2012 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 32 - Contracts and Agents
Chapter 1 - GAMBLING AND FUTURE CONTRACTS
Section 32-1-40 - Notes or other securities or conveyances given to secure wagers.


SC Code § 32-1-40 (2012) What's This?

All notes, bills, bonds, judgments, mortgages or other securities or conveyances whatsoever given, granted, entered into or executed by any person whatsoever when the whole or any part of the consideration of such conveyances or securities shall be (a) for any money or valuable thing whatsoever won by cockfighting, horse racing or by gaming or playing at cards, dice tables, tennis, bowls, or other game whatsoever or by betting on the sides or hands of such as do game at any of the games aforesaid or any other game or games or (b) for the reimbursing or repaying any money knowingly lent or advanced at the time and place of such cockfighting, horse racing or play to any person (i) so gaming or betting as aforesaid or (ii) that shall, during such cockfighting, horse racing or play, so bet shall be utterly void, frustrate and of none effect to all intents and purposes whatsoever.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 11-54; 1952 Code Section 11-54; 1942 Code Section 6311; 1932 Code Section 6311; Civ. C. '22 Section 5163; Civ. C. '12 Section 3419; Civ. C. '02 Section 2308; G. S. 1723; R. S. 1857; 1712 (2) 567; 1791 (5) 178.

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