By Player1
Updated 3 October 2026
Pennsylvania publishes its gambling statute online. Section 5513 addresses gambling devices and specified organizing or premises activity, including allowing people to assemble for unlawful gambling.
A particular poker arrangement needs more than a quotation from this section. Check how the game, stakes and prizes, venue, organizer benefits and participant ages are treated under the applicable law and decisions.
Read 18 Pa.C.S. section 5513 as a starting point and obtain local advice about the proposed game.
General information only. Check the current law and obtain local advice about your particular arrangements.