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Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.29 (2026)

Sale or gift of lottery ticket to minor; penalty.

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MCCAULEY-TRAXLER-LAW-BOWMAN-MCNEELY LOTTERY ACT


Act 239 of 1972


432.29 Sale or gift of lottery ticket to minor; penalty.

Sec. 29.

    A ticket or share shall not be sold to any person under the age of 18. This does not prohibit the purchase of a ticket or share for the purpose of making a gift by a person 18 years of age or older to a person less than age 18. A licensee who knowingly sells or offers to sell a lottery ticket or share to a person under the age of 18 is guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: 1972, Act 239, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1972

Compiler's Notes:

    For transfer of the Bureau of State Lottery from the Department of Management and Budget to be an autonomous entity within the Department of Treasury, see E.R.O. No. 1991-2, compiled at MCL 12.161 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

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Cited in 1 case, 1987–1987 · leading case: Nat'l Recovery Sys. v. Kasle, 662 F. Supp. 139 (E.D. Mich. 1987).
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Nat'l Recovery Sys. v. Kasle, 662 F. Supp. 139 (E.D. Mich. 1987). “§ 432.29. Forty-five (45%) percent of the total revenue must be apportioned as payment to the winning ticket-holder.”
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