5 CFR § 735.201 - What are the restrictions on gambling?

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title: "5 CFR § 735.201 - What are the restrictions on gambling?"
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "735.201"
section_name: "What are the restrictions on gambling?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "735"
part_name: "EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONDUCT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 7301; E.O. 12674, 54 FR 15159, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 215, as modified by E.O. 12731, 55 FR 42547, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 306."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 46073, Aug. 11, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
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# 735.201 What are the restrictions on gambling?

(a) While on Government-owned or leased property or on duty for the Government, an employee shall not conduct or participate in any gambling activity, including operating a gambling device, conducting a lottery or pool, participating in a game for money or property, or selling or purchasing a numbers slip or ticket.

(b) This section does not preclude activities:

(1) Necessitated by an employee's official duties; or

(2) Occurring under section 7 of Executive Order 12353 and similar agency-approved activities.