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CHAPTER 849
GAMBLING
849.01
Keeping gambling houses, etc.
849.02
Agents or employees of keeper of gambling house.
849.03
Renting house for gambling purposes.
849.04
Permitting minors and persons under guardianship to gamble.
849.05
Prima facie evidence.
849.07
Permitting gambling on billiard or pool table by holder of license.
849.08
Gambling.
849.085
Certain penny-ante games not crimes; restrictions.
849.086
Cardrooms authorized.
849.09
Lottery prohibited; exceptions.
849.091
Chain letters, pyramid clubs, etc., declared a lottery; prohibited; penalties.
849.0915
Referral selling.
849.092
Motor fuel retail business; certain activities permitted.
849.0931
Bingo authorized; conditions for conduct; permitted uses of proceeds; limitations.
849.0935
Charitable, nonprofit organizations; drawings by chance; required disclosures; unlawful acts and practices; penalties.
849.094
Game promotion in connection with sale of consumer products or services.
849.10
Printing lottery tickets, etc., prohibited.
849.11
Plays at games of chance by lot.
849.12
Money and prizes to be forfeited.
849.13
Punishment on second conviction.
849.14
Unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc.
849.141
Bowling tournaments exempted from chapter.
849.15
Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of coin-operated devices prohibited.
849.16
Machines or devices which come within provisions of law defined.
849.161
Amusement games or machines; when chapter inapplicable.
849.17
Confiscation of machines by arresting officer.
849.18
Disposition of machines upon conviction.
849.19
Property rights in confiscated machine.
849.20
Machines and devices declared nuisance; place of operation subject to lien for fine.
849.21
Injunction to restrain violation.
849.22
Fees of clerk of circuit court and sheriff.
849.23
Penalty for violations of ss. 849.15-849.22.
849.231
Gambling devices; manufacture, sale, purchase or possession unlawful.
849.232
Property right in gambling devices; confiscation.
849.233
Penalty for violation of s. 849.231.
849.235
Possession of certain gambling devices; defense.
849.25
“Bookmaking” defined; penalties; exceptions.
849.26
Gambling contracts declared void; exception.
849.29
Persons against whom suits may be brought to recover on gambling contracts.
849.30
Plaintiff entitled to writs of attachment, garnishment and replevin.
849.31
Loser’s testimony not to be used against her or him.
849.32
Notice to state attorney; prosecution of suit.
849.33
Judgment and collection of money; execution.
849.34
Loser’s judgment; recovery of property; writ of assistance.
849.35
Definitions.
849.36
Seizure and forfeiture of property used in the violation of lottery and gambling statutes.
849.37
Disposition and appraisal of property seized under this chapter.
849.38
Proceedings for forfeiture; notice of seizure and order to show cause.
849.39
Delivery of property to claimant.
849.40
Proceeding when no claim filed.
849.41
Proceeding when claim filed.
849.42
State attorney to represent state.
849.43
Judgment of forfeiture.
849.44
Disposition of proceeds of forfeiture.
849.45
Fees for services.
849.46
Exercise of police power.
CHAPTER 550
PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING
550.001
Short title.
550.002
Definitions.
550.0115
Permitholder license.
550.01215
License application; periods of operation; bond, conversion of permit.
550.0235
Limitation of civil liability.
550.0251
The powers and duties of the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
550.0351
Charity racing days.
550.0425
Minors attendance at pari-mutuel performances; restrictions.
550.054
Application for permit to conduct pari-mutuel wagering.
550.0555
Greyhound dogracing permits; relocation within a county; conditions.
550.0651
Elections for ratification of permits.
550.0745
Conversion of pari-mutuel permit to summer jai alai permit.
550.0951
Payment of daily license fee and taxes; penalties.
550.09511
Jai alai taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes.
550.09512
Harness horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes.
550.09514
Greyhound dogracing taxes; purse requirements.
550.09515
Thoroughbred horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes.
550.105
Occupational licenses of racetrack employees; fees; denial, suspension, and revocation of license; penalties and fines.
550.1155
Authority of stewards, judges, panel of judges, or player’s manager to impose penalties against occupational licensees; disposition of funds collected.
550.125
Uniform reporting system; bond requirement.
550.135
Division of moneys derived under this law.
550.155
Pari-mutuel pool within track enclosure; takeouts; breaks; penalty for purchasing part of a pari-mutuel pool for or through another in specified circumstances.
