(2) (New, SG No. 26/2010) If the act under paragraph 1 resulted in considerable harmful
consequences, the punishment shall be imprisonment for up to five years and a fine from BGN
five hundred to two thousand.
Article 327
(Amended and supplemented, SG No. 28/1982, amended, SG No. 10/1993, SG No.
60/2011) (1) Anyone who organises a game of chance in breach of the statutory procedure shall
be punished with imprisonment for up to six years and a fine from BGN 1,000 to 10,000.
(2) The punishment shall be imprisonment from one to eight years and a fine ranging from
BGN 2,000 to 50,000 when the act under Paragraph 1:
1. is committed in the context of dangerous recidivism;
2. is a particularly grave offence;
3. concerns betting on the development or outcome of a sports event administered by a
sports organisation.
(3) Anyone who participates in a game of chance organised in breach of the statutory
procedure shall be punished with imprisonment for up to one year or probation.
(4) When the act under Paragraph 3 is committed repeatedly, the punishment shall be
imprisonment for up to three years and a fine ranging from BGN 500 to 5,000.
(5) The money or assets that are the object of the game of chance shall be forfeited in
favour of the state or, if they are not available or are expropriated, it is the relevant monetary
equivalent that shall be forfeited.
(6) Offenders under Paragraph 3 shall not be punished if they voluntarily inform the
competent authority about the crime committed under Paragraphs 1 and 2.
Article 328
(Amended, SG No. 28/1982, SG No. 10/1993, SG No. 92/2002, effective 1.01.2005 with
respect to the punishment of probation - amended, SG No. 26/2004, effective 1.01.2004,
amended, SG No. 26/2004, effective 1.01.2004, SG No. 103/2004, effective 1.01.2005, repealed,
SG No. 26/2010).
Article 329
(1) (Amended, SG No. 95/1975, SG No. 92/2002, effective 1.01.2005 with respect to the
punishment of probation - amended, SG No. 26/2004, effective 1.01.2004, SG No. 103/2004,
effective 1.01.2005) An adult capable for work, who for a long time does not engage in any
socially useful work, but receives unearned incomes in an illegal or immoral way, shall be
punished by imprisonment for up to two years or probation.
(2) (Amended, SG No. 92/2002, effective 1.01.2005 with respect to the punishment of
probation - amended, SG No. 26/2004, effective 1.01.2004) A person who systematically
practices mendacity, shall be punished by probation for a period of up to two years.
Chapter Eleven
GENERALLY DANGEROUS CRIMES
Section I
Crimes Committed in Generally Dangerous Manner or by