Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part IV, Title I, Crimes and Punishments

Mass. Gen. Laws (Crimes) § 271:4: Gaming in inns and other occupied places; use of billiard table, bowling alley or other implement for gaming

Infraction

What this law says, in plain English

Using a billiard table, bowling alley, or gaming implement for money gambling in certain places, or playing unlawful games for money, results in a forfeiture of up to fifty dollars.

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