Last Updated on June 28, 2021 by LawEuro
German Civil Code (BGB) German law
Title 19
Imperfect obligations
Section 762
Gaming, betting
(1) No obligation is established by gaming and betting. What has been paid due to such gaming or betting may not be demanded back on the basis that no obligation existed.
(2) These provisions also apply to an agreement by which the losing party, for the purpose of meeting a gaming or betting debt, enters into an obligation in relation to the winning party, including without limitation the acknowledgement of a debt.
Section 763
Lottery contracts and gaming contracts
A lottery contract or a gaming contract is binding if the lottery or the gaming has state approval. Apart from this, the provisions of section 762 apply.
Section 764 (repealed)
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