Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 35-45-5-3.5 - Possession of electronic gaming device; maintaining a professional gambling site; exception for antique slot machines possessed for decorative, historic, or nostalgic purposes(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person who possesses an electronic gaming device commits a Class A infraction.(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally accepts or offers to accept for profit, money, or other property risked in gambling on an electronic gaming device possessed by the person commits maintaining a professional gambling site, a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this subsection.(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who:(1) possesses an antique slot machine;(2) restricts display and use of the antique slot machine to the person's private residence; and(3) does not use the antique slot machine for profit.(d) As used in this section, "antique slot machine" refers to a slot machine that is:(1) at least forty (40) years old; and(2) possessed and used for decorative, historic, or nostalgic purposes.Amended by P.L. 158-2013, SEC. 532, eff. 7/1/2014.As added by P.L. 227-2007, SEC.66.