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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0593\">593<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2025, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?251+ful+CHAP0336\">336<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":78273,"section_number":"52-54","catch_line":"Office of the Gaming Enforcement Coordinator established; purpose; duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/52-54\/"}],"permalink":{"id":259123,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85895,"identifier":"58.1-4007.3","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/1\/58.1-4007.3","url":"\/58.1-4007.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-4007.3\/","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/1\/58.1-4007.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Posting of illegal gaming tip line; problem gambling helpline","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-4007.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Every licensed <span class=\"dictionary\">lottery<\/span> sales agent shall post in a conspicuous place in its retail establishment a sign that bears (i) the toll-free telephone number and website for the illegal gaming tip line established and administered by the Office of the Gaming Enforcement Coordinator in the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of State Police pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Office of the Gaming Enforcement Coordinator established; purpose; duties\" href=\"\/52-54\/\">52-54<\/a> for members of the public to report concerns about, or suspected instances of, illegal gaming activities and (ii) the toll-free telephone number for the National Problem Gambling Helpline.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOSTING OF ILLEGAL GAMING TIP LINE; PROBLEM GAMBLING HELPLINE (\u00a7 58.1-4007.3)\n\nEvery licensed lottery sales agent shall post in a conspicuous place in its\nretail establishment a sign that bears (i) the toll-free telephone number and\nwebsite for the illegal gaming tip line established and administered by the\nOffice of the Gaming Enforcement Coordinator in the Department of State Police\npursuant to \u00a7 52-54 for members of the public to report concerns about, or\nsuspected instances of, illegal gaming activities and (ii) the toll-free\ntelephone number for the National Problem Gambling Helpline.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, c. 593; 2025, c. 336.","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}}