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Unlawful Gambling Act 1998
56Agreements relating to unlawful gambling unenforceable
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#### 56 Agreements relating to unlawful gambling unenforceable
56 Agreements relating to unlawful gambling unenforceable
> > (1) Any agreement, whether oral or in writing, that relates to any form of gambling that is prohibited under this Act has no effect, and no action may be brought or maintained in any court to recover any money alleged to have been won from, or any money paid in connection with, any such form of gambling.
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> > (2) Nothing in subsection (1) applies to or in respect of any form of gambling that is otherwise lawful.