Sec. 53a-127d. Cheating: Class D felony or class B misdemeanor.
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(a)A person is guilty of cheating when, in the course of playing or conducting any lawful gambling game, he:
(1)Knowingly uses an altered or counterfeit chip, token, tile, pull tab, wagering slip or check or knowingly marks, loads or tampers with any cards or dice or substitutes for cards or dice provided by the operator of a lawfully operated game of chance any cards or dice that have been marked, loaded or tampered with; or
(2)knowingly uses any device, instrument, article or substance with intent to cheat or defraud or to alter or affect the otherwise random results of any lawfully operated game of chance; or
(3)intentionally places, increases or attempts to increase a winning wager or decreases or attempts to decrease a losing wager after that period of time during which the rules of a lawfully operated game of chance permit a wager to be placed or after the results of the game in which the wager has been placed become known.
(b)Cheating is a class D felony, except that a violation of subdivision
(3)of subsection
(a)of this section is a class B misdemeanor.