Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 12-207: (a) A person may not: (1) insure or receive consideration for insuring for or against the drawing of a lottery ticket or part of a lottery ticket; (2) receive money, property, or evidence of debt in consideration of an agreement to repay or deliver the money, property, or evidence of debt, if a lott
Misdemeanor
What this law says, in plain English
A person cannot insure lottery tickets, receive money contingent on lottery results, or make agreements tied to lottery outcomes. Violation is a misdemeanor.
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