Guam § 64 - Possession of Gambling Devices Prohibited; Penalty.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 64 — Possession of Gambling Devices Prohibited; Penalty., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 64. Possession of Gambling Devices Prohibited; Penalty.
(a) A person commits a misdemeanor when he possesses a
gambling device, whether operable or not, unless the gambling
device is located upon or is being transported by a vessel
regularly operating and engaged in domestic or foreign
commerce and is located in a locked compartment of the vessel
and is not accessible for use and is not used or operated within
the jurisdiction of this territory.
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(b) As used in this Section gambling device has the same
meaning as set forth in § 64.20 of this Chapter.
(c) Any person possessing a gambling device in violation of
this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be subject to
imprisonment, for not more than one year, a fine not to exceed
one Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each gambling device, or
with imprisonment or fine.
(d) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any
illegal gambling device in violation of this Section shall be
subject to the same seizure and forfeiture provisions for illegal
importation under Section 64.20 of this Chapter.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any
poker machine now on Guam which was on Guam on the day
immediately preceding the effective date of this Act and which
complied with territorial law as to possession on the day
immediately preceding the effective date of this Act may be
shipped off-island or destroyed or disposed of within six months
of the effective date of this Act, without seizure or criminal
penalties provided that such Poker Machine is not used for
gambling or entertainment purposes after the effective date of
this Act. The Guam Police Department shall monitor the
shipment or disposal of such gambling devices. The Director of
the Department of Revenue and Taxation shall cooperate fully
with the Guam Police Department in providing all pertinent
records relative to poker machines in the territory. Any poker
machines not shipped off-island within six months or otherwise
disposed of shall be subject to seizure in accordance with
subsection (d) of this Title.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 64 ("Possession of Gambling Devices Prohibited; Penalty.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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