---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 735.201"
title: "5"
number: "735.201"
heading: "What are the restrictions on gambling?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/735.201"
---

# §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.**

## Notes

### Authority

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.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 46073, Aug. 11, 2006, unless otherwise noted.