Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-504 (2026)

Aggravated gambling promotion

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(a) A person commits an offense who knowingly invests in, finances, owns, controls, supervises, manages or participates in a gambling enterprise.

(b) For purposes of this section, "gambling enterprise" means two (2) or more persons regularly engaged in gambling promotion as defined in § 39-17-503.

(c) The offense of aggravated gambling promotion is a Class E felony.

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 2001–2004 · leading case: State of Tennessee v. Clarence N. Baird & Cathy M. Fisher, 88 S.W.3d 617 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001).

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State of Tennessee v. Clarence N. Baird & Cathy M. Fisher, 88 S.W.3d 617 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-504. We conclude both indictments arose from the same criminal episode; both alleged offenses were known to the appropriate prosecuting officials at the time of the first indictment; and both alleged offenses were within the jurisdiction of the same…”

State v. Bolling, 75 S.W.3d 418 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-504 (1997) (aggravated gambling promotion); § 39-17-505 (1997) (possession of gambling paraphernalia).”

State of Tennessee v. Donald Ray Lovell (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003). · cites it 6× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-504 (a), (c). “Gambling enterprise” is defined as “two (2) or more persons regularly engaged in gambling promotion .”

State of Tennessee v. George Arvil Vance & Vincent Vance (Tenn. Crim. App. 2004). · cites it 4× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-504 (a) (1997). Gambling enterprise means “two (2) or more persons regularly engaged in gambling promotion as defined in § 39-17-503.”

State of Tennessee v. William Butler Bolling (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-504 (1997) (aggravated gambling promotion); § 39-17-505 (1997) (possession of gambling paraphernalia).”

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