# Gambling

URL: /systems/legal-and-corporate/floor/gambling · Id: `floorRow:gambling`

> Gambling refuses any Startup that takes stakes on chance for a prize, including betting, paid-entry contests of chance, and casino games.

Gambling refuses any [Startup](/business/nouns/startup) that takes stakes on chance for a prize, including betting, paid-entry contests of chance, and casino games.

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Wakes | A Startup Template or Offer takes stakes on an uncertain outcome. |
| Process | [Screening](/workflows/processes/screening) |
| Signs | [Legal Lead](/agents/legal/legal-lead), [Legal Team](/agents/legal) |
| Sources | Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, 31 U.S.C. 5361–5367; Wire Act, 18 U.S.C. 1084; state gambling laws |