Texas · Texas Penal Code
Tex. Penal Code § 47.02: GAMBLING
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a Class C misdemeanor by betting on games, contests, political events, or playing games of chance for money or value, unless gambling occurs privately among participants with equal risk and no third-party economic benefit, or falls within specific legal exceptions.
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