Use of counterfeit, unapproved or unlawful wagering instruments · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 225.65 Use of counterfeit, unapproved or unlawful wagering
instruments.
A person is guilty of use of counterfeit, unapproved or unlawful wagering instruments when in playing or using any casino gaming designed to be played with, received or be operated by chips, cheques, tokens, vouchers or other wagering instruments approved by the appropriate gaming regulatory authority, he or she knowingly uses chips, cheques, tokens, vouchers or other wagering instruments other than those approved by the appropriate gaming regulating authority and the state gaming agency or lawful coin or legal tender of the United States of America.
Possession of more than one counterfeit, unapproved or unlawful wagering instrument described in this section is presumptive evidence of possession thereof with knowledge of its character or contents.
Use of counterfeit, unapproved or unlawful wagering instruments is a class A misdemeanor.
A person commits this offense by knowingly using a wagering instrument not approved by the proper gaming regulator and state gaming agency, rather than an approved instrument or lawful U.S. money, in casino gaming designed for such instruments. ★ Possessing more than 1 counterfeit, unapproved, or unlawful instrument is presumptive evidence of knowing its character. 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.
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.