§ 11-119. Gambling.

(a)

Engaging in gambling. It is unlawful for any person to make a bet, enter or remain in a gambling place with intent to make a bet, participate in a lottery or play a gambling device or to conduct a lottery or possess facilities with intent to conduct a lottery.

(b)

Commercial gambling. It is unlawful to participate in the earnings of or to operate a gambling place; or to receive, record forward or possess facilities with the intent to receive or forward bets or offers to bet or become a custodian of anything of value bet or offered to be bet; or to conduct a lottery or possess facilities with the intent to conduct a lottery where both the consideration and the prize are money; or to set up for use for the purpose of gambling, or operate any gambling device or collect the profits therefrom.

(c)

Permitting use of premises. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly permit any property owned or occupied by him or under his control to be used as a gambling place or to knowingly permit a gambling device to be set up for the purpose of gambling in a place under his control.

(d)

Dealing in gambling devices. It is unlawful to manufacture, commercially transfer or possess with the intent to commercially transfer any device which he knows evidences, purports to evidence or is designed to evidence a gambling purpose or any device which he knows is designed exclusively as a subassembly or essential part of such device including, but not limited to gambling machines, numbers, jars, punch boards or roulette wheels. Proof of possession of any device designed exclusively for gambling purposes other than in a gambling place and not set up for use is prima facie evidence of possession with intent to transfer commercially.

(e)

Permitted lottery. Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to any sale or drawing of any prize at any fair held in this state for the benefit of any church, public library or religious society if such benefit shall be expended in this state for the benefit of such church, public library, religious society or charitable purposes. A lottery may be operated for the benefit of the organization or charitable purpose only when the entire proceeds of the lottery go into the organization for charitable purposes and no part of such proceeds go to any individual member or employee thereof.

(f)

Permitted prizes. Nothing in this section shall be held to prohibit any motion picture theatre from offering prizes of cash or merchandise for advertising purposes in connection with such business whether or not any consideration other than monetary in excess of the regular price of admission is exacted for participation in drawings for prizes.

(Ord. No. 94, § 3-4, 5-9-77)

State law reference

Gambling, N.M.S.A. 1978, § 30-19-1 et seq.