(1) it's a violation of this statute to while in the course of participating or attempting to participate in any legal or illegal gambling activity, directly or indirectly:

(a) employ or attempt to employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud any other participant or any operator

(b) engage in any act, practice or course of operation that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any other participant or any operator

(c) engage in any act, practice or course of operation with the intent of cheating any other participant or the operator to gain an advantage in the game over the other participant or operator OR

(d) cause, aid, abet or conspire with another person to cause any other person to violate paragraphs (a) to (c) of this statute

(2) as used in this section, "deceit," "defraud" and "fraud" are not limited to common law deceit or fraud

In any prosecution under 167.132 (possession of gambling records 2) or 167.137 (possession of gambling records 1) it is a defense if the writing, paper, instrument or article possessed by the defendant is neither used nor intended to be used in the operation or promotion of a bookmaking scheme or enterprise, or in the operation, promotion or playing of a lottery or numbers scheme or enterprise

(1) Anyone engaged in an Internet gambling business may not knowingly accept, in connection with the participation of another person in unlawful gambling using the Internet:

(a) credit, or the proceeds of credit, extended to or on behalf of such other person, including credit extended through the use of a credit card

(b) an electronic funds transfer or funds transmitted by or through a money transmission business, or the proceeds of an electronic funds transfer or money transmission service, from or on behalf of the other person

(c) any check, draft or similar instrument that is drawn by or on behalf of the other person and is drawn on or payable at or through any financial institution OR

(d) the proceeds of any other form of financial transaction that involves a financial institution as a payor or financial intermediary on behalf of or for the benefit of the other person

Counties and cities may, by ordinance, authorize the playing or conducting of a social game in a private business, private club or in a place of public accommodation. Such ordinances may provide for regulation or licensing of the authorized social games

(1) it's a violation of this statute if someone, with knowledge of the character thereof, manufactures, sells, transports, places or possesses, or conducts or negotiates a transaction affecting or designed to affect ownership, custody or use of

(a) a slot machine OR

(b) any other gambling device, believing that the device is to be used in promoting unlawful gambling activity

(3) it's a defense to a charge of possession of a gambling device if the slot machine or gambling device that caused the charge to be brought was manufactured

(a) prior to 1900 & isn't operated for purposes of unlawful gambling OR

(b) more than twenty-five (25) years before the date on which the charge was brought and:

(A) is located in a private residence

(B) isn't operated for the purposes of unlawful gambling AND

(C) has permanently affixed to it by the manufacturer, the manufacturer's name & either the date of manufacture or the serial number

(1) it's a violation of this statute to manufacture, sell, lease, transport, place, possesse or service a gray machine or conduct or negotiate a transaction affecting or designed to affect the ownership, custody or use of a gray machine

(3) If any device is seized by a law enforcement agency based on a contention that the device is a gray machine, and a motion for return or restoration of the device is filed under ORS 133.633 (Motion for return or restoration of things seized), the burden of proof is on the state to establish that the device is in fact a gray machine

(4) violation of, solicitation to violate, attempt to violate or conspiracy to violate paragraph (1)constitutes prohibited conduct for purposes of ORS chapter 131A. A device that's' claimed to be a gray machine may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of only if a judgment of forfeiture has been entered under 131.550 (Definitions...) to 131.600 (Record keeping and reporting requirements) or ORS chapter 131A.

(5) it's a defense to a charge of possession of a gray machine if the suspected machine was manufactured prior to 1958 and was not operated for purposes of unlawful gambling

(1) it's a violation of this statute if, with knowledge of the contents thereof, someone possesses any writing, paper, instrument or article::

(a) of a kind commonly used in the operation or promotion of a bookmaking scheme or enterprise, and constituting, reflecting or representing more than five bets totaling more than $500 OR

(b) of a kind commonly used in the operation, promotion or playing of a lottery or numbers scheme or enterprise, and constituting, reflecting or representing more than 500 plays or chances therein

(1) it's a violation of this statute if, with knowledge of the contents thereof, someone possesses any writing, paper, instrument or article::

(a) of a kind commonly used in the operation or promotion of a bookmaking scheme or enterprise OR

(b) of a kind commonly used in the operation, promotion or playing of a lottery or numbers scheme or enterprise

(1) it's a violation of this statute to knowingly promote or profit from unlawful gambling

(1) it's a violation of this statute to knowingly:

(a) place a bet with a bookmaker OR

(b) participate or engages in unlawful gambling as a player