Ind. Code ch. 4-35-9

Ind. Code § 4-35-9-1 Application of chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to gambling games authorized under this article. As added by P.L.233-2007, SEC.21.

Ind. Code § 4-35-9-2 Aiding, inducing, or causing an underage person to enter; Class A misdemeanor

Sec. 2. A person who knowingly or intentionally aids, induces, or causes a person who is: (1) less than twenty-one (21) years of age; and (2) not an employee of a licensee; to enter or attempt to enter the licensee's gambling game facility commits a Class A misdemeanor. As added by P.L.233-2007, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.255-2015, SEC.52.

Ind. Code § 4-35-9-3 Repealed

As added by P.L.233-2007, SEC.21. Repealed by P.L.158-2013, SEC.74.

Ind. Code § 4-35-9-3.5 Underage entry

Sec. 3.5. (a) A person who: (1) is not an employee of a licensee; (2) is less than twenty-one (21) years of age; and (3) enters the licensee's gambling game facility; commits a Class C infraction. (b) A person who: (1) is not an employee of a licensee; (2) is less than twenty-one (21) years of age; and (3) attempts to enter the licensee's gambling game facility; commits a Class C infraction. As added by P.L.158-2013, SEC.75. Amended by P.L.255-2015, SEC.53.

Ind. Code § 4-35-9-4 Other Class A misdemeanors

Sec. 4. A person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) makes a false statement on an application submitted under this article; (2) conducts a gambling game in a manner other than the manner required under this article; or (3) wagers or accepts a wager at a location other than a licensee's gambling game facility; commits a Class A misdemeanor. As added by P.L.233-2007, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.255-2015, SEC.54.

Ind. Code § 4-35-9-5 Level 6 felonies

Sec. 5. A person who knowingly or intentionally does any of the following commits a Level 6 felony: (1) Offers, promises, or gives anything of value or benefit: (A) to a person who is connected with a licensee, including an officer or employee of a licensee; and (B) under an agreement to influence or with the intent to influence: (i) the actions of the person to whom the offer, promise, or gift was made in order to affect or attempt to affect the outcome of a gambling game; or (ii) an official action of a commission member. (2) Solicits, accepts, or receives a promise of anything of value or benefit: (A) while the person is connected with a licensee, including as an officer or employee of a licensee; and (B) under an agreement to influence or with the intent to influence: (i) the actions of the person to affect or attempt to affect the outcome of a gambling game; or (ii) an official action of a commission member. (3) Uses or possesses with the intent to use a device to assist in: (A) projecting the outcome of a gambling game; (B) analyzing the probability of the occurrence of an event related to a gambling game; or (C) analyzing the strategy for playing or betting to be used in a gambling game, except as permitted by the commission. (4) Cheats at a gambling game. (5) Manufactures, sells, or distributes any game or device that is intended to be used to violate this article. (6) Alters or misrepresents the outcome of a gambling game on which wagers have been made after the outcome is made sure but before the outcome is revealed to the players. (7) Places a bet on the outcome of a gambling game after acquiring knowledge that: (A) is not available to all players; and (B) concerns the outcome of the gambling game that is the subject of the bet. (8) Aids a person in acquiring the knowledge described in subdivision (7) to place a bet contingent on the outcome of a gambling game. (9) Claims, collects, takes, or attempts to claim, collect, or take money or anything of value in or from a gambling game: (A) with the intent to defraud; or (B) without having made a wager contingent on winning a gambling game. (10) Claims, collects, or takes an amount of money or a thing of value that is of greater value than the amount won in a gambling game. (11) Uses or possesses counterfeit tokens in or for use in a gambling game. (12) Possesses a key or device designed for: (A) opening, entering, or affecting the operation of a gambling game, a drop box, or an electronic or a mechanical device connected with the gambling game; or (B) removing coins, tokens, or other contents of a gambling game. This subdivision does not apply to a licensee or an employee of a licensee acting in the course of the employee's employment. (13) Possesses materials used to manufacture a slug or device intended to be used in a manner that violates this article. As added by P.L.233-2007, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.76.

Ind. Code § 4-35-9-6 Persons prohibited from wagering

Sec. 6. (a) The following individuals may not wager on gambling games at a facility licensed under this article: (1) A member of the commission. (2) An employee of the commission. (3) The spouse of any individual listed in subdivisions (1) and (2). (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class C infraction. However, the violation is a Class A misdemeanor if the person has a prior unrelated adjudication or conviction for a violation of this section within the previous five (5) years. As added by P.L.221-2013, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.32-2019, SEC.6.