If any person shall establish, use or keep any gaming table (other than a faro bank), by whatever name such table may be called, an illegal punchboard or an illegal slot machine, at which games of chance shall be played, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor; and every person who shall play thereat or thereat bet any money, property or other thing of value, whether the same be in stake or not, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-295
Keeping gaming tables, illegal punchboards or slot machines, or betting thereat
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 208 F. Supp. 2d 597 - Helton v. Good (2002)
Most recently applied in 208 F. Supp. 2d 597 - Helton v. Good (July 2002)
1791, c. 336, P.R.; 1798, c. 502, s. 2, P.R.; R.C., c. 34, s. 72; Code, s. 1045; Rev., s. 3718; C.S., s. 4433; 1931, c. 14, s. 2; 1993, c. 539, s. 207; 1994, Ex
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