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The basic starting point for the research leading to the information in the table below is drawn from 162 American Law Reports 1224, which contains the annotation: Gambler's right to recover money lost by him as including money belonging to others. The annotation is very much out of date, having been written over 50 years ago.  I have read all the statutes that are summarized in the table below and have attempted to discover any similar laws in other states

I would appreciate advice from any reader who may know of laws in other states that have the same effect as those summarized in the table, or of changes in the laws that are summarized.

The following table presents information about laws in those states that in which I have been able to find specific statutes authorizing the recovery of gambling losses.

The table contains the following columns:

State:  Shows the name of the particular state.
Statute Section:  Gives the applicable section of that state's statutes.
Recover:  Indicates if a gambling loss is recoverable.  If the table has blank rows after the name of a state, then I have not been able to find a specific gambling loss recovery loss statute.
By 3d Party:  Indicates whether a third party may seek to recover a gambling loss if the actual loser does not do so.  In some cases only the state's law enforcement authorities are authorized third parties.
Treble:  Indicates whether the statute allows for treble recovery in certain circumstances.
Statute of Limitation:  Sets forth my best guess as to the time frame within which a suit may be brought by the loser and/or a third party to recover gambling losses.

State Statute Reference Recover By 3d Party Treble Statute of Limitations
Alabama 8-1-150 Yes No No 12 months
Alaska          
Arizona          
Arkansas 16-118-103 Yes No No 90 days
California          
Colorado          
Connecticut  52-553 & 52-554 Yes No No 3 months
Delaware          
District of Columbia 16-705 Yes Yes Yes 3 months + normal civil action ?
Florida 849.12, 849.26 & 849.29 Yes No No Normal civil action?
Georgia 13-8-3(b) Yes Yes No 4 years
Hawaii          
Idaho          
Illinois 5/28.8 Yes Yes Yes 6 months
Indiana 34-16-1 Yes Yes No 6 months
Iowa          
Kansas          
Kentucky 372.020 & 372.040 Yes Yes Yes 5 years.
Louisiana          
Maine          
Maryland 12-110 Yes No No Normal Statute of Limitations
Massachusetts Chapter 137, Sec. 1 Yes Yes Yes 3 months + normal civil action ?
Michigan 750.315 Yes No No 3 months  (1)
State Statute Reference Recover By 3d Party Treble Statute of Limitations
Minnesota 541.20 Yes No No Normal Statute of Limitations
Mississippi 87-1-5 Yes No No Normal Statute of Limitations
Missouri 434.030 et seq. Yes No No 3 months
Montana 23-4-131 Yes No No 1 year
Nebraska          
Nevada          
New Hampshire 338:3 Yes No No Normal Statute of Limitations
New Jersey 2A:40-5 & -6 (2) Yes Yes No 1 year
New Mexico 44-5-1 Yes No No 1 Year
New York 5-419 & 5-421 Yes No No  3 months or longer
North Carolina          
North Dakota          
Ohio 3763.02 Yes Yes No 6 months + Normal Statute of Limitations?
Oklahoma          
Oregon 30.74 Yes No Double Normal Statute of Limitations
Pennsylvania          
Rhode Island          
South Carolina 32-1-10 Yes Yes Quadruple 3 months + normal Statute of Limitations?
South Dakota 21-6-1 Yes (3) No 6 months
Tennessee 28-3-106 Yes No, except for benefit of spouse or children No 90 days to 27 months
Texas