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Possession of gambling records; defense

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New York Code › Act PEN › Part 3 › Title M › Article 225 › Section 225.25

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§ 225.25 Possession of gambling records; defense.\n In any prosecution for possession of gambling records, it is a defense\nthat the writing, paper, instrument or article possessed by the\ndefendant was neither used nor intended to be used in the operation or\npromotion of a bookmaking scheme or enterprise, or in the operation,\npromotion or playing of a lottery or policy scheme or enterprise.\n

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