IC 35-45-5-3.5 — Possession of electronic gaming device; maintaining a professional gambling site; exception for antique slot machines possessed for decorative, historic, or nostalgic purposes

Bills citing this section

• HB 10522026Signed into law

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• SB 1852026Signed into law

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• SB 2502026Passed chamber

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Section text

Sec. 3.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person who possesses an electronic gaming device commits a Class A infraction. (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally accepts or offers to accept for profit, money, or other property risked in gambling on an electronic gaming device possessed by the person commits maintaining a professional gambling site, a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this subsection. (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who: (1) possesses an antique slot machine; (2) restricts display and use of the antique slot machine to the person's private residence; and (3) does not use the antique slot machine for profit. (d) As used in this section, "antique slot machine" refers to a slot machine that is: (1) at least forty (40) years old; and (2) possessed and used for decorative, historic, or nostalgic purposes.

As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.66. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.532.

Source: official publisher (2026 edition)

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