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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 849
GAMBLING
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F.S. 849.04
849.04 Permitting minors and persons under guardianship to gamble.—The proprietor, owner, or keeper of any E. O., keno or pool table, or billiard table, wheel of fortune, or other game of chance kept for the purpose of betting, who willfully and knowingly allows a minor or person who is mentally incompetent or under guardianship to play at such game or to bet on such game of chance; or whoever aids or abets or otherwise encourages such playing or betting of any money or other valuable thing upon the result of such game of chance by a minor or person who is mentally incompetent or under guardianship, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. For the purpose of this section, the term “person who is mentally incompetent” means a person who because of mental illness, intellectual disability, senility, excessive use of drugs or alcohol, or other mental incapacity is incapable of managing his or her property or caring for himself or herself or both.
History.—s. 1, ch. 3145, 1879; RS 2647; s. 9, ch. 4322, 1895; GS 3575; RGS 5502; CGL 7660; s. 1060, ch. 71-136; s. 5, ch. 88-33; s. 1356, ch. 97-102; s. 24, ch. 2013-162.

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Amendments to 849.04


Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 849.04
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S849.04 - CONTRIB DELINQ MINOR - PERMIT MINOR TO GAMBLE - F: T
S849.04 - GAMBLING - ALLOW MENTALLY INCOMPETENT TO GAMBLE - F: T

Cases Citing Statute 849.04

Total Results: 3

Godwin v. State

593 So. 2d 211, 1992 WL 4452

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 2, 1992 | Docket: 1447514

Cited 93 times | Published

activities as church bingo or the Florida Lottery. § 849.04, Fla. Stat. (1989). It is true that some of the

Incredible Investments, LLC v. Fernandez-Rundle

28 F. Supp. 3d 1272, 2014 WL 2959455, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 91252

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 3, 2014 | Docket: 64295776

Published

849.094. In Count I, Plaintiff alleges that Section 849.04 “violates the Plaintiffs right to equal protection

Incredible Investments, LLC v. Fernandez-Rundle

984 F. Supp. 2d 1318, 2013 WL 6086031, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 165790

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Nov 13, 2013 | Docket: 65995783

Published

Fla. Stat. § 849.094. Plaintiff alleges that Section 849.04 “violates the Plaintiffs right to equal protection