Except as provided in Chapter 18C of the General Statutes or in connection with a lawful raffle as provided in Part 2 of this Article, if anyone by writing or printing or by circular or letter or in any other way, advertises or publishes an account of a lottery, whether within or without this State, stating how, when or where the same is to be or has been drawn, or what are the prizes therein or any of them, or the price of a ticket or any share or interest therein, or where or how it may be obtained, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. News medium as defined in G.S. 8-53.11 shall be exempt from this section provided the publishing is in connection with a lawful activity of the news medium. (1887, c. 211; Rev., s. 3725; C.S., s. 4427; 1979, c. 893, s. 3; 1983, c. 896, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 199; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2005-276, s. 31.1(v2); 2005-344, s. 3(a).)
Notes of Decisions
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2 in the last 5 years), 1968–2021 · leading case:
State v. McCleary, 308 S.E.2d 883 (N.C. Ct. App. 1983).
State v. McCleary, 308 S.E.2d 883 (N.C. Ct. App. 1983).
· cites it 14× “1, with one exception, do not violate the constitutional guarantees of due process and equal protection, and that the trial court erred in dismissing the warrants against defendant pursuant to G.S. 14-289 and G.S. 14-290. G.S. 14-289, which prohibits the advertising of…”
Am. Treasures, Inc. v. State, 617 S.E.2d 346 (N.C. Ct. App. 2005).
· cites it 2× “The trial court disagreed and entered declaratory judgment in favor of plaintiff. Part 1 of Chapter 14, Article 37 of our General Statutes, entitled “Lotteries and Gaming,” prohibits lotteries and other forms of gambling.”
State v. McCleary, 316 S.E.2d 870 (N.C. 1984).
· cites it 2× “We have considered the briefs of the parties, they having by stipulation waived oral argument, on the question of the constitutionality of our statutes controlling lotteries, N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 14-289 , 14-290, and 14-292.”
Fuller v. Scott, 328 F. Supp. 842 (M.D.N.C. 1971).
“§ 14-289. Advertising lotteries. — If anyone, by writing or printing or by circular or letter or in any other way, advertise or publish an account of a lottery, whether within or without this State, stating how, when or where the same is to be or has been drawn, or what are the…”
Crazie Overstock Promotions, LLC v. State of North Carolina (N.C. 2021).
· cites it 6× “¶9 On 24 May 2016, Crazie Overstock filed a complaint against defendants in which it sought (1) a declaratory judgment that the Rewards Program is lawful and did not violate N.C.G.S. §§ 14-289 (prohibiting the advertisement of lotteries), 14-290 (prohibiting “[d]ealing in…”
Crazie Overstock Promotions, LLC v. State of North Carolina (N.C. 2021).
· cites it 6× “¶9 On 24 May 2016, Crazie Overstock filed a complaint against defendants in which it sought (1) a declaratory judgment that the Rewards Program is lawful and did not violate N.C.G.S. §§ 14-289 (prohibiting the advertisement of lotteries), 14-290 (prohibiting “[d]ealing in…”
State v. Campbell, 339 S.E.2d 674 (N.C. Ct. App. 1986).
“14-298 provides: *470 All sheriffs and officers of police are hereby authorized and directed, on information made to them on oath that any gaming table prohibited to be used by G.S. 14-289 through 14-300, or any illegal punchboard or illegal slot machine is in the possession or…”
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