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Florida Statute 849.11 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 849.11 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 849.11 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
849.11 Plays at games of chance by lot.Whoever sets up, promotes or plays at any game of chance by lot or with dice, cards, numbers, hazards or any other gambling device whatever for, or for the disposal of money or other thing of value or under the pretext of a sale, gift or delivery thereof, or for any right, share or interest therein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.s. 3, ch. 4373, 1895; GS 3584; RGS 5511; CGL 7669; s. 1067, ch. 71-136.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 849.11

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§849.11LOTTERY-OPERATINGOPERATE GAMES OF CHANCE 1ST OFFM · 2nd
§849.11LOTTERY-PLAYINGPLAY GAMES OF CHANCE 1ST OFFM · 2nd

Cases Citing F.S. 849.11

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In Re: Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases - Report No. 2015-01 (Fla. 2015).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...nd amended in 2015. - 29 - 22.16 [SETTING UP] [PROMOTING] [PLAYING AT] A GAME OF CHANCE FOR MONEY, THING OF VALUE, OR UNDER THE PRETEXT OF A SALE, GIFT, OR DELIVERY § 849.11, Fla....
...[under the pretext of a sale, gift, or delivery] [or] [for any right, share, or interest thereof]. Lesser Included Offenses [SETTING UP] [PROMOTING] [PLAYING AT] A GAME OF CHANCE FOR MONEY, THING OF VALUE, OR UNDER THE PRETEXT OF A SALE, GIFT, OR DELIVERY — 849.11 CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA....
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·Hall v. State, 460 So. 2d 428 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 9 Fla. L. Weekly 2434, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 16645

...om information gleaned from the initial intercept. Consequently, we find no error and affirm. Under point X, appellants argue that the trial court erred in refusing to submit to the jury an instruction regarding the lesser offenses found in sections 849.11 and 849.-231. Section 849.11 makes it a second degree misdemeanor to set up, promote or play “at any game of chance by lot or dice, cards, numbers, hazards or any other gambling device whatever for ...,” and section 849.231 makes it a first degree misdemean- or to possess gambling paraphernalia....
...proving that appellants conducted individual acts of gambling or were in possession of gambling paraphernalia. We hold that both section 849.-11 and section 849.231 contain elements separate and distinct from those embraced in section 849.09(l)(a). Section 849.11 defines a misdemean- or covering a class of unlawful activities relating to games of chance, and is aimed toward the casual or occasional act of gambling....
...Similarly, the elements of section 849.231 are not necessarily included in those of section 849.09(l)(a). It does not automatically follow that one who is conducting or promoting a lottery has in his or her possession gambling paraphernalia. As in the case of section 849.11, establishing a violation of section 849.231 would require proof of elements extraneous to those of section 849.09(l)(a)....
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