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Or. Rev. Stat. § 167.127 (2026)

Unlawful gambling in the first degree

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      167.127 Unlawful gambling in the first degree. (1) A person commits the crime of unlawful gambling in the first degree if the person knowingly promotes or profits from unlawful gambling.

      (2) Unlawful gambling in the first degree is a Class C felony. [1971 c.743 §265; 1997 c.867 §22]

 

      167.130 [Repealed by 1971 c.743 §432]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2021 · leading case: MT & M Gaming, Inc. v. City of Portland, 383 P.3d 800 (Or. 2016).
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MT & M Gaming, Inc. v. City of Portland, 383 P.3d 800 (Or. 2016). “122, ORS 167.127. One kind of gambling that is specifically authorized by law involves so-called “social games.”
State v. McKee, 747 P.2d 395 (Or. Ct. App. 1987). “Defendants were charged with promoting gambling in the first degree, ORS 167.127, and the McKees were also charged with possession of a controlled substance.”
Mt & M Gaming, Inc. v. City of Portland, 360 P.3d 611 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “1 Moreover, *102 MT & M asked the court to declare that businesses commit the crime of unlawful gambling, ORS 167.127, 2 and violate various city ordinances, if they charge membership fees in exchange for the right to participate in games of chance.”
Oregon Racing, Inc. v. Oregon State Lottery, 485 P.3d 912 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “122 (defining the crime of second-degree unlawful gambling); ORS 167.127 (defining the crime of first-degree unlawful gambling).”
Multnomah Cnty. v. $5,650 in U.S. Currency, 774 P.2d 489 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). ““(6) All equipment, materials or records of any sort that are used, or intended for use to facilitate any illegal gambling activity; and “(7) (a) All real property other than residential property which is: “[1] used to manufacture any controlled substance, or “[2] used to…”
MT & M Gaming, Inc. v. City of Portland (Or. 2016). “122, ORS 167.127. One kind of gambling that is specifically authorized by law involves so-called “social games.”
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