Montana § 23-7-302 - Sales Restrictions
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 23-7-302 — Sales Restrictions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-7-302. Sales Restrictions
Sales restrictions. (1) The price of each lottery game ticket, chance, wager, or bet must be clearly stated on the ticket, chance, wager, or bet. The price of a lottery game chance vended by a machine or electronic device must be clearly stated on the machine or device. (2) Tickets, chances, wagers, or bets may not be sold to or purchased by persons under 18 years of age. (3) Tickets, chances, wagers, or bets may not be purchased on credit. Tickets, chances, wagers, or bets may be purchased only with cash, check, or debit card and may not be purchased on credit. The use of a debit card is limited to the daily withdrawal amount of the issuing debit card lending institution. (4) Tickets, chances, wagers, or bets may not be sold to or purchased by commissioners, the director, the director's staff, gaming suppliers doing business with the state lottery, suppliers' officers and employees, employees of any firm auditing or investigating the state lottery, governmental employees auditing or investigating the state lottery, or members of their households. (5) The names of elected officials may not appear on any ticket, chance, wager, or bet.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 23-7-302 cover?
Section 23-7-302 ("Sales Restrictions") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. 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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