Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 372.020 (2026)

Recovery of gambling losses from winner or his transferee

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If any person loses to another at one (1) time, or within twenty-four (24) hours, five dollars ($5) or more, or anything of that value, and pays, transfers or delivers it, the loser or any of his creditors may recover it, or its value, from the winner, or any transferee of the winner, having notice of the consideration, by action brought within five (5) years after the payment, transfer or delivery. Recovery may be had against the winner, although the payment, transfer or delivery was made to the endorsee, assignee, or transferee of the winner. If the conveyance or transfer was of real estate, or the right thereto, in violation of KRS 372.010, the heirs of the loser may recover it back by action brought within two (2) years after his death, unless it has passed to a purchaser in good faith for valuable consideration without notice. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1956.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 18 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 1947–2026 · leading case: DeMoisey v. River Downs Inv. Co., 159 S.W.3d 820 (Ky. Ct. App. 2005).

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DeMoisey v. River Downs Inv. Co., 159 S.W.3d 820 (Ky. Ct. App. 2005). “” 12 Thus, the original summary judgment was not res judicata, *824 and any failure of the circuit court to permit further pleadings was not error. The executor’s final argument is that any payment of the claim creates an absurd result, since the estate would have an immediate…”

Commonwealth of Kentucky Ex Rel. J. Michael Brown, Sec'y of the Governor's Exec. Cabinet v. Stars Interactive Holdings (Iom) Ltd., F/K/A Amaya Grp. Holdings (Iom) Ltd. (Ky. 2020). · cites it 10× “In bringing suit, the Commonwealth relied on portions of the Loss Recovery Act, including KRS 372.020 and KRS 372.040. KRS 372.020 provides a losing gambler with a first-party cause of action to recover any losses suffered.”

Craig v. Curd, 218 S.W.2d 395 (Ky. Ct. App. 1949). · cites it 3× “This is an equitable action, instituted by the appellant as an informer under KRS 372.020 and 372.040. Appellant charged in her petition as amended that the appellees were at the time complained of operating an establishment in Lexington, Kentucky, for “gambling and laying…”

Dobbs v. Holder, 242 S.W.2d 605 (Ky. Ct. App. 1951). · cites it 2× “010 and KRS 372.020 a note, check or other personal property cannot be recovered from the transferee of the winner, provided the latter was not actually engaged in betting, gaming, or wagering and provided, further, that the transferee of the winner did not have notice of the…”

Charlie Kirby v. Keeneland Ass'n, Inc. (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 3× “KRS 372.020 enables a losing gambler to file a first-party cause of action in order to recover his gambling losses.”

Matthew Workman v. Kentucky Downs, LLC (Ky. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “KRS 372.020 affords a losing gambler with a first-party cause of action to recover any losses he or she incurs.”

Annie Jacobs v. Krm Wagering, LLC (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “Appellants raised three claims for damages: first, that they were entitled to recovery based on Kentucky’s Loss Recovery Act (LRA) found in KRS 372.020 and KRS 372.040; second, that the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act (KCPA) found in KRS 367.”

Hope v. Burns, 6 F.R.D. 556 (E.D. Ky. 1947). “030: “Any person entitled to recovery under KRS 372.020 may have discovery and relief in equity; but when such relief is obtained, the winner shall be discharged from all penalty and forfeiture for having won' the money or other thing which, or the value of which, is so…”

Hobbs v. Genesys Tech. N.V. (W.D. Ky. 2025). “§ 372.020 (“Recovery of gambling losses from winner or his transferee”), against Genesys for its operation of the online-gambling website Jumbabet.”

Kentucky Gambling Recovery LLC v. Kalshi Inc., et al. (E.D. Ky. 2026). ““Where a losing gambler fails to bring a recovery action under the provisions of KRS 372.020 within six months, KRS 372.040 permits a third-party cause of action to be brought against the winning gambler by any other person and allows for the recovery of treble damages.”

Cayce (W.D. Ky. 2026). “§ 372.020. And, again like the Statute of Anne, Kentucky’s statute includes a backstop rule that applies when the loser doesn’t sue within six months: “any other person may sue the winner, and recover treble the value of the money or thing lost.”

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