{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/58.1-4048.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/58.1-4048.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/58.1-4048.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/58.1-4048.html"}],"law_id":56740,"edition_id":1,"section_id":56740,"structure_id":14842,"section_number":"58.1-4048","catch_line":"Gaming Regulatory Fund","history":"2023, cc. 586, 587.","full_text":"There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Gaming Regulatory Fund, referred to in this section as &#8220;the Fund.&#8221; The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds appropriated for such purpose and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely to offset the Department&#8217;s costs associated with (i) the conduct of investigations required by \u00a7 58.1-4032, 58.1-4043, 58.1-4104, 58.1-4109, 58.1-4116, 58.1-4120, or 58.1-4121 or any other provision of this article or Chapter 41 (\u00a7 58.1-4100 et seq.) and (ii) the enforcement of regulations promulgated by the Virginia Lottery Board pursuant to subdivisions A 14 and 15 of \u00a7 58.1-4007, subdivision 2 of \u00a7 58.1-4102, and \u00a7 58.1-4103. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Director.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":207589,"text":"There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Gaming Regulatory Fund, referred to in this section as &#8220;the Fund.&#8221; The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds appropriated for such purpose and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely to offset the Department&#8217;s costs associated with (i) the conduct of investigations required by \u00a7 58.1-4032, 58.1-4043, 58.1-4104, 58.1-4109, 58.1-4116, 58.1-4120, or 58.1-4121 or any other provision of this article or Chapter 41 (\u00a7 58.1-4100 et seq.) and (ii) the enforcement of regulations promulgated by the Virginia Lottery Board pursuant to subdivisions A 14 and 15 of \u00a7 58.1-4007, subdivision 2 of \u00a7 58.1-4102, and \u00a7 58.1-4103. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Director.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14842,"edition_id":1,"name":"Sports Betting","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13968,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:50:19","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:50:19","permalink":{"id":259243,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14842,"identifier":"2","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/2","url":"\/58.1\/IV\/40\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13968,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting","identifier":"40","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13501,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:27","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:27","permalink":{"id":259075,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13968,"identifier":"40","token":"58.1\/IV\/40","url":"\/58.1\/IV\/40\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13501,"edition_id":1,"name":"Other Sources of State Revenue","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12703,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:05","permalink":{"id":259073,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13501,"identifier":"IV","token":"58.1\/IV","url":"\/58.1\/IV\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12703,"edition_id":1,"name":"Taxation","identifier":"58.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":251959,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12703,"identifier":"58.1","token":"58.1","url":"\/58.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":67888,"structure_id":14842,"section_number":"58.1-4030","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/58.1-4030\/","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/2\/58.1-4030","metadata":false},{"id":84595,"structure_id":14842,"section_number":"58.1-4031","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Director related to sports betting; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0586\">586<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79490,"section_number":"58.1-4032","catch_line":"Application for a sports betting permit; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4032\/"},{"id":54469,"section_number":"58.1-4114","catch_line":"Supplier's permits; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4114\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74431,"section_number":"58.1-4007","catch_line":"Powers of the Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4007\/"},{"id":79490,"section_number":"58.1-4032","catch_line":"Application for a sports betting permit; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4032\/"},{"id":87015,"section_number":"58.1-4043","catch_line":"Reporting and investigating prohibited conduct","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4043\/"},{"id":65703,"section_number":"58.1-4100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4100\/"},{"id":80705,"section_number":"58.1-4102","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Board; regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4102\/"},{"id":76783,"section_number":"58.1-4103","catch_line":"Voluntary exclusion program","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4103\/"},{"id":62444,"section_number":"58.1-4104","catch_line":"Fingerprints and background investigations","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4104\/"},{"id":61549,"section_number":"58.1-4109","catch_line":"Submission of preferred casino gaming operator by eligible host city; application for operator's license; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4109\/"},{"id":64346,"section_number":"58.1-4116","catch_line":"Suspension or revocation of license or permit","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4116\/"},{"id":71048,"section_number":"58.1-4120","catch_line":"Consideration of service permit application","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4120\/"},{"id":77334,"section_number":"58.1-4121","catch_line":"Suspension or revocation of service permit; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4121\/"}],"permalink":{"id":259317,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56740,"identifier":"58.1-4048","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/2\/58.1-4048","url":"\/58.1-4048\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-4048\/","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/2\/58.1-4048","dublin_core":{"Title":"Gaming Regulatory Fund","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-4048","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Gaming Regulatory Fund, referred to in this section as &#8220;the Fund.&#8221; The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds appropriated for such purpose and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely to offset the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>&#8217;s costs associated with (i) the conduct of investigations required by \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Application for a sports betting permit; penalty\" href=\"\/58.1-4032\/\">58.1-4032<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Reporting and investigating prohibited conduct\" href=\"\/58.1-4043\/\">58.1-4043<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Fingerprints and background investigations\" href=\"\/58.1-4104\/\">58.1-4104<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Submission of preferred casino gaming operator by eligible host city; application for operator&#039;s license; penalty\" href=\"\/58.1-4109\/\">58.1-4109<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Suspension or revocation of license or permit\" href=\"\/58.1-4116\/\">58.1-4116<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Consideration of service permit application\" href=\"\/58.1-4120\/\">58.1-4120<\/a>, or <a class=\"law\" title=\"Suspension or revocation of service permit; civil penalty\" href=\"\/58.1-4121\/\">58.1-4121<\/a> or any other provision of this article or Chapter 41 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/58.1-4100\/\">58.1-4100<\/a> et seq.) and (ii) the enforcement of regulations promulgated by the Virginia <span class=\"dictionary\">Lottery<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> pursuant to subdivisions A 14 and 15 of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Powers of the Board\" href=\"\/58.1-4007\/\">58.1-4007<\/a>, subdivision 2 of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Powers and duties of the Board; regulations\" href=\"\/58.1-4102\/\">58.1-4102<\/a>, and \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Voluntary exclusion program\" href=\"\/58.1-4103\/\">58.1-4103<\/a>. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGAMING REGULATORY FUND (\u00a7 58.1-4048)\n\nThere is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be\nknown as the Gaming Regulatory Fund, referred to in this section as &#8220;the\nFund.&#8221; The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All\nfunds appropriated for such purpose and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests,\nand other funds received on its behalf shall be paid into the state treasury and\ncredited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the\nFund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest\nthereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but\nshall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely to offset the\nDepartment&#8217;s costs associated with (i) the conduct of investigations\nrequired by \u00a7 58.1-4032, 58.1-4043, 58.1-4104, 58.1-4109, 58.1-4116, 58.1-4120,\nor 58.1-4121 or any other provision of this article or Chapter 41 (\u00a7 58.1-4100\net seq.) and (ii) the enforcement of regulations promulgated by the Virginia\nLottery Board pursuant to subdivisions A 14 and 15 of \u00a7 58.1-4007, subdivision\n2 of \u00a7 58.1-4102, and \u00a7 58.1-4103. Expenditures and disbursements from the\nFund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller\nupon written request signed by the Director.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, cc. 586, 587.","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}}