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Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 849
GAMBLING
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F.S. 849.14
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.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 849.14
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S849.14 - GAMBLING - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9540 - M: S
S849.14 - GAMBLING - BET ON TRIAL OR CONTEST OF SKILL - F: T



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 849.14

Total Results: 20

DEPT. of LEGAL AFFAIRS v. Bradenton Group

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1998-09-24T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 727 So. 2d 199

Snippet: Florida Statutes: . . . . 32. Section 849.09, s. 849.14, s. 849.15, s. 849.23, or s. 849.25, relating to

Standard Jury Instructions

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1998-07-16T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 723 So. 2d 123

Snippet: None None 849.14 Betting None

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1994-08-23T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: teams during their weekly play, violate section 849.14, Florida Statutes? In sum: The purchase of a ticket…sports teams selected at random violates section 849.14, Florida Statutes, when the winning ticket is determined…element of chance may also be involved.3 Section 849.14, Florida Statutes, provides in part: Whoever stakes…operation of such a contest would violate section 849.14, Florida Statutes. Sincerely, Robert A. Butterworth

Polakoff v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-08-08T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 586 So. 2d 385

Snippet: relating to interest and usury. 4. Section 849.09, s. 849.14, s. 849.15, s. 849.23, s. 849.24, or s. 849.25,

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1991-01-07T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: violate Florida's gambling laws? SUMMARY: Section 849.14, F.S., prohibits the operation of and participation…be selected to make up the fantasy team. Section 849.14, F.S., however, provides in part: Whoever …such as described in your letter would violate s.849.14, F.S. RAB/tjw 1 According to your letter, the entry

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1990-07-27T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: of s. 849.14, F.S., to the players of games of skill for prizes: We turn next to F.S.A. s. 849.14 which…of chance do not constitute lotteries.3 Section 849.14, F.S., however, makes it unlawful to "stake… the legislature intended by enacting F.S.A. s. 849.14 to proscribe "wagering" on the results… machine in violation of Ch.849, F.S. 4 Section 849.14, F.S., provides in part: Whoever stakes, bets or… not considered a wager in violation of section 849.14, F.S., however, entry fees by participants which

Amador v. Hernandez

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1989-09-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 548 So. 2d 849, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 2149, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 5011, 1989 WL 104053

Snippet: Jorgenson, Levy, Schwartz 12 September 1989 548 So. 2d 849, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 2149, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 5011,

Vickery v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1989-02-14T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 539 So. 2d 499

Snippet: racketeering conduct. [3] Section 849.14, Florida Statutes (1985), provides: 849.14 Unlawful to bet on result… gambling misdemeanors, in violation of section 849.14,[3] Vickery and Nunnari having committed 18 and…pursue either a misdemeanor conviction under section 849.14 for each separate gambling incident, or a felony…treated as a gambling misdemeanor under section 849.14. Our supreme court found no constitutional violation…Florida Statutes: * * * * * * (24) Section 849.09, s. 849.14, s. 849.15, s. 849.23, s. 849.24, or s. 849.25,

Shaktman v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1988-05-17T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 529 So. 2d 711

Snippet: conduct prohibited as a misdemeanor in section 849.14 are essentially identical, thus rendering section

State v. Cogswell

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1988-03-09T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 521 So. 2d 1081

Snippet: deferred, or withheld. ... . [2] Section 849.14 provides: 849.14. Unlawful to bet on result of trial or…same conduct treated as a misdemeanor by section 849.14, Florida Statutes (1985)." Id. at 465. We …indistinguishable from the conduct proscribed by section 849.14,[2] a misdemeanor. He asserted that the absence…elements and to clearly separate it from section 849.14, Florida Statutes (1985).[3] That change does not

State v. Bonsignore

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1988-02-25T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 522 So. 2d 420, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 525, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 616, 1988 WL 13057

Snippet: because there is a misdemeanor statute, Section 849.14, proscribing the same conduct that the prosecutor

State v. Cogswell

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1987-03-10T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 504 So. 2d 464

Snippet: same conduct treated as a misdemeanor by section 849.14, Florida Statutes (1985). The same prohibited conduct

State v. Tate

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1982-10-08T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 420 So. 2d 116

Snippet: bookmaking section, sections 849.08, 849.11, and 849.14, Florida Statutes (1981), would lose their force…accepting a bet may be guilty of violating section 849.14 without engaging in bookmaking. One engaged in

State v. DiGuillio

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1982-05-05T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 413 So. 2d 478

Snippet: the similarity between sections 849.25(1)[1] and 849.14[2], Florida Statutes (1979), the misdemeanor betting…more than simple gambling as prohibited by section 849.14 failed to charge felonies. Therefore, the circuit…unknown, or contingent event whatsoever. [2] Section 849.14 provides: Whoever stakes, bets or wagers any money

Bowden v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1981-07-30T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 402 So. 2d 1173

Snippet: literature and profanity. 23. Section 849.09, s. 849.14, s. 849.15, s. 849.23, s. 849.24, or s. 849.25,

Aiello v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1980-11-12T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 390 So. 2d 1205, 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 17591

Snippet: distinct from bookmakers. (See for example Section 849.14) Further, if the State’s interpretation is accepted

Ferguson v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1979-12-05T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 377 So. 2d 709

Snippet: second-degree misdemeanor under sections 849.08, 849.11 and 849.14, Florida Statutes (1975), punishable by up to only…under section 849.01, sections 849.08, 849.11 and 849.14 would lose much of their force since the state

State v. Ferguson

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1978-12-20T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 365 So. 2d 788, 1978 Fla. App. LEXIS 16950

Snippet: offense— particularly since §§ 849.08, 849.11 and 849.-14, Florida Statutes seem to be more directly concerned

Department of Legal Affairs v. Rogers

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1976-02-24T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 329 So. 2d 257

Snippet: word puzzle contests are in violation of Section 849.14, Florida Statutes, and to say this is a denial … endurance of man or beast condemned by Section 849.14, Florida Statutes, but rather is the playing of

Lamkin v. Faircloth

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1968-01-03T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 204 So. 2d 747, 1968 Fla. App. LEXIS 6134

Snippet: criminal laws of the state;” F.S.A. § 616.09 Section 849.14 of the Florida Statutes, F.S.A., provides as follows…participating in the prohibited transactions specified in 849.14. They are contracting with the operator and have…repeal or modify any of the provisions of Section 849.14 Florida Statutes, F.S.A., and on the contrary, …of the State (e. g., Sections 849.01, 849.09 and 849.14, Florida Statutes) and notwithstanding the provisions