Commercial gambling

21-6406. Commercial gambling. (a) Commercial gambling is knowingly: (1) (A) Operating or receiving all or part of the earnings of a gambling place; (B) receiving, recording or forwarding bets or offers to bet or, with intent to receive, record or forward bets or offers to bet, possessing facilities to do so; (C) for gain, becoming a custodian of anything of value bet or offered to be bet; (D) conducting a lottery, or with intent to conduct a lottery possessing facilities to do so; or (E) setting up for use or collecting the proceeds of any gambling device; or (2) (A) granting the use or allowing the continued use of a place as a gambling place; or (B) permitting another to set up a gambling device for use in a place under the offender's control. (b) Commercial gambling as defined in: (1) Subsection (a)(1) is a severity level 8, nonperson felony. (2) Subsection (a)(2) is a class B nonperson misdemeanor. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 217; July 1, 2011. Source or Prior Law: 21-4304, 21-4305. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026