Georgia § 16-12-21 - Gambling.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 16-12-21 — Gambling., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-12-21. Gambling.
A person commits the offense of gambling when he: Makes a bet upon the partial or final result of any game or contest or upon the performance of any participant in such game or contest; Makes a bet upon the result of any political nomination, appointment, or election or upon the degree of success of any nominee, appointee, or candidate; or Plays and bets for money or other thing of value at any game played with cards, dice, or balls. A person who commits the offense of gambling shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Laws 1847, Cobb's 1851 Digest, pp. 819, 820; Ga. L. 1859, p. 59, § 1; Code 1863, § 4425; Ga. L. 1865-66, p. 233, § 2; Code 1868, § 4466; Code 1873, § 4541; Code 1882, § 4541; Penal Code 1895, § 401; Penal Code 1910, § 392; Code 1933, § 26-6404; Code 1933, § 26-2702, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 690, § 1.) Cross references. - Void status of gambling contracts, § 13-8-3 . Prohibition against contracts of sale for future delivery of cotton, grain, stocks, or other commodities where it is not intended that such commodities actually be delivered, § 13-9-3 . Parent's right of action against person playing and betting at game of chance with minor child for money or other value, § 51-1-18 . Law reviews. - For article, "Misdemeanor Sentencing in Georgia," see 7 Ga. St. B.J. 8 (2001). For note discussing organized crime in Georgia with respect to the application of state gambling laws, and suggesting proposals for combatting organized crime, see 7 Ga. St. B.J. 124 (1970).
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