BILL NUMBER: AB 1505INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Smyth FEBRUARY 27, 2009 An act to amend Section 319 of the Penal Code, relating to gambling. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1505, as introduced, Smyth. Gambling: lotteries. Existing law defines a lottery as any scheme for the disposal or distribution of property by chance among persons who have paid or promised to pay valuable consideration for a chance to obtain that property or a portion, share, or interest therein, upon any agreement, understanding, or expectation that is to be so distributed or disposed of, whether it is called a lottery, raffle, gift enterprise, or any other name. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 319 of the Penal Code is amended to read: 319. A lottery is any scheme for thedisposal ordistribution or disposal of property by chance, among persons who have paid or promised to pay any valuable consideration for the chance of obtaining such property or a portion of it, or for any share or any interest in such property, upon any agreement, understanding, or expectation that it is to be distributed or disposed of by lot or chance, whether called a lottery, raffle, or gift enterprise, or by whatever name the same may be known.