---
kind: "section"
citation: "6 C.F.R. § 139.40"
title: "6"
number: "139.40"
heading: "Gambling."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/6/139.40"
---

# §139.40. Gambling.

- (a) **General rule.** Any person on Federal property is prohibited from—
  - (1) Participating in games for money or other personal property;
  - (2) Operating gambling devices;
  - (3) Conducting a lottery or pool; or
  - (4) **Selling or purchasing gambling tickets.**
- (b) **Exceptions.** This section is not intended to prohibit:
  - (1) Vending or exchange of chances by licensed blind operators of vending facilities for any lottery set forth in a State law and authorized by [section 2(a)(5)](/cfr/6/2.md?p=a-5) of the Randolph-Sheppard Act ([20 U.S.C. 107](/usc/20/107.md) et seq.); and
  - (2) Prize drawings for personal property at otherwise permitted functions on Federal property, provided that the game or drawing does not constitute gambling per se.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 6 U.S.C. 203(3) and 232(a); 40 U.S.C. 586(c) and 1315.

### Source

Source: 90 FR 24218, June 9, 2025, unless otherwise noted.