Section I. All agreements, whether made in speaking, writing or otherwise, by way of gaming or wagering, shall

I. All agreements, whether made in speaking, writing or otherwise, by way of gaming or wagering, shall be null and void: and no suit shall be allowed in any Court of Law or Equity for recovering any sum of money or valuable thing alleged to be won on any wager, or entrusted to any person to abide the event of any game, or on which any wager is made.