§ 60-7A-19 — Commercial gambling on licensed premises

A. It is a violation of the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978] for a licensee to knowingly allow commercial gambling on the licensed premises. B. In addition to any criminal penalties, a person who violates Subsection A of this section may have the person's license suspended or revoked or a fine imposed, or both, pursuant to the Liquor Control Act. C. As used in this section: (1) "commercial gambling" means: (a) participating in the earnings of or operating a gambling place; (b) receiving, recording or forwarding bets or offers to bet; (c) possessing facilities with the intent to receive, record or forward bets or offers to bet; (d) for gain, becoming a custodian of anything of value bet or offered to be bet; (e) conducting a lottery where both the consideration and the prize are money, or whoever with intent to conduct a lottery possesses facilities to do so; or (f) setting up for use for the purpose of gambling, or collecting the proceeds of, a gambling device or game; and (2) "commercial gambling" does not mean: (a) activities authorized pursuant to the New Mexico Lottery Act [Chapter 6, Article 24 NMSA 1978]; (b) the conduct of activities pursuant to Subsection B of Section 30-19-6 NMSA 1978 on the licensed premises of the holder of a club license; and (c) gaming authorized pursuant to the Gaming Control Act [Chapter 60, Article 2E NMSA 1978] on the premises of a gaming operator licensee licensed pursuant to that act.

Legislative History

Laws 1981, ch. 39, § 96; 1997, ch. 190, § 68; 2011, ch. 176, § 1.