Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Connecticut
Gambling Debts
In the State of Connecticut:
(1) Are debts incurred for the purpose of gambling
valid?
(2) If one stops payment on a check written to purchase casino chips, and then loses them, is he liable to repay?
Asked on 2/03/99, 5:23 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Gambling Debts
I assume you're talking about gambling in a legal casino.
1) Yes.
2) Yes. (Stopping the check itself, when the check was used to
get chips (which you got!) would actually violate
a few laws, some criminal! Yes, you'd still have to
repay.)
Stuart Williams
Law Offices of Stuart J. Williams
21 Walter St.
Answered on 2/09/99, 2:16 am
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