Football or basketball pool or lottery tickets.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 351-3
in effectSec. 351-3. - Football or basketball pool or lottery tickets.
Any ticket or slip sold and used in a scheme of chance containing a list of the names of colleges or other schools playing games of football, basketball or other athletic events, or a list of professional football, hockey or basketball teams, and containing a statement that a certain number of college, school or professional teams shall be selected from the total thereof, or containing some symbol or name identifying the operator or promoter of such scheme and referring to the result of any such game or games on a certain day, shall constitute, prima facie, a gaming device, usable and intended for such use, by any person buying and so possessing it for no other purpose except to confer an interest in a football, hockey or basketball pool, policy or lottery, and payable on the outcome of a certain combination of any or all such athletic contests or events.
(Code 1975, § 20-164)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIPUORSA_CH351GA_S351-3FOBAPOLOTIFetched: 10/27/2026