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Wis. Stat. § 945.04

Permitting premises to be used for commercial gambling

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Kramer v. Village of North Fond Du Lac (2004)

Most recently applied in Quick Charge Kiosk LLC v. Josh Kaul (June 2020)

1977 c. 173; 1993 a. 486; 1999 a. 9, 185

(1m) Except as provided in sub. (2m), whoever intentionally does any of the following is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor:

(a) Permits any real estate owned or occupied by him or her or under his or her control to be used as a gambling place; or (b) Permits a gambling machine to be set up for use for the purpose of gambling in a place under his or her control.

(2m) If the violation of sub.

(1m) involves the setup or use of not more than 5 video gambling machines on premises for which a Class “B” or “Class B” license or permit has been issued under ch. 125, the person may be penalized as follows:

(a) If the violation involves one video gambling machine, the person may be required to forfeit not more than $500.

(b) If the violation involves 2 video gambling machines, the person may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.

(c) If the violation involves 3 video gambling machines, the person may be required to forfeit not more than $1,500.

(d) If the violation involves 4 video gambling machines, the person may be required to forfeit not more than $2,000.

(e) If the violation involves 5 video gambling machines, the person may be required to forfeit not more than $2,500.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.