Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Offences/Gambling Offences

Gambling Offences Gaming House Keeping gaming or betting house 201. (1) Every one who keeps a common gaming house or common betting house is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years. Person found in or owner permitting use (2) Every one who (a) is found, without lawful excuse, in a common gaming house or common betting house, or (b) as owner, landlord, lessor, tenant, occupier or agent, knowingly permits a place to be let or used for the purposes of a common gaming house or common betting house, is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction. R.S., c. C-34, s. 185. CCC Application Discharges, either conditional or absolute, are a possible disposition for first-time offenders. R v Colosimo, 2011 MBPC 70 2 Gambling Offences