Title 16 — Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
40 chapters · 682 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 16-1701 Invalidity of gaming contracts
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(a) A thing in action, judgment, mortgage, or other security or conveyance made and executed by a person in which any part of the consideration is for money or other valuable things won by playing at any game whatsoever, or by betting on the sides or hands of persons who play, or…
D.C. Code § 16-1702 Recovery of losses at gaming
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A person who, at any time or sitting, by playing at cards, dice or any other game, or by betting on the sides or hands of persons who play, loses to a person so playing or betting, a sum of money, or other valuable thing, amounting to $25 or more, and pays or delivers the money o…
D.C. Code § 16-1703 Relief from further penalty upon discovery and repayment of losses
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Upon the discovery and repayment of the money or other thing to be discovered and repaid as provided by section 16-1702 , the person who so discovers and repays shall be acquitted, indemnified, and discharged from any further or other punishment, forfeiture, or penalty, that he m…
D.C. Code § 16-1704 Cheating at gambling
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Whoever, at any one time or sitting, by fraud or false pretense, while playing any game, or while having a share in a wager played for, or while betting on the sides or hands of persons who play, wins, or acquires to himself or to any other person, above the sum or value of $25, …