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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>72053</law_id><section_number>59.1-403</section_number><catch_line>Prohibition on persons under 21 years of age; 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="59.1">Trade and Commerce</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="29">Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="6">Criminal Penalties</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>No <span class="dictionary">person</span> shall wager on or conduct any wagering on the outcome of a horse race pursuant to the provisions of this chapter unless such <span class="dictionary">person</span> is 18 years of age or older. No <span class="dictionary">person</span> shall accept any wager from a <span class="dictionary">minor</span>. No <span class="dictionary">person</span> shall be admitted into a <span class="dictionary">satellite facility</span> if such <span class="dictionary">person</span> is under 18 years of age unless accompanied by one of his parents or his legal guardian. No <span class="dictionary">person</span> under 21 years of age shall use any electronic gaming terminal or other electronic device in a <span class="dictionary">satellite facility</span> to wager on or conduct any wagering on <span class="dictionary">historical horse racing</span>. Violation of this section shall be a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>.</p></section></text><history>1988, c. 855; 1996, cc. 915, 1025; 2022, cc. 502, 503.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
