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All games not explicitly authorized by this article or Department regulations adopted in accordance with &#xA7; 18.2-340.19 are prohibited. Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize the Department to approve the conduct of any other form of poker in the Commonwealth.B\n\nThe award of any prize money for any charitable game shall not be deemed to be part of any gaming contract within the purview of &#xA7; 11-14.C\n\nNothing in this article shall prohibit an organization from using the Virginia Lottery&#8217;s Pick-3 number or any number or other designation selected by the Virginia Lottery in connection with any lottery, as the basis for determining the winner of a raffle.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":282829,"text":"This article permits qualified organizations to conduct (i) raffles, bingo, network bingo, instant bingo games, and Texas Hold&#8217;em poker tournaments and (ii) electronic gaming authorized pursuant to the provisions of &#xA7; 18.2-340.26:3. All games not explicitly authorized by this article or Department regulations adopted in accordance with &#xA7; 18.2-340.19 are prohibited. Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize the Department to approve the conduct of any other form of poker in the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":282830,"text":"The award of any prize money for any charitable game shall not be deemed to be part of any gaming contract within the purview of &#xA7; 11-14.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":282831,"text":"Nothing in this article shall prohibit an organization from using the Virginia Lottery&#8217;s Pick-3 number or any number or other designation selected by the Virginia Lottery in connection with any lottery, as the basis for determining the winner of a raffle.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15351,"edition_id":1,"name":"Charitable Gaming","identifier":"1.1:1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14022,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:54:11","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:54:11","permalink":{"id":167499,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15351,"identifier":"1.1:1","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1","url":"\/18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14022,"edition_id":1,"name":"Crimes Involving Morals and Decency","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12972,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:37","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:37","permalink":{"id":167393,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14022,"identifier":"8","token":"18.2\/8","url":"\/18.2\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12972,"edition_id":1,"name":"Crimes and Offenses Generally","identifier":"18.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","permalink":{"id":164139,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12972,"identifier":"18.2","token":"18.2","url":"\/18.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":84355,"structure_id":15351,"section_number":"18.2-340.15","catch_line":"State control of charitable gaming","url":"\/18.2-340.15\/","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/18.2-340.15","metadata":false},{"id":70698,"structure_id":15351,"section_number":"18.2-340.16","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/18.2-340.16\/","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/18.2-340.16","metadata":false},{"id":66156,"structure_id":15351,"section_number":"18.2-340.17","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/18.2-340.17\/","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/18.2-340.17","metadata":false},{"id":75002,"structure_id":15351,"section_number":"18.2-340.18","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Department","url":"\/18.2-340.18\/","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/18.2-340.18","metadata":false},{"id":86034,"structure_id":15351,"section_number":"18.2-340.19","catch_line":"Regulations of the Department","url":"\/18.2-340.19\/","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/18.2-340.19","metadata":false},{"id":79590,"structure_id":15351,"section_number":"18.2-340.20","catch_line":"Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?951+ful+CHAP0837\">837<\/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. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1997, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0777\">777<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0838\">838<\/a>; in 2003, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0884\">884<\/a>; in 2013, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0036\">36<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0350\">350<\/a>; in 2014, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0225\">225<\/a>; in 2020, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0982\">982<\/a>; in 2022, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0554\">554<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0609\">609<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0722\">722<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0767\">767<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86034,"section_number":"18.2-340.19","catch_line":"Regulations of the Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-340.19\/"},{"id":78173,"section_number":"18.2-340.26:3","catch_line":"Electronic gaming; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-340.26_3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":167529,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78972,"identifier":"18.2-340.22","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/18.2-340.22","url":"\/18.2-340.22\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-340.22\/","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/18.2-340.22","dublin_core":{"Title":"Permitted forms of gaming; prizes not gaming contracts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-340.22","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> This article <span class=\"dictionary\">permits<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">qualified organizations<\/span> to <span class=\"dictionary\">conduct<\/span> (i) <span class=\"dictionary\">raffles<\/span>, bingo, <span class=\"dictionary\">network bingo<\/span>, instant bingo games, and Texas Hold&#8217;em poker <span class=\"dictionary\">tournaments<\/span> and (ii) <span class=\"dictionary\">electronic gaming<\/span> authorized pursuant to the provisions of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Electronic gaming; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-340.26_3\/\">18.2-340.26:3<\/a>. All games not explicitly authorized by this article or <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> regulations adopted in accordance with &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Regulations of the Department\" href=\"\/18.2-340.19\/\">18.2-340.19<\/a> are prohibited. Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> to approve the <span class=\"dictionary\">conduct<\/span> of any other form of poker in the Commonwealth. <a id=\"paragraph-282829\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-340.22\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The award of any prize money for any charitable game shall not be deemed to be part of any gaming <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> within the purview of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Gaming contracts void\" href=\"\/11-14\/\">11-14<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-282830\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-340.22\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Nothing in this article shall prohibit an <span class=\"dictionary\">organization<\/span> from using the Virginia Lottery&#8217;s Pick-3 number or any number or other designation selected by the Virginia Lottery in connection with any lottery, as the basis for determining the winner of a <span class=\"dictionary\">raffle<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-282831\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-340.22\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERMITTED FORMS OF GAMING; PRIZES NOT GAMING CONTRACTS (\u00a7 18.2-340.22)\n\nA. This article permits qualified organizations to conduct (i) raffles, bingo,\nnetwork bingo, instant bingo games, and Texas Hold&#8217;em poker tournaments\nand (ii) electronic gaming authorized pursuant to the provisions of &#xA7;\n18.2-340.26:3. All games not explicitly authorized by this article or Department\nregulations adopted in accordance with &#xA7; 18.2-340.19 are prohibited.\nNothing herein shall be construed to authorize the Department to approve the\nconduct of any other form of poker in the Commonwealth.\n\nB. The award of any prize money for any charitable game shall not be deemed to\nbe part of any gaming contract within the purview of &#xA7; 11-14.\n\nC. Nothing in this article shall prohibit an organization from using the\nVirginia Lottery&#8217;s Pick-3 number or any number or other designation\nselected by the Virginia Lottery in connection with any lottery, as the basis\nfor determining the winner of a raffle.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 837; 1997, cc. 777, 838; 2003, c. 884; 2013, cc. 36, 350;\n2014, c. 225; 2020, c. 982; 2022, cc. 554, 609, 722, 767.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}