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Current as of May 06, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Commercial gambling consists of either:
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, any gambling device.
Whoever commits commercial gambling is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 30. Criminal Offenses § 30-19-3. Commercial gambling - last updated May 06, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-30-criminal-offenses/nm-st-sect-30-19-3/
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