General Obligations Law § 5-401 · Title 4. Contracts Relating to Wagering; Forfeiture and Recovery of Certain Property
Illegal wagers, bets and stakes
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§ 5-401. Illegal wagers, bets and stakes. All wagers, bets or stakes, made to depend upon any race, or upon any gaming by lot or chance, or upon any lot, chance, casualty, or unknown or contingent event whatever, shall be unlawful.
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/GOB5-401
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