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