SB 511

SENATE BILL NO. 511
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
by amending section 301 (MCL 750.301), as amended by
2002 PA 672.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 301. (1) Any Except as otherwise allowed by
law, a person,
or his or her whether acting on the person's own
behalf or as an agent or employee, who, directly or indirectly, takes,
receives, or accepts from any person any money or a valuable thing with the agreement,
understanding,
or allegation that any money
or a valuable
thing will be paid or delivered to any person, where if the payment or delivery is alleged to be
or will be is contingent upon on the result of any a race, contest, or
game or upon on the happening of any an event not known
by the parties to be certain, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00.$5,000.00.
(2) This
section does not apply to a game, wager, or other transaction to which all of
the following apply:
(a) The
transaction is incidental to a bona fide social relationship.
(b) Not
more than 100 individuals participate in the transaction.
(c) The
maximum total amount wagered by an individual is $25.00.
(d) Other
than the wagers, no other money or thing of value is paid to participate in the
transaction.
(e) The
entire amount of the wagers is paid to 1 or more participants as a prize.
(f) The
organizer of the game, wager, or other transaction is a participant, and the
benefit to the organizer is only the potential to win the same prizes eligible
to be won by other participants.
(g) The
game, wager, or other transaction does not take place inside a gambling
establishment, restaurant, entertainment venue, or bar, and is not promoted by
a business with the intent to bring in extra customers to the business.