Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Occupations Code § 2033.003: PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING WITHOUT LICENSE.

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OCCUPATIONS CODE
TITLE 13. SPORTS, AMUSEMENTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT
SUBTITLE A-1. TEXAS RACING ACT
CHAPTER 2033. CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES; DISCIPLINARY POWERS
SUBCHAPTER A. CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND PROCEDURES

(a) A person commits an offense if, without a license, the person in any capacity participates or is otherwise involved in horse racing or greyhound racing with pari-mutuel wagering.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor, unless the actor was required by this subtitle to obtain a racetrack license, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that the actor was a spectator or a person placing a wager.

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:31Z. Source file · JSON

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