Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.309 (2026)

Frequenting or attending gaming places.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE

Act 328 of 1931

750.309 Frequenting or attending gaming places.

Sec. 309.

Frequenting or attending gaming places—Any person who shall attend or frequent any place where gaming or gambling is suffered or permitted, or any place operated or occupied as a common gaming or gambling house or room, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.309

FormerLaw Notes:

See section 10 of Act 176 of 1925, being CL 1929, § 9129.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2025 · leading case: United States v. Dakota, 666 F. Supp. 989 (W.D. Mich. 1985).

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United States v. Dakota, 666 F. Supp. 989 (W.D. Mich. 1985). · cites it 4× “Any person who wins money at gambling is guilty of a misdemeanor, Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 750.314, and any person who attends or frequents any place where gaming or gambling is permitted is guilty of a misdemean- or.”

Churchill Downs Tech. Initiatives Co. v. Michigan Gaming Control Bd. (W.D. Mich. 2025). “§ 750.309. Michigan even prohibits winning money on gambling and losing money on gambling when the subject of the wager is a game or race located in Michigan.”

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