Would it be legal for a minor to participate in social gambling?
<p>Someone is holding a poker game, would it be legal for a minor to participate? This is in Texas.</p>

<p>Generally, <a href="https://guides.sll.texas.gov/gambling" rel="nofollow noreferrer">it would be a juvenile offense for a minor to gamble and a crime for an adult to do so</a> (assuming that the minor is old enough to be prosecuted for juvenile delinquency, you can't prosecute a two year old for playing poker).</p>
<p>There are affirmative defenses to this crime (and the parallel juvenile offense) if:</p>
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<li><p>the actor engaged in gambling in a private place;</p>
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<li><p>no person received any economic benefit other than personal winnings; and</p>
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<li><p>except for the advantage of skill or luck, the risks of losing and the chances of winning were the same for all participants</p>
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</ul>

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