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Fla. Stat. § 849.14 (2025)
Unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc.
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849.14 Unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc.—Whoever stakes, bets, or wagers any money or other thing of value upon the result of any trial or contest of skill, speed or power or endurance of human or beast, or whoever receives in any manner whatsoever any money or other thing of value staked, bet, or wagered, or offered for the purpose of being staked, bet, or wagered, by or for any other person upon any such result, or whoever knowingly becomes the custodian or depositary of any money or other thing of value so staked, bet, or wagered upon any such result, or whoever aids, or assists, or abets, or influences in any manner in any of such acts all of which are hereby forbidden, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 1, ch. 5959, 1909; s. 1, ch. 6188, 1911; RGS 5514; CGL 7672; s. 1069, ch. 71-136; s. 1366, ch. 97-102; s. 35, ch. 2021-271.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 849.14
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§849.14GAMBLINGBET ON TRIAL OR CONTEST OF SKILL
§849.14GAMBLINGRENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9540
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1966–2023 · leading case: Dep't of Legal Affairs v. Rogers, 329 So. 2d 257 (Fla. 1976).
Dep't of Legal Affairs v. Rogers, 329 So. 2d 257 (Fla. 1976). “204, Florida Statutes, is indirectly alleging that the questioned word puzzle contests are in violation of Section 849.14, Florida Statutes, and to say this is a denial of Rogers' right to equal protection under the law.”
State v. Cogswell, 521 So. 2d 1081 (Fla. 1988). “25, Florida Statutes (1985), dealing with bookmaking, "is constitutionally invalid as a due process and equal protection violation to the extent that it permits the prosecution as a felony of the same conduct treated as a misdemeanor by section 849.14, Florida Statutes (1985)."…”
United States v. Lyons, 740 F.3d 702 (D.C. Cir. 2014). “See Fla. Stat. § 849.14 . Simply put, there was no evidence at all to support his argument that the safe harbor provision could apply to him and therefore no error in denying him an instruction on it.”
Faircloth v. Cent. Florida Fair, Inc., 202 So. 2d 608 (Fla. 4th DCA 1967). “The questions for our determination are (1)- are the games enumerated ones of skill or chance and (2) if the former, are they nevertheless prohibited by F.S.A. § 849.14? There is evidence of a legislative distinction between games of chance, which are prohibited, and games of…”
West Flagler Assocs., Ltd. v. Debra Haaland, 71 F.4th 1059 (D.C. Cir. 2023). “Fla. Stat. § 849.14 . The Compact and related amendments to state law changed this, purporting to allow the Tribe the exclusive right to offer sports betting in the state, including online sports betting by individuals not physically located on the Tribe’s lands, as follows.”
Tabas v. Lehman (In re Capitol Investments, Inc.), 473 B.R. 838 (Bankr. S.D. Florida 2012). “Fla. Stat. § 849.14 states that: Whoever stakes, bets or wagers any money or other thing of value upon the result of any trial or contest of skill, speed or power or endurance of human or beast, or whoever receives in any manner whatsoever any money or other thing of value…”
United States v. Lanza, 341 F. Supp. 405 (M.D. Fla. 1972). “, Florida Statutes § 849.14; and Florida Statutes § 849.25 all carry maximum sentences of less than one year.”
State v. DiGuillio, 413 So. 2d 478 (Fla. 2d DCA 1982). “It held that the state's failure to specifically allege the acts which charged more than simple gambling as prohibited by section 849.14 failed to charge felonies.”
Shaktman v. State, 529 So. 2d 711 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988). “25 and the conduct prohibited as a misdemeanor in section 849.14 are essentially identical, thus rendering section 849.”
Aiello v. State, 390 So. 2d 1205 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980). “(See for example Section 849.14) Further, if the State’s interpretation is accepted, the first part of Section 849.”
Vickery v. State, 539 So. 2d 499 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989). “[3] Section 849.14, Florida Statutes (1985), provides: 849.”
United States v. Lyons, 870 F. Supp. 2d 281 (D. Mass. 2012). “May 4, 2012); Fla. Stat. § 849.14 (2012); Mass. Gen. Laws eh.”
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