Código Penal
Código Penal

Libro Segundo Título XV. De los juegos ilícitos

Arts. 477–4793 articlesTexto al 31 ene 2024

Article 477

The bankers, administrators, business owners, managers or other persons in charge and the owners of a house of games of luck, betting or chance shall be punished with imprisonment of one to five years and a fine of one thousand to ten thousand quetzales.

Article 478 Attendance

Persons who attend houses of games of luck, wager or chance shall be punished with a fine of two hundred to two thousand quetzales.

Article 479 Illicit Lotteries and Raffles

The operators and vendors of lottery or raffle tickets not legally authorized shall be punished with a fine of fifty-one thousand quetzales.

Source: CENADOJ, Organismo Judicial. Texto al 31 de enero de 2024. Machine-translated from the official Spanish text; Códice is not legal advice, always verify against the official publication.