§ 14-290. Dealing in lotteries. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 14‑290.  Dealing inlotteries.

Except as provided in Chapter18C of the General Statutes or in connection with a lawful raffle as providedin Part 2 of this Article, if any person shall open, set on foot, carry on,promote, make or draw, publicly or privately, a lottery, by whatever name,style or title the same may be denominated or known; or if any person shall, bysuch way and means, expose or set to sale any house, real estate, goods,chattels, cash, written evidence of debt, certificates of claims or any otherthing of value whatsoever, every person so offending shall be guilty of a Class2 misdemeanor which may include a fine not to exceed two thousand dollars($2,000). Any person who engages in disposing of any species of propertywhatsoever, including money and evidences of debt, or in any manner distributesgifts or prizes upon tickets, bottle crowns, bottle caps, seals on containers,other devices or certificates sold for that purpose, shall be held liable toprosecution under this section. Any person who shall have in his possession anytickets, certificates or orders used in the operation of any lottery shall beheld liable under this section, and the mere possession of such tickets shallbe prima facie evidence of the violation of this section. This section shallnot apply to the possession of a lottery ticket or share for a lottery gamebeing lawfully conducted in another state. (1834, c. 19, s. 1; R.C., c. 34, s. 69; 1874‑5,c. 96; Code, s. 1047; Rev., s. 3726; C.S., s. 4428; 1933, c. 434; 1937, c. 157;1979, c. 893, s. 4; 1983, c. 896, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 200; 1994, Ex. Sess.,c. 24, s. 14(c); 2005‑344, s. 3(b).)