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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 531 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. Unfortunately, the 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 2014, chapter 225<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 461<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 1197<\/a>, 1218<\/a>, 1248<\/a>, and 1256<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85845,"section_number":"58.1-4015.1","catch_line":"Voluntary exclusion program","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4015.1\/"},{"id":67888,"section_number":"58.1-4030","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4030\/"},{"id":65703,"section_number":"58.1-4100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":259087,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70493,"identifier":"58.1-4002","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/1\/58.1-4002","url":"\/58.1-4002\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-4002\/","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/1\/58.1-4002","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-4002","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Board<\/span>” means the Virginia Lottery Board<\/span> established by this chapter.\n\t\t“Casino gaming” or “game<\/span>” means baccarat, blackjack, twenty-one, poker, craps, dice, slot machines, roulette wheels, Klondike tables, punchboards, faro layouts, numbers tickets, push cards, jar tickets, or pull tabs and any other activity that is authorized by the Board<\/span> as a wagering game<\/span> or device under Chapter 41 (\u00a7 58.1-4100<\/a> et seq.). “Casino gaming” or “game<\/span>” includes on-premises mobile casino gaming<\/span>.\n\t\t“Department<\/span>” means the independent agency responsible for the administration of the Virginia Lottery pursuant to this article and sports betting<\/span> pursuant to Article 2 (\u00a7 58.1-4030<\/a> et seq.).\n\t\t“Director<\/span>” means the Director<\/span> of the Virginia Lottery.\n\t\t“Lottery” or “state lottery<\/span>” means the lottery or lotteries established and operated pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t“On-premises mobile casino gaming<\/span>” means casino gaming offered by a casino gaming operator at a casino gaming establishment using a computer network of both federal and nonfederal interoperable packet-switched data networks through which the casino gaming operator may offer casino gaming to individuals who have established an on-premises mobile casino gaming<\/span> account with the casino gaming operator and who are physically present on the premises of the casino gaming establishment, as authorized by regulations promulgated by the Board<\/span>.\n\t\t“Sports betting<\/span>” means placing wagers on sporting events as such activity is regulated by the Board<\/span>.\n\t\t“Ticket courier service<\/span>” means a service operated for the purpose of purchasing Virginia Lottery tickets on behalf of individuals located within or outside the Commonwealth and delivering or transmitting such tickets, or electronic images thereof, to such individuals as a business-for-profit delivery service.\n\t\t“Voluntary exclusion program<\/span>” means a program established by the Board<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-4015.1<\/a> that allows individuals to voluntarily exclude themselves from engaging in the activities described in subdivision B 1 of \u00a7 58.1-4015.1<\/a> by placing their name on a voluntary exclusion list and following the procedures set forth by the Board<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 58.1-4002)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Board” means the Virginia Lottery Board established by this\nchapter.\n\t\t“Casino gaming” or “game” means baccarat, blackjack,\ntwenty-one, poker, craps, dice, slot machines, roulette wheels, Klondike tables,\npunchboards, faro layouts, numbers tickets, push cards, jar tickets, or pull\ntabs and any other activity that is authorized by the Board as a wagering game\nor device under Chapter 41 (\u00a7 58.1-4100 et seq.). “Casino gaming”\nor “game” includes on-premises mobile casino gaming.\n\t\t“Department” means the independent agency responsible for the\nadministration of the Virginia Lottery pursuant to this article and sports\nbetting pursuant to Article 2 (\u00a7 58.1-4030 et seq.).\n\t\t“Director” means the Director of the Virginia Lottery.\n\t\t“Lottery” or “state lottery” means the lottery or\nlotteries established and operated pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t“On-premises mobile casino gaming” means casino gaming offered by\na casino gaming operator at a casino gaming establishment using a computer\nnetwork of both federal and nonfederal interoperable packet-switched data\nnetworks through which the casino gaming operator may offer casino gaming to\nindividuals who have established an on-premises mobile casino gaming account\nwith the casino gaming operator and who are physically present on the premises\nof the casino gaming establishment, as authorized by regulations promulgated by\nthe Board.\n\t\t“Sports betting” means placing wagers on sporting events as such\nactivity is regulated by the Board.\n\t\t“Ticket courier service” means a service operated for the purpose\nof purchasing Virginia Lottery tickets on behalf of individuals located within\nor outside the Commonwealth and delivering or transmitting such tickets, or\nelectronic images thereof, to such individuals as a business-for-profit delivery\nservice.\n\t\t“Voluntary exclusion program” means a program established by the\nBoard pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-4015.1 that allows individuals to voluntarily exclude\nthemselves from engaging in the activities described in subdivision B 1 of \u00a7\n58.1-4015.1 by placing their name on a voluntary exclusion list and following\nthe procedures set forth by the Board.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 531; 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