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The Director may also require bond from other employees as he deems necessary.4\n\nConfer regularly, but not less than four times each year, with the Board on the operation and administration of the lottery and the regulation of casino gaming; make available for inspection by the Board, upon request, all books, records, files, and other information and documents of the Department; and advise the Board and recommend such matters as he deems necessary and advisable to improve the operation and administration of the lottery and the regulation of casino gaming.5\n\nSuspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any license issued pursuant to this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder.6\n\nSuspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any license or permit issued pursuant to Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100 et seq.).7\n\nEject or exclude from a casino gaming establishment any person, whether or not he possesses a license or permit, whose conduct or reputation is such that his presence may, in the opinion of the Director, reflect negatively on the honesty and integrity of casino gaming or interfere with the orderly gaming operations.8\n\nImmediately upon the receipt of a credible complaint of an alleged criminal violation of Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100 et seq.), report the complaint to the Attorney General and the State Police for appropriate action.9\n\nInspect and investigate, and have free access to, the offices, facilities, or other places of business of any licensee or permit holder and may compel the production of any of the books, documents, records, or memoranda of any licensee or permit holder for the purpose of ensuring compliance with Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100 et seq.) and Department regulations.10\n\nCompel any person holding a license or permit pursuant to Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100 et seq.) to file with the Department such information as shall appear to the Director to be necessary for the performance of the Department’s functions, including financial statements and information relative to principals and all others with any pecuniary interest in such person.11\n\nImpose a fine or penalty not to exceed $1 million upon any person determined, in proceedings commenced pursuant to § 58.1-4105, to have violated any of the provisions of Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100 et seq.) or regulations promulgated by the Board.12\n\nEnter into arrangements with any foreign or domestic governmental agency for the purposes of exchanging information or performing any other act to better ensure the proper conduct of casino gaming operations or the efficient conduct of the Director’s duties.13\n\nEnter into contracts for the operation of the lottery, or any part thereof, for the promotion of the lottery and into interstate lottery contracts with other states. A contract awarded or entered into by the Director shall not be assigned by the holder thereof except by specific approval of the Director.14\n\nCertify monthly to the State Comptroller and the Board a full and complete statement of lottery revenues, prize disbursements and other expenses for the preceding month.15\n\nReport monthly to the Governor, the Secretary of Finance, and the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, House Committee on Finance, and House Committee on Appropriations the total lottery revenues, prize disbursements, and other expenses for the preceding month and make an annual report, which shall include a full and complete statement of lottery revenues, prize disbursements, and other expenses, as well as a separate financial statement of the expenses incurred in the regulation of casino gaming operations as defined in § 58.1-4100, to the Governor and the General Assembly. Such annual report shall also include such recommendations for changes in this chapter and Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100 et seq.) as the Director and Board deem necessary or desirable.16\n\nReport immediately to the Governor and the General Assembly any matters that require immediate changes in the laws of the Commonwealth in order to prevent abuses and evasions of this chapter and Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100 et seq.) or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder or to rectify undesirable conditions in connection with the administration or operation of the lottery.17\n\nNotify prize winners and appropriate state and federal agencies of the payment of prizes in excess of $600 in the manner required by the lottery rules and regulations.18\n\nProvide for the withholding of the applicable amount of state and federal income tax of persons claiming a prize for a winning ticket in excess of $5,001.19\n\nParticipate in the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Advisory Committee established pursuant to § 37.2-304 by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to enable collaboration among prevention and treatment providers and operators of legal gaming in the Commonwealth on efforts to reduce the negative effects of problem gambling.C\n\nThe Director and the director of security or investigators appointed by the Director shall be vested with the powers of sheriff and sworn to enforce the statutes and regulations pertaining to the Department and to investigate violations of the statutes and regulations that the Director is required to enforce.D\n\nThe Director may authorize temporary bonus or incentive programs for payments to licensed sales agents that he determines will be cost effective and support increased sales of lottery products.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":270158,"text":"The Director shall supervise and administer:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":270159,"text":"The operation of the lottery in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and with the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":270160,"text":"The regulation of casino gaming in accordance with Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100 et seq.).","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"B"},"3":{"id":270161,"text":"The Director shall also:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"B1"},"4":{"id":270162,"text":"Employ such deputy directors, professional, technical and clerical assistants, and other employees as may be required to carry out the functions and duties of the Department.