NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-302 (2026)

Punchboards, vending machines, and other gambling devices; separate offenses

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It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate or keep in his possession, or the possession of any other person, firm or corporation, for the purpose of being operated, any punchboard, slot machine or device where the user may become entitled to receive any money, credit, allowance, or any thing of value, as defined in G.S. 14-306.  Each time said punchboard, slot machine or device where the user may become entitled to receive any money, credit, allowance, or any thing of value, as defined in G.S. 14-306 is operated, played, or patronized by the paying of money or other thing of value therefor, shall constitute a separate violation of this section as to operation thereunder. (1923, c. 138, ss. 3, 4; C.S., s. 4437(b); 1989, c. 406, s. 4.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1945–1992 · leading case: State ex rel. Thornburg v. Lot & Bldgs. at 800 Waughtown St., 421 S.E.2d 374 (N.C. Ct. App. 1992).
State ex rel. Thornburg v. Lot & Bldgs. at 800 Waughtown St., 421 S.E.2d 374 (N.C. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “§ 14-293 ; two counts of operating or possessing gambling devices in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-302 ; and one count of selling or possessing numbers tickets in violation of N.”
State v. Marsh, 36 S.E.2d 244 (N.C. 1945). · cites it 3× “This is the question: Does the evidence offered before the judge of the Superior Court, bearing thereon, support his finding of fact that defendant has breached the first condition upon which the sentence of June Term, 1945, was suspended, by violating the criminal laws…”
State v. Sheppard, 167 S.E.2d 535 (N.C. Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 3× “Provisions of G.S. 14-302 pertinent to this appeal are as follows: “It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate or keep in his possession, or the possession of any other person, firm or corporation, for the purpose of being operated, *671 any punchboard,…”
State v. Jones, 243 S.E.2d 827 (N.C. Ct. App. 1978). “” Defendant and State agree that the citation in the warrant should have been G.S. 14-302 which reads as follows: “It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate or keep in his possession, or the possession of any other person, firm or corporation, for the…”
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