{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-7319","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 7319","heading":"Bucket-shop contracts.","body":"(a) Status of contracts.--All contracts, agreements, trades, or transactions of the nature of a bucket-shop as defined in section 7316(e) of this title (relating to definition of bucket-shop), are hereby declared gambling, and criminal acts, and null and void.\n(b) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree if he shall enter into the same, whether for himself or as agent or broker of any person.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","PART II DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES","ARTICLE G MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES","CHAPTER 73 TRADE AND COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER A DEFINITION OF OFFENSES GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=18\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=73\u0026sctn=19\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"3ff310e6b90437eb2daf8f48f1a42a7f3d8f42ac9e4ea9c49243bc203bc343e0","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-7318","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-7320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}