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O.C.G.A. § 16-12-23: Crimes and Offenses — O.C.G.A. § 16-12-23
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits the offense of keeping a gambling place by knowingly permitting property they own or control to be used for gambling, or by renting property expecting it will be used for gambling. This offense is classified as a misdemeanor of high and aggravated nature.
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