Gambling within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is illegal, except where explicitly authorized by state statute or judicial controlling case law. See Pennsylvania Title 4 for more information.
The Monroe County Office of the District Attorney has one detective from our Criminal Investigations Division and one part-time prosecutor assigned to investigate and prosecute criminal violations of the state gambling statute, Section 5513 of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, as well as other offenses that can be directly tied to gambling activity.
Different forms of illegal gambling activity may include:
- bookmaking;
- illegal “numbers” games (lotteries); and
- animal fighting
- other gambling offenses, as defined by law
Other criminal offenses commonly associated with illegal gambling are corrupt organizations, dealing in the proceeds of unlawful activities, deceptive business practices, animal cruelty violations, money laundering, and illegal drug violations.
To anonymously report illegal gambling incidents and operations, please visit our Anonymous Complaint page.
For information on legal small games of chance licenses, please visit our Small Games of Chance page.