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"5":{"id":270163,"text":"Act as secretary and executive officer of the Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"6":{"id":270164,"text":"Require bond or other surety satisfactory to the Director from licensed agents as provided in subsection E of § 58.1-4009 and Department employees with access to Department funds or lottery funds, in such amount as provided in the rules and regulations of the Board. 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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 7 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 1992, chapters 422 and 449; in 2004, chapter 630<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 598<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 302<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 224<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 1197<\/a> and 1248<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 588<\/a> and 589<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74431,"section_number":"58.1-4007","catch_line":"Powers of the Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4007\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58889,"section_number":"37.2-304","catch_line":"Duties of Commissioner","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-304\/"},{"id":86133,"section_number":"58.1-4009","catch_line":"Licensing of lottery sales agents; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4009\/"},{"id":65703,"section_number":"58.1-4100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4100\/"},{"id":68127,"section_number":"58.1-4105","catch_line":"Hearing and appeal","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4105\/"}],"permalink":{"id":259103,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75231,"identifier":"58.1-4006","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/1\/58.1-4006","url":"\/58.1-4006\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-4006\/","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/1\/58.1-4006","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers of the Director","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-4006","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Director<\/span> shall supervise and administer: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The operation of the lottery<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and with the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The regulation of casino gaming<\/span> in accordance with Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Director<\/span> shall also: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Employ such deputy directors<\/span>, professional, technical and clerical assistants, and other employees as may be required to carry out the functions and duties of the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Act as secretary and executive officer of the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Require bond<\/span> or other surety<\/span> satisfactory to the Director<\/span> from licensed agents as provided in subsection E of § 58.1-4009<\/a> and Department<\/span> employees with access to Department<\/span> funds or lottery<\/span> funds, in such amount as provided in the rules and regulations of the Board<\/span>. The Director<\/span> may also require bond<\/span> from other employees as he deems necessary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Confer regularly, but not less than four times each year, with the Board<\/span> on the operation and administration of the lottery<\/span> and the regulation of casino gaming<\/span>; make available for inspection by the Board<\/span>, upon request, all books, records, files, and other information and documents of the Department<\/span>; and advise the Board<\/span> and recommend such matters as he deems necessary and advisable to improve the operation and administration of the lottery<\/span> and the regulation of casino gaming<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any license issued pursuant to this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any license or permit issued pursuant to Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Eject or exclude from a casino gaming<\/span> establishment any person, whether or not he possesses a license or permit, whose conduct or reputation is such that his presence may, in the opinion<\/span> of the Director<\/span>, reflect negatively on the honesty and integrity of casino gaming<\/span> or interfere with the orderly gaming operations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Immediately upon the receipt of a credible complaint of an alleged criminal violation of Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100<\/a> et seq.), report the complaint to the Attorney General<\/span> and the State Police for appropriate action. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Inspect and investigate, and have free access to, the offices, facilities, or other places of business of any licensee or permit holder and may compel the production of any of the books, documents, records, or memoranda of any licensee or permit holder for the purpose of ensuring compliance with Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100<\/a> et seq.) and Department<\/span> regulations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Compel any person holding a license or permit pursuant to Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100<\/a> et seq.) to file with the Department<\/span> such information as shall appear to the Director<\/span> to be necessary for the performance of the Department<\/span>’s functions, including financial statements and information relative to principals and all others with any pecuniary interest in such person. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> Impose a fine or penalty<\/span> not to exceed $1 million upon any person determined, in proceedings commenced pursuant to § 58.1-4105<\/a>, to have violated any of the provisions of Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100<\/a> et seq.) or regulations promulgated by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

