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[QUOTE="ChurchSkiz, post: 1025611, member: 45618"]
I actually didn't believe this (sounded like a scheme to me), so I researched NY state penal law 225 and the info represented above is a little over the top.
 
[I][COLOR=blue]Section 225.00 Gambling offenses;  definitions of terms [/COLOR][/I]
[I][COLOR=blue] The following definitions are applicable to this article: [/COLOR][/I]
[I][COLOR=blue] [COLOR=red]1. "Contest of chance" means any contest, game, gaming scheme or gaming device in which the outcome depends in a material degree upon an element of chance, notwithstanding that skill of the contestants may also be a factor therein[/COLOR]. [/COLOR][/I]
[I][COLOR=blue] 2. "Gambling."  A person engages in gambling when he stakes or risks something of value upon the outcome of a [B][COLOR=red]contest of chance[/COLOR][/B] or a future contingent event not under his control or influence, upon an agreement or understanding that he will receive something of value in the event of a certain outcome.[/COLOR][/I]
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The "something of value" factor only applies to contests of chance.  So bowling, volleyball, darts, would in no way be illegal because they do not rely on an element of chance.
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