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Portuguese court rules that prize games awarding non-cash prizes are not games of chance under the law.

Case Number 9840524
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto dismissed the appeal regarding the classification of a prize game. The prosecution argued the game constituted a game of chance, while the defense contended the non-cash prizes distinguished it legally. The court held that because the prizes were not monetary, the activity did not qualify as a game of fortune or gambling under the cited statutes.

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JOGO DE FORTUNA E AZAR JOGO AFINIDADE

Keywords

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game of chance definition non-monetary prizes gambling law classification criminal procedure appeal portuguese criminal code

Cited Legislation

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DL 422/89 de 1989/12/02 Art. 1
DL 422/89 de 1989/12/02 Art. 3
DL 422/89 de 1989/12/02 Art. 108
DL 10/95 de 1995/01/19 Art. 1

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 03/03/1997

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00024016

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199807089840524

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 41/96-1S

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T J ESPOSENDE

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/9F2C0CFBFD0FDC168025686B0067177D?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Modalidade afim de jogo de fortuna ou azar consiste em jogo em que, além da esperança de ganho residir conjuntamente na perícia e sorte do jogador, ou apenas na sorte, o prémio que atribui é uma coisa com valor económico, mas não dinheiro. Se for dinheiro é jogo de fortuna ou azar.