Statute · New York General Obligations Law
N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 5-401 — Illegal wagers, bets and stakes
N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 5-401
- Type
- Statute
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- New York General Obligations Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 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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N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 5-401 — Illegal wagers, bets and stakes is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 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.