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Ind. Code § 35-45-5-3.5 — Possession of electronic gaming device; maintaining a professional gambling site; exception for antique slot machines possessed for decorative, historic, or nostalgic purposes

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 5: Gambling, Indiana Code.

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Possession of electronic gaming device; maintaining a professional gambling site; exception for antique slot machines possessed for decorative, historic, or nostalgic purposes

Full text of Ind. Code § 35-45-5-3.5

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.

Ind. Code § 35-45-5-3.5Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Sec. 3.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person who possesses an electronic gaming device commits a Class A infraction. (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally accepts or offers to accept for profit, money, or other property risked in gambling on an electronic gaming device possessed by the person commits maintaining a professional gambling site, a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this subsection. (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who: (1) possesses an antique slot machine; (2) restricts display and use of the antique slot machine to the person's private residence; and (3) does not use the antique slot machine for profit. (d) As used in this section, "antique slot machine" refers to a slot machine that is: (1) at least forty (40) years old; and (2) possessed and used for decorative, historic, or nostalgic purposes.

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Is possession of electronic gaming device; maintaining a professional gambling site; exception for antique slot machines possessed for decorative, historic, or nostalgic purposes a felony or a misdemeanor in Indiana?

It depends on the circumstances: possession of electronic gaming device; maintaining a professional gambling site; exception for antique slot machines possessed for decorative, historic, or nostalgic purposes ranges from a Class A Infraction to a Level 5 Felony in Indiana under Ind. Code § 35-45-5-3.5.

Possession of electronic gaming device: Class A Infraction (Ind. Code § 35-45-5-3.5(a)) · Maintaining a professional gambling site: Level 6 Felony (Ind. Code § 35-45-5-3.5(b)) · Maintaining a professional gambling site — prior conviction: Level 5 Felony (Ind. Code § 35-45-5-3.5(b))

Which Indiana statute covers possession of electronic gaming device; maintaining a professional gambling site; exception for antique slot machines possessed for decorative, historic, or nostalgic purposes?

Possession of electronic gaming device; maintaining a professional gambling site; exception for antique slot machines possessed for decorative, historic, or nostalgic purposes is governed by Ind. Code § 35-45-5-3.5 (Possession of electronic gaming device; maintaining a professional gambling site; exception for antique slot machines possessed for decorative, historic, or nostalgic purposes).

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