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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 1218<\/a> and 1256<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65420,"section_number":"58.1-4034","catch_line":"Duties of permit holders","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4034\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":259289,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84262,"identifier":"58.1-4041","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/2\/58.1-4041","url":"\/58.1-4041\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-4041\/","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/2\/58.1-4041","dublin_core":{"Title":"Persons prohibited from sports betting; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-4041","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The following persons shall be prohibited from sports betting<\/span>: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The Director<\/span> and any Board<\/span> member, officer, or employee of the Department<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Any permit holder<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Any director<\/span>, officer, owner, or employee of a permit holder<\/span> and any relative living in the same household as such persons; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Any officer or employee of any entity working directly on a contract<\/span> with the Department<\/span> related to sports betting<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The persons described in subdivision A 3 shall be prohibited from sports betting<\/span> only with respect to the related permit holder<\/span>, but shall not be prohibited from placing sports bets with other permit holders<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any competitor, coach, trainer, employee, or owner of a team in a professional or college sports<\/span> event, or any referee for a professional or college sports<\/span> event, shall be prohibited from placing a bet on any event in a league in which such person participates. In determining which persons are prohibited from placing wagers under this subsection, a permit holder<\/span> shall use publicly available information and any lists of persons that a sports governing body<\/span> may provide to the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERSONS PROHIBITED FROM SPORTS BETTING; PENALTY (\u00a7 58.1-4041)\n\nA. The following persons shall be prohibited from sports betting:\n\n 1. The Director and any Board member, officer, or employee of the Department;\n\n 2. Any permit holder;\n\n 3. Any director, officer, owner, or employee of a permit holder and any\n relative living in the same household as such persons; and\n\n 4. Any officer or employee of any entity working directly on a contract with\n the Department related to sports betting.\n\nB. The persons described in subdivision A 3 shall be prohibited from sports\nbetting only with respect to the related permit holder, but shall not be\nprohibited from placing sports bets with other permit holders.\n\nC. Any competitor, coach, trainer, employee, or owner of a team in a\nprofessional or college sports event, or any referee for a professional or\ncollege sports event, shall be prohibited from placing a bet on any event in a\nleague in which such person participates. In determining which persons are\nprohibited from placing wagers under this subsection, a permit holder shall use\npublicly available information and any lists of persons that a sports governing\nbody may provide to the Department.\n\nD. Any person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a Class 1\nmisdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 1218, 1256.","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}}