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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 13 - CONTRACTS (§§ 13-1-1 — 13-12-5)
Chapter 8 - ILLEGAL AND VOID CONTRACTS GENERALLY (§§ 13-8-1 — 13-8-59)
Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-8-1 — 13-8-4)
Section 13-8-3 - Gambling contracts
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GA Code § 13-8-3 (2023)
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- (a) Gambling contracts are void; and all evidences of debt, except negotiable instruments in the hands of holders in due course or encumbrances or liens on property, executed upon a gambling consideration, are void in the hands of any person.
- (b) Money paid or property delivered upon a gambling consideration may be recovered from the winner by the loser by institution of an action for the same within six months after the loss and, after the expiration of that time, by institution of an action by any person, at any time within four years, for the joint use of himself and the educational fund of the county.
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