Idaho Statutes

§ 18-3801 — GAMBLING DEFINED

Idaho § 18-3801
JurisdictionIdaho
Title 18CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Ch. 38GAMING

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Idaho Code § 18-3801 (2026).

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"Gambling" means risking any money, credit, deposit or other thing of value for gain contingent in whole or in part upon lot, chance, the operation of a gambling device or the happening or outcome of an event, including a sporting event, the operation of casino gambling including, but not limited to, blackjack, craps, roulette, poker, bacarrat or keno, but does not include:

(1)Bona fide contests of skill, speed, strength or endurance in which awards are made only to entrants or the owners of entrants; or
(2)Bona fide business transactions which are valid under the law of contracts; or
(3)Games that award only additional play; or
(4)Merchant promotional contests and drawings conducted incidentally to bona fide nongaming business operations, if prizes are awarded without consideration be

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Legislative History

[I.C., sec. 18-3801, as added by lst Ex. Session 1992, ch. 2, sec. 3, p. 5.]

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