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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>58713</law_id><section_number>18.2-327</section_number><catch_line>Winning by fraud; penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="8">Crimes Involving Morals and Decency</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Gambling</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If any person while gambling cheats or by fraudulent means wins or acquires for himself or another money or any other valuable thing, he shall be fined not less than five nor more than ten times the value of such winnings. This <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> shall be in addition to any other <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> imposed under this article.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 18.1-318; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
