. Section 16(a) — Lottery offence (578/2011) A person who (1) arranges a lottery without a permit, (2) sells or purveys lottery tickets for a lottery that is not organized by a lottery society referred to in section 11 of the Lottery Act (1047/2001) or markets such a lottery in violation of the prohibition provided in section 62, subsection 2, paragraph 1 of the Lottery Act, (3) sells or purveys lots in a gambling game abroad or markets a gambling game abroad in violation of the prohibition provided in section 62, subsection 2, paragraph 2, (4) sells or purveys, without a permit from the organizer of a gambling game, lottery tickets in a gambling game organized by a lottery society referred to in section 11 of the Lottery Act or accepts stakes in such a gambling game or purveys winnings in such a gambling game in violation of the prohibition provided in section 62, subsection 2, paragraph 3, or (5) provides premises for a slot machine or casino game to be used by a lottery society other than one mentioned in section 11 of the Lottery Act, in violation of the prohibition provided in section 62, subsection 3, shall, unless a more severe penalty has been provided elsewhere in law for the act, be sentenced for a lottery offence to a fine or to imprisonment for at most two years. Section 16(b) – Raffle offence (578/2011) A person who (1) arranges lotteries other than those referred to in section 16(a), paragraph 1 of the Lottery Act without a permit, (2) violates section 62, subsection 1-4 of the Lottery Act in a manner other than that referred to in section 16(a), (3) uses the profits from a lottery essentially in violation of the Act, the permit issued for the organization of the lottery or an order issued in a permit for amending the intended purpose of the profits, (4) neglects an accounting obligation that is part of the organization of a lottery, (5) organizes a petty lottery referred to in section 27, subsection 1 of the Lottery Act even though he or she does not fulfil the criteria regarding the organization of a lottery as provided in section 5 of the Lottery Act, (6) essentially or repeatedly violations the conditions or orders of a permit issued for the organization of a lottery, (7) organizes a lottery essentially or repeatedly in violation of the decree issued on the basis of section 13(c) or 14 of the Lottery Act, or