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I, c. 520; 2022, cc. 722, 767; 2023, cc. 755, 787.","full_text":"A\n\nExcept as provided in subsection D, instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards may be sold only (i) by a qualified organization, as defined in § 18.2-340.16, (ii) upon premises that are owned or exclusively and entirely leased by the qualified organization or leased by the qualified organization pursuant to subsection C, and (iii) at such times that the premises in which the instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards are sold is open only to members and their guests via controlled access. Except as provided in subsections C and D, no organization may sell instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards (a) at a location outside of the county, city, or town in which the organization’s principal office, as registered with the State Corporation Commission, is located or in an adjoining county, city, or town or (b) at an establishment that has been granted a license pursuant to Chapter 2 (§ 4.1-200 et seq.) of Title 4.1 unless such license is held by the organization. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit the conduct of games of chance involving the sale of pull tabs, or seal cards, commonly known as last sale games, conducted in accordance with this section or, if such games are electronic games, in accordance with § 18.2-340.26:3.B\n\nIt is prohibited to use an electronic device to conduct instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards except as permitted under § 18.2-340.26:3.C\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, a qualified organization may lease the premises of any social organization authorized pursuant to § 18.2-340.26:3 for the purpose of selling instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards.D\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards may be sold by a qualified organization that has received a temporary permit from the Department pursuant to § 18.2-340.25:2 upon premises located anywhere in the Commonwealth during a convention, conference, or related event lasting no more than seven consecutive days held by such organization’s affiliated state, regional, or national organization up to once per quarter as designated in the temporary permit.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":222286,"text":"Except as provided in subsection D, instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards may be sold only (i) by a qualified organization, as defined in § 18.2-340.16, (ii) upon premises that are owned or exclusively and entirely leased by the qualified organization or leased by the qualified organization pursuant to subsection C, and (iii) at such times that the premises in which the instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards are sold is open only to members and their guests via controlled access. Except as provided in subsections C and D, no organization may sell instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards (a) at a location outside of the county, city, or town in which the organization’s principal office, as registered with the State Corporation Commission, is located or in an adjoining county, city, or town or (b) at an establishment that has been granted a license pursuant to Chapter 2 (§ 4.1-200 et seq.) of Title 4.1 unless such license is held by the organization. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit the conduct of games of chance involving the sale of pull tabs, or seal cards, commonly known as last sale games, conducted in accordance with this section or, if such games are electronic games, in accordance with § 18.2-340.26:3.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":222287,"text":"It is prohibited to use an electronic device to conduct instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards except as permitted under § 18.2-340.26:3.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":222288,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, a qualified organization may lease the premises of any social organization authorized pursuant to § 18.2-340.26:3 for the purpose of selling instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":222289,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards may be sold by a qualified organization that has received a temporary permit from the Department pursuant to § 18.2-340.25:2 upon premises located anywhere in the Commonwealth during a convention, conference, or related event lasting no more than seven consecutive days held by such organization’s affiliated state, regional, or national organization up to once per quarter as designated in the temporary permit.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"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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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 833<\/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 5 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 2006, chapter 644<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 196<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 979<\/a>; in 2022, chapters 722<\/a> and 767<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 755<\/a> and 787<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70698,"section_number":"18.2-340.16","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-340.16\/"},{"id":74181,"section_number":"18.2-340.28","catch_line":"Conduct of instant bingo, network bingo, pull tabs, and seal cards","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-340.28\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":70698,"section_number":"18.2-340.16","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-340.16\/"},{"id":82216,"section_number":"18.2-340.25:2","catch_line":"Temporary