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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 855 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. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1991, chapter 591; in 1992, chapter 820.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63550,"section_number":"59.1-365","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-365\/"},{"id":55437,"section_number":"59.1-368","catch_line":"Financial interests of Commission members, employees and family members prohibited","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-368\/"},{"id":62312,"section_number":"59.1-376","catch_line":"Limited licenses; transfer of meet; taxation; authority to issue; limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-376\/"},{"id":76932,"section_number":"59.1-395","catch_line":"Unlawful conduct of wagering","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-395\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":261101,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58103,"identifier":"59.1-375","token":"59.1\/29\/2\/59.1-375","url":"\/59.1-375\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-375\/","token":"59.1\/29\/2\/59.1-375","dublin_core":{"Title":"Owner’s and operator’s license required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-375","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No person<\/span> shall construct, establish or own a horse racetrack<\/span> or satellite facility<\/span> where pari-mutuel wagering<\/span> is permitted, unless he has obtained an owner’s license issued by the Commission<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.\n\t\tNo person<\/span> shall operate pari-mutuel wagering<\/span> or conduct any race meeting<\/span> at which wagering is permitted with his knowledge or acquiescence, unless he has obtained an operator’s license issued by the Commission<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.\n\t\tNo person<\/span> to whom an owner’s or operator’s license has been issued nor any officer, director, partner, or spouse or immediate family<\/span> member<\/span> thereof shall make any contribution to any candidate for public office or public office holder at the local or state level.\n\t\tNo license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be transferable.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOWNER’S AND OPERATOR’S LICENSE REQUIRED (\u00a7 59.1-375)\n\nNo person shall construct, establish or own a horse racetrack or satellite\nfacility where pari-mutuel wagering is permitted, unless he has obtained an\nowner’s license issued by the Commission in accordance with the provisions\nof this chapter.\n\t\tNo person shall operate pari-mutuel wagering or conduct any race meeting at\nwhich wagering is permitted with his knowledge or acquiescence, unless he has\nobtained an operator’s license issued by the Commission in accordance with\nthe provisions of this chapter.\n\t\tNo person to whom an owner’s or operator’s license has been issued\nnor any officer, director, partner, or spouse or immediate family member thereof\nshall make any contribution to any candidate for public office or public office\nholder at the local or state level.\n\t\tNo license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be transferable.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 855; 1991, c. 591; 1992, c. 820.","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}}