Oklahoma § 21-1066 - Selling plan as lottery
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 21-1066 — Selling plan as lottery, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-1066. Selling plan as lottery
Every person who sets up, promotes or engages in any plan by
which goods or anything of value is sold to a person, firm or
corporation for a consideration and upon the further consideration
that the purchaser agrees to secure one or more persons to
participate in the plan by respectively making a similar purchase or
purchases and in turn agreeing to secure one or more persons
likewise to join in said plan, each purchaser being given the right
to secure money, credits, goods or something of value, depending
upon the number of persons joining in the plan, shall be held to
have set up and promoted a lottery, which shall be deemed a Class D3
felony offense, and shall be punished as provided in Section 1068 of
this title.
Added by Laws 1957, p. 162, § 1, emerg. eff. June 1, 1957. Amended
by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 283, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, §
673, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective
date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 283 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 21-1066
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Section 21-1066 ("Selling plan as lottery") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. 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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