36 CFR § 2.36 - Gambling.

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title: "36 CFR § 2.36 - Gambling."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "2.36"
section_name: "Gambling."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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part_name: "RESOURCE PROTECTION, PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION"
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authority: "54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, 320102."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 30282, June 30, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2.36 Gambling.

(a) Gambling in any form, or the operation of gambling devices, is prohibited.

(b) This regulation applies, regardless of land ownership, on all lands and waters within a park area that are under the legislative jurisdiction of the United States.

[48 FR 30282, June 30, 1983, as amended at 52 FR 35240, Sept. 18, 1987]