All wagers, bets or stakes made to depend upon any race or game, or upon any gaming by lot or chance, or upon any lot, chance, casualty or unknown or contingent event, shall be unlawful.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:40-1
Gaming transactions unlawful
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Governor of New Jersey (2016)
Most recently applied in National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Governor of New Jersey (August 2016)
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
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