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It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. 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However, any such operator who engages in an illegal gambling operation which (i) has been or remains in substantially continuous operation for a period in excess of thirty days or (ii) has <span class=\"dictionary\">gross revenue<\/span> of $2,000 or more in any single day shall be fined not more than $20,000 and imprisoned not less than one year nor more than ten years.\n\t\tAs used in this section, the term &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">gross revenue<\/span>&#8221; means the total amount of illegal gambling transactions handled, dealt with, received by or placed with such operation, as distinguished from any net figure or amount from which deductions are taken, without regard to whether money or any other thing of value actually changes hands.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONDUCTING ILLEGAL GAMBLING OPERATION; PENALTIES (\u00a7 18.2-328)\n\nThe operator of an illegal gambling enterprise, activity or operation shall be\nguilty of a Class 6 felony. However, any such operator who engages in an illegal\ngambling operation which (i) has been or remains in substantially continuous\noperation for a period in excess of thirty days or (ii) has gross revenue of\n$2,000 or more in any single day shall be fined not more than $20,000 and\nimprisoned not less than one year nor more than ten years.\n\t\tAs used in this section, the term &#8220;gross revenue&#8221; means the total\namount of illegal gambling transactions handled, dealt with, received by or\nplaced with such operation, as distinguished from any net figure or amount from\nwhich deductions are taken, without regard to whether money or any other thing\nof value actually changes hands.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-318.1; 1972, c. 364; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1983, c. 331.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}