Legality
In Canada, under section 206(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada, it is illegal to do the following in relation to the Three-card Monte:
- Receive bets
- Induce any person to stake or hazard any money or other valuable property
- Carry on or play or offer to carry on or play in a public place
- Employ any person to carry on or play in a public place
- Allow the game to take place (the owner of the premises)
They are indictable offences, with the maximum penalty of two years in prison.
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