Except as otherwise provided in this article, any person who illegally gambles or engages in interstate gambling as defined in § 18.2-325 shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. If an association or pool of persons illegally gamble, each person therein shall be guilty of illegal gambling.

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The Virginia Lottery Board will regulate casinos in the Commonwealth and the law establishes a minimum gambling age of 21. Virginia Online Gambling. Chapter 8, Article 1 of the Code of Virginia deals with gambling in the Commonwealth and prohibits most forms of gaming. VA Code § 18.2-325 defines illegal gambling as follows. 2011 Code of Virginia Title 18.2 CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY. Chapter 8 Crimes Involving Morals and Decency (18.2-325 thru 18.2-403.4) 18.2-328 Conducting illegal gambling operation; penalties. 9&&v /lvwhg e 6wdwxwh 2ughu 6wdwxwh'hvfulswlrq9&&3hqdow &dw 00 0lvsulvrq ri d ihorq idloxuh wr uhsruw ihorq -86 0 0 &rpprq /dz.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 18.2-326

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  • City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
  • Misdemeanor: Usually a petty offense, a less serious crime than a felony, punishable by less than a year of confinement.
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
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However, if any person makes, places, or receives any bet or wager of money or other thing of value on a horse race in the Commonwealth, whether the race is inside or outside the limits of the Commonwealth at any place or through any means other than (i) at a racetrack licensed by the Virginia Racing Commission pursuant to Chapter 29 (§ 59.1-364 et seq.) of Title 59.1 or (ii) at a satellite facility or through advance deposit account wagering, as those terms are defined in § 59.1-365, licensed by the Virginia Racing Commission pursuant to Chapter 29 (§ 59.1-364 et seq.) of Title 59.1, such person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. For the purposes of this paragraph, venue shall be in any county or city in which any act was performed in furtherance of any course of conduct constituting illegal gambling.

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Code 1950, § 18.1-316; 1960, c. 358; 1973, c. 463; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1992, c. 423; 2011, c. 732.

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