History. Laws 1764, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 725; Laws 1765, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 727; Code 1863, § 2717; Code 1868, § 2711; Code 1873, § 2753; Code 1882, § 2753; Civil Code 1895, § 3671; Civil Code 1910, § 4256; Ga. L. 1924, p. 126, § 57; Code 1933, § 20-505.
Cross references.
Gambling generally, § 16-12-20 et seq.
Law reviews.
For note, “Recovery of Losses on Cotton Futures,” see 1 Ga. L. Rev. No. 1, p. 43 (1927).
For comment on Moore v. Atlantic Athletic Club, 79 Ga. App. 41 , 52 S.E.2d 628 (1949), denying recovery to informer of money lost to slot machine, see 1 Mercer L. Rev. 314 (1950).
For note discussing organized crime in Georgia with respect to the application of state gambling laws, and suggesting proposals for combatting organized crime, see 7 Ga. St. B.J. 124 (1970).
For note, “Why Georgia Should Get Off the Bench and Profit from the Inevitability of Sports Betting,” see 36 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 845 (2020).