550.1625
Dogracing; taxes.
550.1645
Escheat to state of abandoned interest in or contribution to pari-mutuel pools.
550.1646
Credit for unclaimed property remitted to state.
550.1647
Greyhound permitholders; unclaimed tickets; breaks.
550.1648
Greyhound adoptions.
550.175
Petition for election to revoke permit.
550.1815
Certain persons prohibited from holding racing or jai alai permits; suspension and revocation.
550.235
Conniving to prearrange result of race or jai alai game; using medication or drugs on horse or dog; penalty.
550.24055
Use of controlled substances or alcohol prohibited; testing of certain occupational licensees; penalty; evidence of test or action taken and admissibility for criminal prosecution limited.
550.2415
Racing of animals under certain conditions prohibited; penalties; exceptions.
550.255
Penalty for conducting unauthorized race meeting.
550.2614
Distribution of certain funds to a horsemen’s association.
550.26165
Breeders’ awards.
550.2625
Horseracing; minimum purse requirement, Florida breeders’ and owners’ awards.
550.2633
Horseracing; distribution of abandoned interest in or contributions to pari-mutuel pools.
550.26352
Breeders’ Cup Meet; pools authorized; conflicts; taxes; credits; transmission of races; rules; application.
550.2704
Jai Alai Tournament of Champions Meet.
550.285
Obtaining feed or other supplies for racehorses or greyhound racing dogs with intent to defraud.
550.334
Quarter horse racing; substitutions.
550.3345
Conversion of quarter horse permit to a limited thoroughbred permit.
550.3355
Harness track licenses for summer quarter horse racing.
550.3551
Transmission of racing and jai alai information; commingling of pari-mutuel pools.
550.3615
Bookmaking on the grounds of a permitholder; penalties; reinstatement; duties of track employees; penalty; exceptions.
550.375
Operation of certain harness tracks.
550.475
Lease of pari-mutuel facilities by pari-mutuel permitholders.
550.495
Totalisator licensing.
550.505
Nonwagering permits.
550.5251
Florida thoroughbred racing; certain permits; operating days.
550.615
Intertrack wagering.
550.625
Intertrack wagering; purses; breeders’ awards.
550.6305
Intertrack wagering; guest track payments; accounting rules.
550.6308
Limited intertrack wagering license.
550.6315
Applicability of s. 565.02(5) to guest tracks.
550.6325
Uncashed tickets and breakage tax.
550.6335
Surcharge.
550.6345
Intertrack wagering; purses when host track is harness racetrack.
550.70
Jai alai general provisions; chief court judges required; extension of time to construct fronton; amateur jai alai contests permitted under certain conditions; playing days’ limitations; locking of pari-mutuel machines.
550.71
Operation of ch. 96-364.
550.901
Interstate Compact on Licensure of Participants in Pari-mutuel Wagering.
550.902
Purposes.
550.903
Definitions; Interstate Compact on Licensure of Participants in Pari-mutuel Wagering.
550.904
Entry into force.
550.905
States eligible to join compact.
550.906
Withdrawal from compact; impact on force and effect.
550.907
Compact committee.
550.908
Powers and duties of compact committee.
550.909
Voting requirements.
550.910
Administration and management.
550.911
Immunity from liability for performance of official responsibilities and duties.
550.912
Rights and responsibilities of each party state.
550.913
Construction and severability.
CHAPTER 551
SLOT MACHINES
551.101
Slot machine gaming authorized.
551.102
Definitions.
551.103
Powers and duties of the division and law enforcement.
551.104
License to conduct slot machine gaming.
551.1045
Temporary licenses.
551.105
Slot machine license renewal.
551.106
License fee; tax rate; penalties.
551.107
Slot machine occupational license; findings; application; fee.
551.108
Prohibited relationships.
551.109
Prohibited acts; penalties.
551.111
Legal devices.
551.112
Exclusions of certain persons.
551.113
Persons prohibited from playing slot machines.
551.114
Slot machine gaming areas.
551.116
Days and hours of operation.
551.117
Penalties.
551.118
Compulsive or addictive gambling prevention program.
551.119
Caterer’s license.
551.121
Prohibited activities and devices; exceptions.
551.122
Rulemaking.
551.123
Legislative authority; administration of chapter.
