Section 30-19-13 – Bribery of participant in a contest.
Bribery of participant in a contest consists of: A. the transferring or promise to transfer anything of value to any person with intent to influence thereby any participant in a contest to refrain from exerting his full skill, speed, strength or endurance in such contest; or B. the agreeing or offering by a participant in […]
Section 30-19-14 – Testimony of witnesses to gambling.
Any district judge or justice of the peace [magistrate court] having jurisdiction over any of the crimes enumerated in this article [30-19-1 to 30-19-15 NMSA 1978], or any district attorney inquiring into the alleged violation of any of the provisions of this article, may subpoena persons and compel their attendance as witnesses and may compel […]
Section 30-19-15 – Unlawful to accept for profit anything of value to be transmitted or delivered for gambling; penalty.
A. It is unlawful for any person to, directly or indirectly, knowingly accept for a fee, property, salary or reward anything of value from another to be transmitted or delivered for gambling or parimutuel [pari-mutuel] wagering on the results of a race, sporting event, contest or other game of skill or chance or any other […]
Section 30-19-7.2 – Recreational bingo exception.
Nothing in this chapter or in the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act [60-2F-1 to 60-2F-26 NMSA 1978] prohibits a senior citizen group from organizing and conducting bingo at a senior citizen center, provided that no person other than players participating in the bingo game receive or become entitled to receive any part of the […]
Section 30-19-8 – Gambling and gambling houses as public nuisance.
Except as otherwise permitted or excepted under this article [30-19-1 to 30-19-15 NMSA 1978], any gambling device or gambling place is a public nuisance per se. The attorney general, any district attorney or any citizen of this state may institute an injunction proceeding to have such public nuisance abated. In the event such injunction is […]
Section 30-19-9 – Evidence of unlawful use of premises.
Evidence that a place has a general reputation as a gambling site or that at or about the time in question it was frequently visited by persons known to be professional gamblers or known as frequentors [frequenters] of gambling places is admissible on the issue of whether such site is a gambling place. History: 1953 […]
Section 30-19-10 – Forfeiture of equipment.
Any gambling device or other equipment of any type used in gambling is subject to forfeiture, and the provisions of the Forfeiture Act [Chapter 31, Article 27 NMSA 1978] apply to the seizure, forfeiture and disposal of such property. History: 1953 Comp., § 40A-19-10, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 19-10; 2002, ch. 4, […]
Section 30-19-11 – Remedy of lessor.
If the lessee of property has been convicted of using it as a gambling place or if the property has been adjudged to constitute a public nuisance, such lease shall be voidable at the option of the lessor. The lessor shall have the same remedies for regaining possession as in the case of a tenant […]
Section 30-19-12 – Duties of enforcement officials.
Upon the filing with any district judge or justice of the peace [magistrate court] of an affidavit in writing made by any citizen that gambling as prohibited by this article [30-19-1 to 30-19-15 NMSA 1978] is being conducted in any building, room, premises or place describing the same for sufficient identification, it shall be the […]
Section 30-19-4 – Permitting premises to be used for gambling.
Permitting premises to be used for gambling consists of: A. knowingly permitting any property owned or occupied by such person or under his control to be used as a gambling place; or B. knowingly permitting a gambling device to be set up for use for the purpose of gambling in a place under his control. […]