisement or delivery of tickets; receipt of money; prima facie evidence 20Tickets, memoranda, books and sheets; nuisance; possession; concealment 21Words, figures or characters referring to game or contest; prima facie evidence; proof 22Delivery to or from a person engaged in a lottery or other illegal gaming 22AWhist or bridge for charitable and similar purposes 22BBeano; sale of lottery tickets 23Oath and warrant to enter gaming or lottery place, arrest persons and seize implements and materials; disposal of articles 24Race tracks; owners, proprietors of, or persons present 25Obstructions barring access to gaming places; removal; lien of expenses 26Subsequent obstructions; removal; punishment; lien 27Judicial notice of methods and character of lotteries, policy games, pools and betting; prima facie evidence 28Lotteries or illegal gaming; complaints and indictments 29Sale, exchange or disposition of property; misrepresentation 30Trading stamps or similar devices; sale or delivery 31Racing horses for bets or stakes 31ARacing results or information; transmission for unlawful purposes 32Horse racing; fraud 33Race grounds in towns 34Race grounds as nuisance; abatement 35Definition of words and phrases used in Secs. 35 to 38 36Bucketing contracts; keeper of shop; domestic and foreign corporations 37Prohibited contracts; price quotations 38Purchases and sales of securities or commodities; written statement 39Gifts to influence business affairs; threats 39AGifts to influence action of participants in, and others connected with, a game or contest 40Appointment, reinstatement or discharge of employee of public service corporation or racing licensee on recommendation of public officer, officer elect or candidate 41Offices not public offices under Sec. 40 42Boxing matches or exhibitions; betting or selling pools 43Solicitation, disclosure, receipt or use of information concerning public assistance 44Hospital or sanitarium patient; settlement, release or statement; admissibility 46Discarded containers originally used for refrigerative purposes; removal of doors 47Telephones; gambling convictions; approval for installation; notices of convictions and removals 48Civil service preparatory courses; advertisement 49Criminal usury 50Sale of research papers, etc.; taking of examinations for another at educational institutions 51Photos taken outside of first responder's official duties; penalties