Tex. Occ. Code § 2027.001 · Subchapter A. PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING
PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING RULES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission shall adopt rules to regulate wagering on horse races and greyhound races under the system known as pari-mutuel wagering.
(b) Rules adopted under this subtitle must include rules to:
(1) regulate wagering by a person licensed under this subtitle;
(2) prohibit wagering by a commission employee;
(3) prohibit a racetrack association from accepting a wager made by telephone; and
(4) prohibit a racetrack association from accepting a wager made on credit.
(c) Commission rules adopted under this subtitle must be written and updated to ensure maximum enforceability.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2027.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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