A person who manipulates, with the intent to cheat, any component of a gaming device in a manner contrary to the designed and normal operational purpose of the component, including varying the pull of the handle of a gaming machine with knowledge that the manipulation affects the outcome of the game or with knowledge of any event that affects the outcome of the game, is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.
§ 60-2E-50 NMSA 1978
Crime; manipulation of gaming device with intent to cheat
Known as the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act
The act spans §§ 60–60 (572 sections).
Laws 1997, ch. 190, § 52; 2002, ch. 102, § 14.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.