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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 318<\/a> and 703<\/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":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":262709,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79411,"identifier":"59.1-567","token":"59.1\/51\/59.1-567","url":"\/59.1-567\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-567\/","token":"59.1\/51\/59.1-567","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acquisition of interest in fantasy contest operator","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-567","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If any person acquires actual control of a registered operator<\/span>, such person shall register with the Department<\/span> in accordance with § 59.1-557<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Where any such acquisition of control is without prior approval of the Department<\/span>, the Department<\/span> may suspend any registration it has issued to such operator<\/span>, order<\/span> compliance with this section, or take such other action as may be appropriate within the authority of the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACQUISITION OF INTEREST IN FANTASY CONTEST OPERATOR (\u00a7 59.1-567)\n\nA. If any person acquires actual control of a registered operator, such person\nshall register with the Department in accordance with § 59.1-557.\n\nB. Where any such acquisition of control is without prior approval of the\nDepartment, the Department may suspend any registration it has issued to such\noperator, order compliance with this section, or take such other action as may\nbe appropriate within the authority of the Department.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, cc. 318, 703.","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}}