New York Statutes
§ 5-401 — Illegal wagers, bets and stakes
New York·Law GOB General Obligations·Title 4 Contracts Relating to Wagering; Forfeiture and Recovery of Certain Property·Art. 5 Creation, Definition and Enforcement of Contractual Obligations
§ 5-401. Illegal wagers, bets and stakes. All wagers, bets or stakes,\nmade to depend upon any race, or upon any gaming by lot or chance, or\nupon any lot, chance, casualty, or unknown or contingent event whatever,\nshall be unlawful.\n
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