Rhode Island § 11-19-8 - Gambling and Lotteries
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§ 11-19-8. Gambling and Lotteries
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-19-8
§ 11-19-8. Policy devices as evidence of existence of game.
In the trial of a complaint or indictment to which it may be relevant any lottery, policy, or pool ticket, certificate, slip, or check, manifold, or other policy or pool book or sheet, or memorandum of any pool or sale of pools, or of a bet or odds, or combination bet, or any other implement, apparatus, materials, or articles of a character commonly employed in or in connection with lotteries, policy-lotteries, or policy, the buying or selling of pools, or registering of bets, or other form of gaming not authorized by the Rhode Island state police shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and unlawful character of a lottery, policy-lottery, or game, pool or pools, bet, game, or hazard, or other form of gaming in which like articles are commonly used, and that the article has relation to it.
History of Section.
P.L. 1909, ch. 376, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 37; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 36; G.L.
1956, § 11-19-8; P.L. 1975, ch. 41, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 309, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Rhode Island § 11-19-8
What does Rhode Island General Laws § 11-19-8 cover?
Section 11-19-8 ("Gambling and Lotteries") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. 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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