Penal Law § 225.55

Gaming fraud in the second degree  ·  as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 225.55 Gaming fraud in the second degree.

A person is guilty of gaming fraud in the second degree when he or she:

1. with intent to defraud and in violation of the rules of the casino gaming, misrepresents, changes the amount bet or wagered on, or the outcome or possible outcome of the contest or event which is the subject of the bet or wager, or the amount or frequency of payment in the casino gaming; or

2. with intent to defraud, obtains anything of value from casino gaming without having won such amount by a bet or wager contingent thereon.

Gaming fraud in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/225.55

In plain English

A person commits second-degree gaming fraud by acting with intent to defraud and either:

The offense is a class A misdemeanor.

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 4 — The Court Clerk: Penal Law; Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Court Officer: Penal Law; Volume 3 — Your Career: Penal Law in Plain English.