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Texas gambling law
by Jerry "Jet"
Whittaker
Nov 15, 2006
Texas gambling law
Texas is a very popular place for gambling. Many place a
re-available for gambling like the casinos,
racecourses. In order, there are laws to be laid upon,
so as to make the game legal. The gamblers should be
able to gamble and win the respective prizes; there
should not be any cheating occurring, so laying of
rules, law for gambling is necessary.
Texas law
Several bills have been introduced into current Texas
legislature. House bill 897 would permit video lottery
terminals at horse and greyhound racetracks and certain
Indian casinos as well in nine separate locations in
various districts around the state. House joint
resolution 51 allows casino gaming at licensed business.
The resolution takes it one-step further, requiring
voters to approve casino gaming in their area. Texas
law, under the law, the game rooms that features
machines known as eight-liners can award only upto$5 in
prizes. Some places offer more than that also. There are
near about 2,423 licensed machines in there. Although
the police have reportedly admitted that most places
dole out cash prizes, investigations into the matter
have been slowed by a lack of interest or complaints
from city residents, there is also some political
pressure to set up the efforts. The increase in illegal
gambling is making it harder for law-abiding game rooms.
The operators of such gaming rooms have complained of
slow investigation efforts.
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A person commits an offense if he makes a bet on the
partial or the result of a game or contest or on the
performance of a participant in a game or contest.
Alternatively, he makes a bet on the result of any
political nomination, appointment, or election or on
the degree of success of any nominee, appointee, or
candidate. Alternatively, he plays and bets for
money or other thing of value at any game played
with cards, dice, balls, or any other thing.
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It is a defense to prosecution under the section
that the actor engaged in gambling in a private
area, or has any economic benefit out of gambling,
and risk-bearing conditions should be acceptable by
all the participants.
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It is a defense to prosecution under the section
that the actor reasonably believed that the conduct
was permitted.
Laws for gambling are been laid down so as to make the
gaming work easier and more convenient making no
problems. Texas has laid down separate laws for itself,
gambling laws,
which implement only in Texas and following them would
really make gaming easier.
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