Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

"Gambling" means risking any money, credit,
deposit or other thing of value for gain contingent in whole or in part upon
lot, chance, the operation of a gambling device or the happening or outcome of
an event, including a sporting event, the operation of casino gambling
including, but not limited to, blackjack, craps, roulette, poker, bacarrat
[baccarat] or keno, but does not include:
(1) Bona fide contests of skill, speed, strength or endurance in which
awards are made only to entrants or the owners of entrants; or
(2) Bona fide business transactions which are valid under the law of
contracts; or
(3) Games that award only additional play; or
(4) Merchant promotional contests and drawings conducted incidentally to
bona fide nongaming business operations, if prizes are awarded without
consideration being charged to participants; or
(5) Other acts or transactions now or hereafter expressly authorized by
law.

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