matter of fact.
S 240.35 Loitering.
A person is guilty of loitering when he:
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2. Loiters or remains in a public place for the purpose of gambling
with cards, dice or other gambling paraphernalia;
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Loitering is a violation
[[Substantial doubt about the constitutionality of Sec. 240.35(2) was expressed in People v. Melton, 578 N.Y.S.2d 377, 152 Misc.2d 649 (N.Y.Sup., 1991) on the basis that mere gambling as a player is not a crime in New York, and thus the attempt to criminalize the gathering for the purpose of gambling is improper. To the same effect, see also People v. Davidson, 696 N.Y.S.2d 640 (N.Y.Sup., 1999)]]
Reading this seems that it is pretty tough to get even a violation for the above offense.
This is what they get the people who PROFIT from the game.
Sec. 225.10 Promoting gambling in the first degree.
A person is guilty of promoting gambling in the first degree when he knowingly advances or profits from unlawful gambling activity by:
1. Engaging in bookmaking to the extent that he receives or accepts in any one day more than five bets totaling more than five thousand dollars; or
2. Receiving, in connection with a lottery or policy scheme or enterprise,
(a) money or written records from a person other than a player whose chances or plays are represented by such money or records, or
(b) more than five hundred dollars in any one day of money played in such scheme or enterprise.
Promoting gambling in the first degree is a class E felony.