Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.304 (2026)

Selling pools and registering bets.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE

Act 328 of 1931

750.304 Selling pools and registering bets.

Sec. 304.

Any person or his or her agent or employee who, directly or indirectly, keeps, maintains, operates, or occupies any building or room or any part of a building or room or any place with apparatus, books, or any device for registering bets or buying or selling pools upon the result of a trial or contest of skill, speed or endurance or upon the result of a game, competition, political nomination, appointment, or election or any purported event of like character or who registers bets or buys or sells pools, or who is concerned in buying or selling pools or who knowingly permits any grounds or premises, owned, occupied, or controlled by him or her to be used for any of the purposes aforesaid, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.304 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003

FormerLaw Notes:

See sections 3 and 11 of Act 176 of 1925, being CL 1929, §§ 9123 and 9131.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1991–2010 · leading case: Attorney Gen. v. Powerpick Player's Club of Michigan, LLC, 783 N.W.2d 515 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010).

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Attorney Gen. v. Powerpick Player's Club of Michigan, LLC, 783 N.W.2d 515 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 22× “" The Attorney General went on to state: The Penal Code further prohibits buying and selling pools, MCL 750.304; publishing information concerning making bets or selling pools, MCL 750.”

People v. Lopez, 466 N.W.2d 397 (Mich. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “Defendant White was also charged with maintaining a place with devices for registering debts and buying or selling betting pools, MCL 750.304; MSA 28.536. The circuit court ordered count I quashed and count II dismissed in each case.”

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