§1175 Specific Jurisdictions Within Which Manufacturing, Repairing, Selling, Possessing, Etc., Prohibited; Exceptions

Summary

It is illegal to make, fix, sell, move, own, or use any gambling device in the District of Columbia, in U.S. possessions, in Indian country (see 18 U.S.C. 1151), or in special U.S. maritime and territorial areas (see 18 U.S.C. 7), including on vessels documented under chapter 121 of title 46 or under a foreign flag. There are some marine exceptions. If a vessel is outside any State or possession, people may repair, carry, have, or use a gambling device on board. A device may also stay on board while a vessel is inside state boundaries if its use on part of the trip was allowed at sea. A trip that begins and ends in Indiana and stays in Indiana waters (including on Lake Michigan) is also covered. A State or possession may forbid repair or use on a trip that both begins and ends in that State or possession and makes no stops elsewhere if that State has a law banning it. Alaska rules: vessels with sleeping accommodations for all passengers may have and use devices on trips that stop in Canada or another State, stop at two different Alaska ports, and last at least 60 hours, but Alaska may ban use while docked or within 3 nautical miles of a scheduled port and may require devices to stay on board.