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However, no such organization shall accept postdated checks in payment of any charges or assessments for players to participate in bingo games.B\n\nNo qualified organization or any person on the premises shall extend lines of credit or accept any credit or other electronic fund transfer other than debit cards in payment of any charges or assessments for players to participate in bingo games.C\n\nBingo games may be held by qualified organizations on any calendar day.D\n\nQualified organizations may hold an unlimited number of bingo sessions on any calendar day.E\n\nExcept as provided in subsection F, no organization may conduct bingo games (i) at a location outside of the county, city, or town in which its principal office, as registered with the State Corporation Commission, is located or in an adjoining county, city, or town or (ii) at an establishment that has been granted a license pursuant to Chapter 2 (&#xA7; 4.1-200 et seq.) of Title 4.1 unless such license is held by the organization.F\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection E, a qualified organization may lease the premises of any social organization authorized pursuant to &#xA7; 18.2-340.26:3 for the purpose of conducting bingo games.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":247118,"text":"A qualified organization shall accept only cash or, at its option, checks or debit cards in payment of any charges or assessments for players to participate in bingo games. 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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 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?061+ful+CHAP0644\">644<\/a>; in 2010, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0429\">429<\/a>; in 2017, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0739\">739<\/a>; in 2020, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0568\">568<\/a>; in 2022, chapters <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":[{"id":62620,"section_number":"18.2-340.26:2","catch_line":"Sale of instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards dispensed by mechanical equipment","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-340.26_2\/"},{"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":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":167573,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68311,"identifier":"18.2-340.27","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/18.2-340.27","url":"\/18.2-340.27\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-340.27\/","token":"18.2\/8\/1.1%3A1\/18.2-340.27","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conduct of bingo games","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-340.27","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> A <span class=\"dictionary\">qualified organization<\/span> shall accept only cash or, at its option, checks or debit cards in payment of any charges or assessments for players to participate in <span class=\"dictionary\">bingo<\/span> games. However, no such organization shall accept postdated checks in payment of any charges or assessments for players to participate in <span class=\"dictionary\">bingo<\/span> games. <a id=\"paragraph-247118\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-340.27\/#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> No <span class=\"dictionary\">qualified organization<\/span> or any person on the premises shall extend lines of credit or accept any credit or other electronic fund transfer other than debit cards in payment of any charges or assessments for players to participate in <span class=\"dictionary\">bingo<\/span> games. <a id=\"paragraph-247119\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-340.27\/#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> <span class=\"dictionary\">Bingo<\/span> games may be held by <span class=\"dictionary\">qualified organizations<\/span> on any calendar day. <a id=\"paragraph-247120\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-340.27\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">Qualified organizations<\/span> may hold an unlimited number of <span class=\"dictionary\">bingo<\/span> sessions on any calendar day. <a id=\"paragraph-247121\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-340.27\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection F, no organization may <span class=\"dictionary\">conduct<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">bingo<\/span> games (i) at a location outside of the county, city, or town in which its principal office, as registered with the State Corporation Commission, is located or in an adjoining county, city, or town or (ii) at an establishment that has been granted a license pursuant to Chapter 2 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Exemptions from licensure\" href=\"\/4.1-200\/\">4.1-200<\/a> et seq.) of Title 4.1 unless such license is held by the organization. <a id=\"paragraph-247122\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-340.27\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"F\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">F.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection E, a <span class=\"dictionary\">qualified organization<\/span> may lease the premises of any <span class=\"dictionary\">social organization<\/span> authorized pursuant to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Electronic gaming; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-340.26_3\/\">18.2-340.26:3<\/a> for the purpose of conducting <span class=\"dictionary\">bingo<\/span> games. <a id=\"paragraph-247123\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-340.27\/#F\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONDUCT OF BINGO GAMES (\u00a7 18.2-340.27)\n\nA. A qualified organization shall accept only cash or, at its option, checks or\ndebit cards in payment of any charges or assessments for players to participate\nin bingo games. However, no such organization shall accept postdated checks in\npayment of any charges or assessments for players to participate in bingo games.\n\nB. No qualified organization or any person on the premises shall extend lines of\ncredit or accept any credit or other electronic fund transfer other than debit\ncards in payment of any charges or assessments for players to participate in\nbingo games.\n\nC. Bingo games may be held by qualified organizations on any calendar day.\n\nD. Qualified organizations may hold an unlimited number of bingo sessions on any\ncalendar day.\n\nE. Except as provided in subsection F, no organization may conduct bingo games\n(i) at a location outside of the county, city, or town in which its principal\noffice, as registered with the State Corporation Commission, is located or in an\nadjoining county, city, or town or (ii) at an establishment that has been\ngranted a license pursuant to Chapter 2 (&#xA7; 4.1-200 et seq.) of Title 4.1\nunless such license is held by the organization.\n\nF. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection E, a qualified organization may\nlease the premises of any social organization authorized pursuant to &#xA7;\n18.2-340.26:3 for the purpose of conducting bingo games.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 837; 2006, c. 644; 2010, c. 429; 2017, c. 739; 2020, c. 568;\n2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 520; 2022, cc. 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}}