Florida Statute 849.26 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 849
GAMBLING

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F.S. 849.26

849.26 Gambling contracts declared void; exception.—All promises, agreements, notes, bills, bonds or other contracts, mortgages or other securities, when the whole or part of the consideration if for money or other valuable thing won or lost, laid, staked, betted or wagered in any gambling transaction whatsoever, regardless of its name or nature, whether heretofore prohibited or not, or for the repayment of money lent or advanced at the time of a gambling transaction for the purpose of being laid, betted, staked or wagered, are void and of no effect; provided, that this act shall not apply to wagering on pari-mutuels or any gambling transaction expressly authorized by law.

History.—s. 1, ch. 26543, 1951.

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Total Results: 17

M & R INVESTMENTS, CO. INC. v. Hacker

511 So. 2d 1099, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2123, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 10116

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 3, 1987 | Docket: 1338567

Cited 12 times | Published

Nevada court which entered the judgment. Citing section 849.26, Florida Statutes (1985) which makes void any

Dorado Beach Hotel Corporation v. Jernigan

202 So. 2d 830, 1967 Fla. App. LEXIS 4353

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 12, 1967 | Docket: 1304937

Cited 12 times | Published

the debt was uncollectable *831 by virtue of Section 849.26, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. We are in accord

Young v. Sands, Inc.

122 So. 2d 618

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 19, 1960 | Docket: 1506552

Cited 12 times | Published

is taken. The affirmative defense is based on § 849.26, Fla. Stat., F.S.A., which provides as follows:

Mirage-Casino Hotel v. Simpson (In Re Simpson)

319 B.R. 256, 18 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 70, 2003 Bankr. LEXIS 2109, 2003 WL 23975406

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Dec 31, 2003 | Docket: 1632237

Cited 6 times | Published

"void and of no effect."[29] "In interpreting Section 849.26, Florida courts have consistently held that

Carp v. Florida Real Estate Commission

211 So. 2d 240

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 4, 1968 | Docket: 1475378

Cited 6 times | Published

contracts relating to bookmaking are void, Fla. Stat. § 849.26, F.S.A. This is so even though the gambling contracts

Carnival Leisure Indus. Ltd. v. Arviv

655 So. 2d 177

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 17, 1995 | Docket: 1327487

Cited 5 times | Published

an unenforceable gambling debt by virtue of section 849.26, Florida Statutes (1993). Thereafter, Carnival

Barquin v. Flores

459 So. 2d 436

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 20, 1984 | Docket: 947085

Cited 5 times | Published

Sands, Inc., 122 So.2d 618 (Fla. 3d DCA 1960); § 849.26, Fla. Stat. (1977). Thus, we find no error in

CARNIVAL LEISURE INDUSTRIES v. Holzman

660 So. 2d 410, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 9909, 1995 WL 552386

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 20, 1995 | Docket: 1755932

Cited 4 times | Published

created, are unenforceable in Florida pursuant to section 849.26, Florida Statutes (1993). Subsequently, in

CARNIVAL LEISURE INDUS. LTD. v. Herman

629 So. 2d 882, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 11437, 1993 WL 458979

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 10, 1993 | Docket: 2564050

Cited 4 times | Published

unenforceable in Florida. We interpret Florida Statute Section 849.26 as exempting transactions expressly authorized

Tabas v. Lehman (In re Capitol Investments, Inc.)

473 B.R. 838, 23 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 417, 2012 Bankr. LEXIS 4018

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: Jun 14, 2012 | Docket: 65784012

Cited 3 times | Published

provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. . Fla. Stat. § 849.26 states that: All promises, agreements, notes,

Froug v. CARNIVAL LEISURE INDUS. LTD.

627 So. 2d 538, 1993 WL 462809

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 9, 1993 | Docket: 1752877

Cited 3 times | Published

the suit, Froug relied on Florida Statutes, Section 849.26 (1991), which states: All promises, agreements

Wallisville Corporation, Inc. v. Chris McGuinness, Dodie's Reef, Inc.

154 So. 3d 501, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 179, 2015 WL 71748

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 7, 2015 | Docket: 2621533

Cited 1 times | Published

made on a gambling website. It determined that section 849.26, Florida Statutes (2013), precluded such a

Desert Palace, Inc. v. Hionas (In Re Hionas)

361 B.R. 269, 20 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 112, 2006 Bankr. LEXIS 3760

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: Oct 30, 2006 | Docket: 1505712

Cited 1 times | Published

is against Florida's public policy. Fla. Stat. § 849.26 (2005) unequivocally provides that any type of

Titan Cruise Lines v. Elliot (In Re Titan Cruise Lines)

353 B.R. 919, 20 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 47, 2006 Bankr. LEXIS 2529, 47 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 55, 2006 WL 2848592

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Sep 18, 2006 | Docket: 1104833

Cited 1 times | Published

and unenforceable gambling debt under Fla.Stat. § 849.26 (2004). The Defendants cite numerous state law

Mones v. Austin

318 F. Supp. 653, 1970 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9850

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 15, 1970 | Docket: 66065096

Cited 1 times | Published

public policy of the state as expressed in Florida Statute 849.26, F.S.A., that gambling contracts are void

Kirk Taboada v. Rodrigo Chapur Duarte

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 14, 2024 | Docket: 68939975

Published

defenses and counterclaims, including that section 849.26, Florida Statutes, rendered the note void

MGM Grand Hotel, Inc. v. Siegel

506 So. 2d 451, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1340, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 7668

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 14, 1987 | Docket: 64626838

Published

negligence-innkeeper liability theory, is barred by § 849.26, Fla.Stat. (1983). . The damage issue is not