permits authorized; limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-340.25_2\/"},{"id":78173,"section_number":"18.2-340.26:3","catch_line":"Electronic gaming; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-340.26_3\/"},{"id":78528,"section_number":"4.1-200","catch_line":"Exemptions from licensure","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-200\/"}],"permalink":{"id":167561,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60802,"identifier":"18.2-340.26:1","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/18.2-340.26_1","url":"\/18.2-340.26_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-340.26_1\/","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/18.2-340.26_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sale of instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-340.26:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection D, instant bingo<\/span>, pull tabs, or seal cards<\/span> may be sold only (i) by a qualified organization<\/span>, as defined in § 18.2-340.16<\/a>, (ii) upon premises that are owned or exclusively and entirely leased by the qualified organization<\/span> or leased by the qualified organization<\/span> pursuant to subsection C, and (iii) at such times that the premises in which the instant bingo<\/span>, pull tabs, or seal cards<\/span> are sold is open only to members and their guests via controlled access. Except as provided in subsections C and D, no organization may sell instant bingo<\/span>, pull tabs, or seal cards<\/span> (a) at a location outside of the county, city, or town in which the organization’s principal office, as registered with the State Corporation Commission, is located or in an adjoining county, city, or town or (b) at an establishment that has been granted a license pursuant to Chapter 2 (§ 4.1-200<\/a> et seq.) of Title 4.1 unless such license is held by the organization. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit the conduct<\/span> of games of chance involving the sale of pull tabs, or seal cards<\/span>, commonly known as last sale games, conducted in accordance with this section or, if such games are electronic games<\/span>, in accordance with § 18.2-340.26:3<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> It is prohibited to use an electronic device to conduct<\/span> instant bingo<\/span>, pull tabs, or seal cards<\/span> except as permitted under § 18.2-340.26:3<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, a qualified organization<\/span> may lease the premises of any social organization<\/span> authorized pursuant to § 18.2-340.26:3<\/a> for the purpose of selling instant bingo<\/span>, pull tabs, or seal cards<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, instant bingo<\/span>, pull tabs, or seal cards<\/span> may be sold by a qualified organization<\/span> that has received a temporary permit<\/span> from the Department<\/span> pursuant to § 18.2-340.25:2<\/a> upon premises located anywhere in the Commonwealth during a convention, conference, or related event lasting no more than seven consecutive days held by such organization’s affiliated state, regional, or national organization up to once per quarter as designated in the temporary permit<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSALE OF INSTANT BINGO, PULL TABS, OR SEAL CARDS (\u00a7 18.2-340.26:1)\n\nA. Except as provided in subsection D, instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards\nmay be sold only (i) by a qualified organization, as defined in §\n18.2-340.16, (ii) upon premises that are owned or exclusively and entirely\nleased by the qualified organization or leased by the qualified organization\npursuant to subsection C, and (iii) at such times that the premises in which the\ninstant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards are sold is open only to members and\ntheir guests via controlled access. Except as provided in subsections C and D,\nno organization may sell instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards (a) at a\nlocation outside of the county, city, or town in which the organization’s\nprincipal office, as registered with the State Corporation Commission, is\nlocated or in an adjoining county, city, or town or (b) at an establishment that\nhas been granted a license pursuant to Chapter 2 (§ 4.1-200 et seq.) of\nTitle 4.1 unless such license is held by the organization. Nothing in this\narticle shall be construed to prohibit the conduct of games of chance involving\nthe sale of pull tabs, or seal cards, commonly known as last sale games,\nconducted in accordance with this section or, if such games are electronic\ngames, in accordance with § 18.2-340.26:3.\n\nB. It is prohibited to use an electronic device to conduct instant bingo, pull\ntabs, or seal cards except as permitted under § 18.2-340.26:3.\n\nC. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, a qualified organization may\nlease the premises of any social organization authorized pursuant to §\n18.2-340.26:3 for the purpose of selling instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal\ncards.\n\nD. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, instant bingo, pull tabs, or\nseal cards may be sold by a qualified organization that has received a temporary\npermit from the Department pursuant to § 18.2-340.25:2 upon premises\nlocated anywhere in the Commonwealth during a convention, conference, or related\nevent lasting no more than seven consecutive days held by such\norganization’s affiliated state, regional, or national organization up to\nonce per quarter as designated in the temporary permit.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 833; 2006, c. 644; 2007, c. 196; 2020, c. 979; 2021, Sp. Sess.\nI, c. 520; 2022, cc. 722, 767; 2023, cc. 755, 787.","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}}