12.<\/span> Enter into arrangements with any foreign or domestic governmental agency for the purposes of exchanging information or performing any other act to better ensure the proper conduct of casino gaming<\/span> operations or the efficient conduct of the Director<\/span>’s duties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

13.<\/span> Enter into contracts<\/span> for the operation of the lottery<\/span>, or any part thereof, for the promotion of the lottery<\/span> and into interstate lottery<\/span> contracts<\/span> with other states. A contract<\/span> awarded or entered into by the Director<\/span> shall not be assigned by the holder thereof except by specific approval of the Director<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

14.<\/span> Certify monthly to the State Comptroller and the Board<\/span> a full and complete statement of lottery<\/span> revenues, prize disbursements and other expenses for the preceding month. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

15.<\/span> Report monthly to the Governor, the Secretary of Finance, and the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, House Committee on Finance, and House Committee on Appropriations the total lottery<\/span> revenues, prize disbursements, and other expenses for the preceding month and make an annual report, which shall include a full and complete statement of lottery<\/span> revenues, prize disbursements, and other expenses, as well as a separate financial statement of the expenses incurred in the regulation of casino gaming<\/span> operations as defined in § 58.1-4100<\/a>, to the Governor and the General Assembly. Such annual report shall also include such recommendations for changes in this chapter and Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100<\/a> et seq.) as the Director<\/span> and Board<\/span> deem necessary or desirable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

16.<\/span> Report immediately to the Governor and the General Assembly any matters that require immediate changes in the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth in order<\/span> to prevent abuses and evasions of this chapter and Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100<\/a> et seq.) or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder or to rectify undesirable conditions in connection with the administration or operation of the lottery<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

17.<\/span> Notify prize winners and appropriate state and federal agencies of the payment of prizes in excess of $600 in the manner required by the lottery<\/span> rules and regulations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

18.<\/span> Provide for the withholding of the applicable amount of state and federal income tax of persons claiming a prize for a winning ticket in excess of $5,001. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

