(4) ' Gambling device' means any electronic, electromechanical, or mechanical contrivance not excluded under Paragraph (B) that for a consideration affords the player an opportunity to obtain anything of value, the award of which is determined solely or partially by chance, even though accompanied by some skill, whether or not the prize is automatically paid by the contrivance. (3) ' Gambling place' means any real estate, building, room, tent, vehicle, boat, or other property whatsoever, one of the uses of which is the making or settling of bets, bookmaking, or the conducting of a lottery or the playing of gambling devices. (C) a scheme by three or more persons to receive, record, or forward a bet or an offer to bet. (B) to receive and record or to forward bets or offers to bet totaling more than $1,000 in a period of 24 hours or (A) to receive and record or to forward more than five bets or offers to bet in a period of 24 hours (C) an offer of merchandise, with a value not greater than $25, made by the proprietor of a bona fide carnival contest conducted at a carnival sponsored by a nonprofit religious, fraternal, school, law enforcement, youth, agricultural, or civic group, including any nonprofit agricultural or civic group incorporated by the state before 1955, if the person to receive the merchandise from the proprietor is the person who performs the carnival contest.

(B) an offer of a prize, award, or compensation to the actual contestants in a bona fide contest for the determination of skill, speed, strength, or endurance or to the owners of animals, vehicles, watercraft, or aircraft entered in a contest or (A) contracts of indemnity or guaranty, or life, health, property, or accident insurance

The guide links to the laws as well as to other resources that discuss contests, sweepstakes, and raffles in “plain English,” which can be easier to understand than complex legal language.(1) ' Bet' means an agreement to win or lose something of value solely or partially by chance. This guide provides an overview of the resources available online and through our library pertaining to the Texas laws on raffles, contests, and sweepstakes. We recently published a new Raffles, Contests, and Sweepstakes research guide.

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