537A.4 Gaming contracts void — exceptions. 1. All promises, agreements, notes, bills, bonds, or other contracts, mortgages or other securities, when the whole or any part of the consideration thereof is for money or othervaluable thing won or lost, laid, staked, or bet, at or upon any game of any kind or on anywager, are absolutely void and of no effect. 2. This section does not apply to a contract for the operation of or for the sale or rental of equipment for games of skill or games of chance, if both the contract and the games are incompliance with chapter 99B. This section does not apply to wagering under the pari-mutuelmethod of wagering authorized by chapter 99D. This section does not apply to the sale,purchase, or redemption of a ticket or share in the state lottery in compliance with chapter99G. This section does not apply to wagering authorized by chapter 99F. This section doesnot apply to the sale, purchase, or redemption of any ticket or similar gambling devicelegally purchased in Indian lands within this state. [C51, §2724; R60, §4366; C73, §4029; C97, §4965; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9442; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §537.4; C75, 77, 79, 81, §537A.4] 83 Acts, ch 187, sed in Indian lands within this state. [C51, §2724; R60, §4366; C73, §4029; C97, §4965; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9442; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §537.4; C75, 77, 79, 81, §537A.4] 83 Acts, ch 187, §32; 85 Acts, ch 33, §123; 86 Acts, ch 1125, §4; 88 Acts, ch 1136, §1; 89 Acts, ch 231, §34; 92 Acts, ch 1203, §19; 2003 Acts, ch 178, §115, 121; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §142; 2008Acts, ch 1031, §58 Sat Dec 23 01:41:21 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 537A.4 (17, 0)
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