# Tex. Penal Code § 47.04: KEEPING A GAMBLING PLACE

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C47_S47.04

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Penal Code § 47.04
- **Heading:** KEEPING A GAMBLING PLACE
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 47 / Section 47.04

## Text

(a) A person commits an offense if he knowingly uses or permits another to use as a gambling place any real estate, building, room, tent, vehicle, boat, or other property whatsoever owned by him or under his control, or rents or lets any such property with a view or expectation that it be so used.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that:

(1) the gambling occurred in a private place;

(2) no person received any economic benefit other than personal winnings; and

(3) except for the advantage of skill or luck, the risks of losing and the chances of winning were the same for all participants.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Penal Code § 47.01 § 47.01. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C47_S47.01.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 47.02 § 47.02. GAMBLING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C47_S47.02.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 47.03 § 47.03. GAMBLING PROMOTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C47_S47.03.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 47.04 § 47.04. KEEPING A GAMBLING PLACE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C47_S47.04.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 47.05 § 47.05. COMMUNICATING GAMBLING INFORMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C47_S47.05.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 47.06 § 47.06. POSSESSION OF GAMBLING DEVICE, EQUIPMENT, OR PARAPHERNALIA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C47_S47.06.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 47.07 § 47.07. EVIDENCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C47_S47.07.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 47.08 § 47.08. TESTIMONIAL IMMUNITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C47_S47.08.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 47.09 § 47.09. OTHER DEFENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C47_S47.09.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 47.10 § 47.10. AMERICAN DOCUMENTATION OF VESSEL REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C47_S47.10.md)
- [Tex. Penal Code § 47.11 § 47.11. DEPOSITS IN CERTAIN ACCOUNTS NOT CONSIDERATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpe_C47_S47.11.md)

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