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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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2003, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0682\">682<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68989,"section_number":"59.1-369","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Commission","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-369\/"},{"id":58103,"section_number":"59.1-375","catch_line":"Owner's and operator's license required","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-375\/"}],"permalink":{"id":261219,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76932,"identifier":"59.1-395","token":"59.1\/29\/6\/59.1-395","url":"\/59.1-395\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-395\/","token":"59.1\/29\/6\/59.1-395","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unlawful conduct of wagering","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-395","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> not licensed under subdivision 5 of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Powers and duties of the Commission\" href=\"\/59.1-369\/\">59.1-369<\/a> or under Article 2 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Owner&#039;s and operator&#039;s license required\" href=\"\/59.1-375\/\">59.1-375<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter who conducts <span class=\"dictionary\">pari-mutuel wagering<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">horse racing<\/span> on which wagering is conducted with his knowledge or consent, shall be guilty of a Class 4 <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNLAWFUL CONDUCT OF WAGERING (\u00a7 59.1-395)\n\nAny person not licensed under subdivision 5 of \u00a7 59.1-369 or under Article 2\n(\u00a7 59.1-375 et seq.) of this chapter who conducts pari-mutuel wagering, or\nhorse racing on which wagering is conducted with his knowledge or consent, shall\nbe guilty of a Class 4 felony.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 855; 2003, c. 682.","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}}