Section 19-1309. GAMBLING

 

1309.1It shall be unlawful in the District to participate in any game of chance for money or property with dice, cards, or any gambling table or other gambling device adopted, devised, and designed for the purpose of playing any game of chance for money or property upon any public property or highway, or upon any vacant or unoccupied property that is so near to a public highway that it is seen or heard from the highway.

 

1309.2Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300).

 

 

authority

Article 25, § 7 and Article 30, § 4 of the Police Regulations (January 1983).

source

Article 25, § 7 and Article 30, § 4 of the Police Regulations (January 1983).

EditorNote

Gambling activities conducted by the District of Columbia, or licensed by the District of Columbia and subject to the jurisdiction, authority and control of the District of Columbia, were legalized by the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia, effective March 10, 1981, as amended (D.C. Law 3-172; D.C. Official Code §§ 22-1516 to 1518).