Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-503 (2026)
Gambling promotion
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) A person commits an offense who knowingly induces or aids another to engage in gambling, and:
- (1) Intends to derive or derives an economic benefit other than personal winnings from the gambling; or
- (2) Participates in the gambling and has, other than by virtue of skill or luck, a lesser risk of losing or greater chance of winning than one (1) or more of the other participants.
- (b) The offense of gambling promotion is a Class B misdemeanor.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1996–2004 · leading case: United States v. Nathan Wall (95-5007) & Donald Wall (95-5008), 92 F.3d 1444 (6th Cir. 1996).
United States v. Nathan Wall (95-5007) & Donald Wall (95-5008), 92 F.3d 1444 (6th Cir. 1996). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-503 (a). "Gambling” is defined as “risking anything of value for a profit whose return is to any degree contingent on chance.”
State of Tennessee v. George Arvil Vance & Vincent Vance (Tenn. Crim. App. 2004). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-503 (a). The Defendants assert that they did not knowingly commit aggravated gambling promotion because they believed that the Free Spin machines were legal under the gambling statutes and they displayed the machines “in the main, public areas” of the…”
State of Tennessee v. Donald Ray Lovell (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-503 . -8- In the present case, the officers went to 2602 Belmont Boulevard in response to a 911 call regarding an armed robbery.”
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