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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 1197<\/a> and 1248<\/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":1486365,"object_type":"law","relational_id":372301,"identifier":"58.1-4128","token":"58.1\/IV\/41\/10\/58.1-4128","url":"\/58.1-4128\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-4128\/","token":"58.1\/IV\/41\/10\/58.1-4128","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibition on persons under 21 years of age placing wagers and sports betting on youth sports; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-4128","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person<\/span> shall wager on or conduct any wagering on the outcome of a game<\/span> pursuant to the provisions of this chapter unless such person<\/span> is 21 years of age or older. No person<\/span> shall accept any wager from a person<\/span> under age 21. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No person<\/span> shall wager on or conduct any wagering on the outcome of a youth sports<\/span> game<\/span>. No person<\/span> shall accept any wager from a person<\/span> on a youth sports<\/span> game<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITION ON PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE PLACING WAGERS AND SPORTS BETTING\nON YOUTH SPORTS; PENALTY (\u00a7 58.1-4128)\n\nA. No person shall wager on or conduct any wagering on the outcome of a game\npursuant to the provisions of this chapter unless such person is 21 years of age\nor older. No person shall accept any wager from a person under age 21.\n\nB. No person shall wager on or conduct any wagering on the outcome of a youth\nsports game. No person shall accept any wager from a person on a youth sports\ngame.\n\nC. Violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 1197, 1248.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}