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§ 58.1-4040 Underage betting prohibited; penalty

A. No person shall knowingly accept or redeem a sports bet by, or knowingly offer to accept or redeem a sports bet on behalf of, a person under the age of 21 years.

B. Any person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

History

This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 1218 and 1256 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.

2020, cc. 1218, 1256.

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