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Structural division: BOOK VIII › CHAPTER II › Section II
Article 789 — Violation of Provisions Regarding Lotteries, Gambling and
Revised Criminal Code (English)
Article text
Betting.
(1) Whoever:
(a) Publicly organizes for profit lotteries, professional betting or gambling without having obtained an authorization from the competent authority; or
(b) without authorization organizes for profit in a public place or a place open to the public or in a private club gambling or betting or any other officially prohibited games of chance, or participates in such games or betting; or
(c) in any other way contravenes the relevant laws, regulations or directives, is punishable with fine or arrest.
(2) Lotteries and games of chance permitted by law and organized for public or charitable purposes are not punishable.
Article 6
Exception: Application of the More Favourable Law.
