Commercial gambling consists of either:

Attorney's Note

Under the New Mexico Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
fourth degree felonyup to 18 monthsup to $5,000
For details, see N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-18-15

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A. participating in the earnings of or operating a gambling place; B. receiving, recording or forwarding bets or offers to bet;

C. possessing facilities with the intent to receive, record or forward bets or offers to bet;

D. for gain, becoming a custodian of anything of value, bet or offered to be bet;

E. conducting a lottery where both the consideration and the prize are money, or whoever with intent to conduct a lottery, possesses facilities to do so; or

F. setting up for use, for the purpose of gambling, or collecting the proceeds of, any gambling device.

Whoever commits commercial gambling is guilty of a fourth degree felony.