Section 2033.003 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering Without License(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.Tex. Occ. Code § 2033.003
Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 963,Sec. 1.01, eff. 4/1/2019.