N.Y. General Obligations Law § 5-421: Losers of certain sums may recover them

§ 5-421. Losers of certain sums may recover them. Every person who

shall, by playing at any game, or by betting on the sides or hands of

such as do play, lose at any time or sitting, the sum or value of

twenty-five dollars or upwards, and shall pay or deliver the same or any

part thereof, may, within three calendar months after such payment or

delivery, sue for and recover the money or value of the things so lost

and paid or delivered, from the winner thereof.