While I agree that this lawyers advice was of base, your response leaves out a little bit as well

PL 225.00(4)

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4. "Advance gambling activity." A person "advances gambling activity"
when, acting other than as a player, he engages in conduct which
materially aids any form of gambling activity. Such conduct includes but
is not limited to conduct directed toward the creation or establishment
of the particular game, contest, scheme, device or activity involved,
toward the acquisition or maintenance of premises, paraphernalia,
equipment or apparatus therefor, toward the solicitation or inducement
of persons to participate therein, toward the actual conduct of the
playing phases thereof, toward the arrangement of any of its financial
or recording phases, or toward any other phase of its operation. One
advances gambling activity when, having substantial proprietary or other
authoritative control over premises being used with his knowledge for
purposes of gambling activity, he permits such to occur or continue or
makes no effort to prevent its occurrence or continuation.

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§ 225.05 Promoting gambling in the second degree.
A person is guilty of promoting gambling in the second degree when he
knowingly advances or profits from unlawful gambling activity.
Promoting gambling in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.

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So the point is that one need not profit from the gambling activity, merely advancing the activity is illegal.