A person who manipulates, with the intent to cheat, any component of a gaming device in a manner contrary to the designed and normal operational purpose of the component, including varying the pull of the handle of a gaming machine with knowledge that the manipulation affects the outcome of the game or with knowledge of any event that affects the outcome of the game, is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1997, ch. 190, § 52; 2002, ch. 102, § 14.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2002 amendment, effective March 5, 2002, substituted "gaming machine" for "slot machine".