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Gambling Act 2003

Gambling - Prohibitions and authorisations

14: Legality of gambling contracts

You could also call this:

"What happens to contracts about gambling that are against the law"

If you make a contract about illegal gambling, it is not a legal contract. This is because of a law called the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017. You can enforce contracts about legal gambling in court. These contracts are allowed by the Gambling Act 2003, so you can take them to court if there is a problem.

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Part 2Gambling
Prohibitions and authorisations

14Legality of gambling contracts

  1. Every contract for, or relating to, illegal gambling is an illegal contract for the purposes of subpart 5 of Part 2 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017, and that subpart applies accordingly.

  2. Gambling contracts authorised by or under this Act are enforceable at law.

Notes
  • Section 14(1): amended, on , by section 347 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (2017 No 5).