Florida Statute 849.14 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

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

Cases Citing Statute 849.14

Total Results: 16

United States v. Lanza

341 F. Supp. 405, 1972 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14400

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 30, 1972 | Docket: 1618129

Cited 43 times | Published

Statutes § 849.09(1), F.S.A., Florida Statutes § 849.14; and Florida Statutes § 849.25 all carry maximum

Department of Legal Affairs v. Rogers

329 So. 2d 257

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 25, 1976 | Docket: 380471

Cited 38 times | Published

questioned word puzzle contests are in violation of Section 849.14, Florida Statutes, and to say this is a denial

Shaktman v. State

529 So. 2d 711, 1988 WL 26257

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 17, 1988 | Docket: 2515793

Cited 11 times | Published

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

State v. Cogswell

521 So. 2d 1081, 1988 WL 20971

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 10, 1988 | Docket: 1347915

Cited 7 times | Published

the same conduct treated as a misdemeanor by section 849.14, Florida Statutes (1985)." Id. at 465. We have

Tabas v. Lehman (In re Capitol Investments, Inc.)

473 B.R. 838, 23 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 417, 2012 Bankr. LEXIS 4018

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: Jun 14, 2012 | Docket: 65784012

Cited 3 times | Published

550(a)(2) and (b)(1) (emphasis added). . Fla. Stat. § 849.14 states that: Whoever stakes, bets or wagers any

Vickery v. State

539 So. 2d 499, 1989 WL 12440

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 15, 1989 | Docket: 1511011

Cited 2 times | Published

degree gambling misdemeanors, in violation of section 849.14,[3] Vickery and Nunnari having committed 18

State v. Cogswell

504 So. 2d 464, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 750

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 11, 1987 | Docket: 2573842

Cited 2 times | Published

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

State v. DiGuillio

413 So. 2d 478

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 5, 1982 | Docket: 1344641

Cited 2 times | Published

more than simple gambling as prohibited by section 849.14 failed to charge felonies. Therefore, the circuit

Faircloth v. Central Florida Fair, Inc.

202 So. 2d 608, 1967 Fla. App. LEXIS 4310

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 28, 1967 | Docket: 64502367

Cited 1 times | Published

A. §§ 849.04, 849.08, 849.11. The exception is § 849.14 which declares it unlawful to bet on the result

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Aug 23, 1994 | Docket: 3258897

Published

winning teams during their weekly play, violate section 849.14, Florida Statutes? In sum: The purchase of

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 8, 1991 | Docket: 3258864

Published

team violate Florida's gambling laws? SUMMARY: Section 849.14, F.S., prohibits the operation of and participation

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 27, 1990 | Docket: 3257122

Published

element of chance do not constitute lotteries.3 Section 849.14, F.S., however, makes it unlawful to "stake

State v. Bonsignore

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 25, 1988 | Docket: 64633653

Published

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

State v. Tate

420 So. 2d 116

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 8, 1982 | Docket: 1306654

Published

accepting a bet may be guilty of violating section 849.14 without engaging in bookmaking. One engaged

Aiello v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 12, 1980 | Docket: 64579101

Published

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

Lamkin v. Faircloth

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 3, 1968 | Docket: 64503306

Published

forth standards by which they must be played. Section 849.14, Fla.Stat., F.S.A., states as follows: “849