19.<\/span> Participate in the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Advisory Committee established pursuant to § 37.2-304<\/a> by the Department<\/span> of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to enable collaboration among prevention and treatment providers and operators of legal gaming in the Commonwealth on efforts to reduce the negative effects of problem gambling. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Director<\/span> and the director<\/span> of security or investigators appointed by the Director<\/span> shall be vested with the powers of sheriff and sworn to enforce the statutes<\/span> and regulations pertaining to the Department<\/span> and to investigate violations of the statutes<\/span> and regulations that the Director<\/span> is required to enforce. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Director<\/span> may authorize temporary bonus or incentive programs for payments to licensed sales agents that he determines will be cost effective and support increased sales of lottery<\/span> products. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS OF THE DIRECTOR (\u00a7 58.1-4006)\n\nA. The Director shall supervise and administer:\n\n 1. The operation of the lottery in accordance with the provisions of this\n chapter and with the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder; and\n\n 2. The regulation of casino gaming in accordance with Chapter 41 (§\n 58.1-4100 et seq.).\n\nB. The Director shall also:\n\n 1. Employ such deputy directors, professional, technical and clerical\n assistants, and other employees as may be required to carry out the functions\n and duties of the Department.\n\n 2. Act as secretary and executive officer of the Board.\n\n 3. Require bond or other surety satisfactory to the Director from licensed\n agents as provided in subsection E of § 58.1-4009 and Department\n employees with access to Department funds or lottery funds, in such amount as\n provided in the rules and regulations of the Board. The Director may also\n require bond from other employees as he deems necessary.\n\n 4. Confer regularly, but not less than four times each year, with the Board on\n the operation and administration of the lottery and the regulation of casino\n gaming; make available for inspection by the Board, upon request, all books,\n records, files, and other information and documents of the Department; and\n advise the Board and recommend such matters as he deems necessary and\n advisable to improve the operation and administration of the lottery and the\n regulation of casino gaming.\n\n 5. Suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any license issued pursuant to this\n chapter or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder.\n\n 6. Suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any license or permit issued pursuant\n to Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100 et seq.).\n\n 7. Eject or exclude from a casino gaming establishment any person, whether or\n not he possesses a license or permit, whose conduct or reputation is such that\n his presence may, in the opinion of the Director, reflect negatively on the\n honesty and integrity of casino gaming or interfere with the orderly gaming\n operations.\n\n 8. Immediately upon the receipt of a credible complaint of an alleged criminal\n violation of Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100 et seq.), report the complaint to\n the Attorney General and the State Police for appropriate action.\n\n 9. Inspect and investigate, and have free access to, the offices, facilities,\n or other places of business of any licensee or permit holder and may compel\n the production of any of the books, documents, records, or memoranda of any\n licensee or permit holder for the purpose of ensuring compliance with Chapter\n 41 (§ 58.1-4100 et seq.) and Department regulations.\n\n 10. Compel any person holding a license or permit pursuant to Chapter 41\n (§ 58.1-4100 et seq.) to file with the Department such information as\n shall appear to the Director to be necessary for the performance of the\n Department’s functions, including financial statements and information\n relative to principals and all others with any pecuniary interest in such\n person.\n\n 11. Impose a fine or penalty not to exceed $1 million upon any person\n determined, in proceedings commenced pursuant to § 58.1-4105, to have\n violated any of the provisions of Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100 et seq.) or\n regulations promulgated by the Board.\n\n 12. Enter into arrangements with any foreign or domestic governmental agency\n for the purposes of exchanging information or performing any other act to\n better ensure the proper conduct of casino gaming operations or the efficient\n conduct of the Director’s duties.\n\n 13. Enter into contracts for the operation of the lottery, or any part\n thereof, for the promotion of the lottery and into interstate lottery\n contracts with other states. A contract awarded or entered into by the\n Director shall not be assigned by the holder thereof except by specific\n approval of the Director.\n\n 14. Certify monthly to the State Comptroller and the Board a full and complete\n statement of lottery revenues, prize disbursements and other expenses for the\n preceding month.\n\n 15. Report monthly to the Governor, the Secretary of Finance, and the Chairmen\n of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, House Committee on\n Finance, and House Committee on Appropriations the total lottery revenues,\n prize disbursements, and other expenses for the preceding month and make an\n annual report, which shall include a full and complete statement of lottery\n revenues, prize disbursements, and other expenses, as well as a separate\n financial statement of the expenses incurred in the regulation of casino\n gaming operations as defined in § 58.1-4100, to the Governor and the\n General Assembly. Such annual report shall also include such recommendations\n for changes in this chapter and Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100 et seq.) as the\n Director and Board deem necessary or desirable.\n\n 16. Report immediately to the Governor and the General Assembly any matters\n that require immediate changes in the laws of the Commonwealth in order to\n prevent abuses and evasions of this chapter and Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100\n et seq.) or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder or to rectify\n undesirable conditions in connection with the administration or operation of\n the lottery.\n\n 17. Notify prize winners and appropriate state and federal agencies of the\n payment of prizes in excess of $600 in the manner required by the lottery\n rules and regulations.\n\n 18. Provide for the withholding of the applicable amount of state and federal\n income tax of persons claiming a prize for a winning ticket in excess of\n $5,001.\n\n 19. Participate in the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Advisory\n Committee established pursuant to § 37.2-304 by the Department of\n Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to enable collaboration among\n prevention and treatment providers and operators of legal gaming in the\n Commonwealth on efforts to reduce the negative effects of problem gambling.\n\nC. The Director and the director of security or investigators appointed by the\nDirector shall be vested with the powers of sheriff and sworn to enforce the\nstatutes and regulations pertaining to the Department and to investigate\nviolations of the statutes and regulations that the Director is required to\nenforce.\n\nD. The Director may authorize temporary bonus or incentive programs for payments\nto licensed sales agents that he determines will be cost effective and support\nincreased sales of lottery products.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 531; 1992, cc. 422, 449; 2004, c. 630; 2006, c. 598; 2008, c.\n302; 2014, c. 224; 2020, cc. 1197, 1248; 2023, cc. 588, 589.","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}}