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Miss. Code Ann. § 97-33-29 (2024)

Gambling; laws remedial, not penal

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All laws made or to be made for the suppression of gambling or gaming, are remedial and not penal statutes, and shall be so construed by the courts.

Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 11(7); 1857, ch. 64, art. 146; 1871, § 2610; 1880, § 2856; 1892, § 1133; 1906, § 1215; Hemingway's 1917, § 945; 1930, § 972; 1942, § 2202.

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Cited in 2 cases, 2004–2006 · leading case: Trainer v. State, 930 So. 2d 373 (Miss. 2006).
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Trainer v. State, 930 So. 2d 373 (Miss. 2006). “" Miss.Code Ann. § 97-33-29. Therefore, Trainer asserts that Sections 97-33-7, -17 are civil in nature, and not criminal.”
Timmy Trainer v. State of Mississippi, No. 2004-CA-01955-SCT (Miss. Aug. 5, 2004). “” Miss. Code Ann. § 97-33-29 . Therefore, Trainer asserts that Sections 97-33-7, -17 are civil in nature, and not criminal.”
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