{{Short description|Act of the Parliament of Great Britain}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use British English|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox UK legislation |short_title=Gaming Act 1710{{efn|name=st|The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.}} | type = Act | parliament = Parliament of Great Britain |long_title=An Act for better preventing of excessive and deceitful Gaming. | year = 1711 | citation = {{ubli|9 Ann. c. 19{{efn|name=StatutesOfTheRealm|reference=This is the citation in ''The Statutes of the Realm''.}}|9 Ann. c. 14{{efn|name=StatutesAtLarge|reference=This is the citation in ''The Statutes at Large''.}}}} |territorial_extent=Great Britain |royal_assent=16 May 1711 |commencement=1 May 1711{{efn|Section 1.}} |repeal_date=1 September 2007 |amendments={{ubli|Offences Against the Person Act 1828|Criminal Law (India) Act 1828}} |related_legislation= |repealing_legislation=Gambling Act 2005 |status=Repealed | legislation_history = | theyworkforyou = | millbankhansard = | original_text = https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pLkuAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA177 | revised_text = | use_new_UK-LEG = no | UK-LEG_title = | collapsed = }}
The '''Gaming Act 1710'''{{efn|name=st}} (9 Ann. c. 19){{efn|name=StatutesOfTheRealm}} was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain.
== Subsequent developments == The act was largely superseded by the Gaming Act 1968.
Section 1 of the act ceased to have effect by virtue of [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/section/334 section 334(1)(a)] of the Gambling Act 2005.
The whole act was repealed by [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/section/356 sections 356(3)(a) and (4)] of, and [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/section/356 schedule 17] to, the Gambling Act 2005.
== United States ==
==== District of Columbia ==== In the District of Columbia, a version of the Act (commonly referred to as the 'Statute of Anne') remained part of the D.C. Code.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Flynn |first=Meagan |date=July 26, 2025 |title=A mysterious LLC is using a 300-year-old law to target D.C. sports betting |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/07/26/statute-of-anne-sports-gambling-dc/ |work=The Washington Post}}</ref>
Under the modern D.C. version of the law, a gambler who loses more than $25 may sue within three months to recover losses.<ref name=":0" /> If the gambler does not sue within that period, another person may bring an action to recover treble damages, with half of any recovery payable to the District of Columbia.<ref name=":0" />
The statute drew renewed public attention in 2025 after a Delaware-based entity, DC Gambling Recovery LLC, filed federal lawsuits against several major sports betting operators, including DraftKings, BetMGM, and Caesars Sportsbook.<ref name=":0" /> The lawsuits argued that despite the legalization of sports betting in the District in 2018, the Statute of Anne’s recovery provisions remained in force.<ref name=":0" /> In response, the D.C. Council passed legislation clarifying that the Statute of Anne did not apply to legalized sports wagering in the District.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dorson |first=Jill R. |date=2025-07-29 |title=DC Gambling Recovery Lawsuit All But Dead After Council Approves Budget |url=https://www.ingame.com/dc-council-budget-amends-loss-recovery/ |access-date=2026-05-11 |website=InGame |language=en-US}}</ref>
==== U.S. States ==== Similar lawsuits based on the same Statute of Anne theory have also been recently brought against prediction market and gambling operators in several U.S. states, including Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, South Carolina, Massachusetts, and Georgia.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Siegel |first=Emily R. |date=October 2, 2025 |title=Kalshi Suits Using Arcane 1700s Law Are Lit Funder’s Big Bet |url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/kalshi-suits-using-arcane-1700s-law-are-lit-funders-big-bet}}</ref>
== See also == * History of gambling in the United Kingdom
== Notes == {{Notelist}}
== References == *Halsbury's Statutes, {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{UK-LEG|type=apgb|path=apgb/Ann/9/19|title=Gaming Act 1710}}
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Category:Great Britain Acts of Parliament 1710 Category:Repealed Great Britain Acts of Parliament Category:Gambling legislation in the United Kingdom
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