Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3303 (2026)

Promotion of gambling; classification

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A. Except for amusement, regulated or social gambling, a person commits promotion of gambling if he knowingly does either of the following for a benefit:

1. Conducts, organizes, manages, directs, supervises or finances gambling.

2. Furnishes advice or assistance for the conduct, organization, management, direction, supervision or financing of gambling.

B. Promotion of gambling is a class 5 felony.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1991–2017 · leading case: State v. Takacs, 819 P.2d 978 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991).
State v. Takacs, 819 P.2d 978 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 7× “section 13-3303. We consider whether dismissal was required because section 13-3303 is unconstitutionally vague.”
Am. Greyhound Racing, Inc. v. Hull, 146 F. Supp. 2d 1012 (D. Ariz. 2001). · cites it 6× “§ 5-601 allow the Governor to enter compacts permitting tribes to engage in gambling otherwise prohibited by state law? Third, what are the State’s obligations under IGRA? Specifically, when IGRA requires states to enter compacts for gaming allowed to “any person for any…”
Hannosh v. Segal, 328 P.3d 1049 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. §13-3303(A)(1) — (2). Promotion of gambling does not, however, include amusement, regulated or social gambling.”
State v. Daugherty, 845 P.2d 474 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “The Arizona Criminal Code is replete with crimes that, according to the statute, may be committed by words alone, without any tangible corpus.”
State v. Stelljes (Ariz. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 3× “") section 13-3303 (2017), illegal conduct of an enterprise in violation of A.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3303(A) — 1 case
State v. Stelljes (Ariz. Ct. App. 2017). “") section 13-3303 (2017), illegal conduct of an enterprise in violation of A.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3303(A)(1) — 1 case
Hannosh v. Segal, 328 P.3d 1049 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). “A.R.S. §13-3303(A)(1) — (2). Promotion of gambling does not, however, include amusement, regulated or social gambling.”
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