SF0044

Amends Wyoming's gambling statutes to clarify definitions and exceptions to gambling offenses.

• Modifies the definition of 'gambling' to clarify it includes risking property for gain contingent on chance, lot, or the outcome of events (including sporting events) over which the person has no control, in games involving cards, dice, balls, or gambling devices. (W.S. 6-7-101(a)(iii))
• Refines the exception for games or wagers incidental to a bona fide social relationship by adding requirements that the activity not be advertised or open to public participation, and that no person receives remuneration from facilitating, participating in, hosting, or organizing the game other than direct winnings. (W.S. 6-7-101(a)(iii)(E))
• Clarifies the definition of 'profit' to mean benefit other than gain (realized or unrealized, direct) including benefits from unequal advantage in transactions, while excluding benefits from proprietorship or management of a business where excepted games occur. (W.S. 6-7-101(a)(ix))
• Creates a new definition of 'bona fide social relationship' as a genuine social relationship between two or more persons with established knowledge of each other, specifically excluding relationships formed for the purpose of gambling. (W.S. 6-7-101(a)(xiv))

Effective: July 1, 2026

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