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The loser in any game which is not one of
chance, when there is no local ordinance which prohibits
betting therein, is under obligation to pay his loss, unless
the amount thereof is excessive under the circumstances.
In the latter case, the court shall reduce the loss to the
proper sum. (1801a)
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