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I, cc. 7, 351, 352; 2022, cc. 589, 590.","full_text":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Adjusted gross receipts” means the gross receipts from casino gaming less winnings paid to winners.\n\t\t“Board” means the Virginia Lottery Board established in the Virginia Lottery Law (\u00a7 58.1-4000 et seq.).\n\t\t“Casino gaming” or “game” means baccarat, blackjack, twenty-one, poker, craps, dice, slot machines, roulette wheels, Klondike tables, Mah Jongg, electronic table games, hybrid table games, punchboards, faro layouts, numbers tickets, push cards, jar tickets, or pull tabs, or any variation of the aforementioned games, and any other activity that is authorized by the Board as a wagering game or device under this chapter. “Casino gaming” or “game” includes on-premises mobile casino gaming.\n\t\t“Casino gaming establishment” means the premises, including the entire property located at the address of the licensed casino, upon which lawful casino gaming is authorized and licensed as provided in this chapter. “Casino gaming establishment” does not include a riverboat or similar vessel.\n\t\t“Casino gaming operator” means any person issued a license by the Board to operate a casino gaming establishment.\n\t\t“Cheat” means to alter the selection criteria that determine the result of a game or the amount or frequency of payment in a game for the purpose of obtaining an advantage for one or more participants in a game over other participants in a game.\n\t\t“Counter check” means an interest-free negotiable instrument for a specified amount executed by a player and held by the casino that serves as evidence of the casino gaming patron’s obligation to pay the casino and that can be exchanged by the casino gaming patron for the specified amount in chips, tokens, credits, electronic credits, electronic cash, or electronic cards.\n\t\t“Department” means the independent agency responsible for the administration of the Virginia Lottery created in the Virginia Lottery Law (\u00a7 58.1-4000 et seq.).\n\t\t“Director” means the Director of the Virginia Lottery.\n\t\t“Eligible host city” means any city described in \u00a7 58.1-4107 in which a casino gaming establishment is authorized to be located.\n\t\t“Entity” means a person that is not a natural person.\n\t\t“Gaming operation” means the conduct of authorized casino gaming within a casino gaming establishment.\n\t\t“Gross receipts” means the total amount of money exchanged for the purchase of chips, tokens, electronic credits, electronic cash, or electronic cards by casino gaming patrons. “Gross receipts” shall not include the cash value of promotions or credits provided to and exchanged by casino gaming patrons for chips, tokens, electronic credits, electronic cash, or electronic cards. “Gross receipts” shall also not include uncollectable counter checks.\n\t\t“Immediate family” means (i) a spouse and (ii) any other person residing in the same household as an officer or employee and who is a dependent of the officer or employee or of whom the officer or employee is a dependent.\n\t\t“Individual” means a natural person.\n\t\t“Licensee” or “license holder” means any person holding an operator’s license under \u00a7 58.1-4111.\n\t\t“On-premises mobile casino gaming” 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 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.\n\t\t“Permit holder” means any person holding a supplier or service permit pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t“Person” means an individual, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, stock corporation, or nonstock corporation and includes any person that directly or indirectly controls or is under common control with another person.\n\t\t“Preferred casino gaming operator” means the proposed casino gaming establishment and operator thereof submitted by an eligible host city to the Board as an applicant for licensure.\n\t\t“Prepaid access instrument” means a system device that allows a casino gaming patron access to funds that have been paid in advance and can be retrieved or transferred at some point in the future through such a device. In order to transfer funds for gaming purposes, a prepaid access instrument shall be redeemed for tokens, chips, credits, electronic credits, electronic cash, electronic cards, or used in conjunction with an approved cashless wagering system or interactive gaming account.\n\t\t“Principal” means any individual who solely or together with his immediate family members (i) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent or more of the pecuniary interest in any entity that is a licensee or (ii) has the power to vote or cause the vote of five percent or more of the voting securities or other ownership interests of such entity, and any person who manages a gaming operation on behalf of a licensee.\n\t\t“Professional sports” means the same as such term is defined in \u00a7 58.1-4030.\n\t\t“Security” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 13.1-501. If the Board finds that any obligation, stock, or other equity interest creates control of or voice in the management operations of an entity in the manner of a security, then such interest shall be considered a security.\n\t\t“Sports betting” means the same as such term is defined in \u00a7 58.1-4030.\n\t\t“Sports betting facility” means an area, kiosk, or device located inside a casino gaming establishment licensed pursuant to this chapter that is designated for sports betting.\n\t\t“Supplier” means any person that sells or leases, or contracts to sell or lease, any casino gaming equipment, devices, or supplies, or provides any management services, to a licensee.\n\t\t“Voluntary exclusion program” means a program established by the Board pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-4103 that allows individuals to voluntarily exclude themselves from engaging in the activities described in subdivision B 1 of \u00a7 58.1-4103 by placing their names on a voluntary exclusion list and following the procedures set forth by the Board.\n\t\t“Youth sports” means the same as such term is defined in \u00a7 58.1-4030.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":238835,"text":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Adjusted gross receipts” means the gross receipts from casino gaming less winnings paid to winners.\n\t\t“Board” means the Virginia Lottery Board established in the Virginia Lottery Law (\u00a7 58.1-4000 et seq.).\n\t\t“Casino gaming” or “game” means baccarat, blackjack, twenty-one, poker, craps, dice, slot machines, roulette wheels, Klondike tables, Mah Jongg, electronic table games, hybrid table games, punchboards, faro layouts, numbers tickets, push cards, jar tickets, or pull tabs, or any variation of the aforementioned games, and any other activity that is authorized by the Board as a wagering game or device under this chapter. “Casino gaming” or “game” includes on-premises mobile casino gaming.\n\t\t“Casino gaming establishment” means the premises, 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In order to transfer funds for gaming purposes, a prepaid access instrument shall be redeemed for tokens, chips, credits, electronic credits, electronic cash, electronic cards, or used in conjunction with an approved cashless wagering system or interactive gaming account.\n\t\t“Principal” means any individual who solely or together with his immediate family members (i) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent or more of the pecuniary interest in any entity that is a licensee or (ii) has the power to vote or cause the vote of five percent or more of the voting securities or other ownership interests of such entity, and any person who manages a gaming operation on behalf of a licensee.\n\t\t“Professional sports” means the same as such term is defined in \u00a7 58.1-4030.\n\t\t“Security” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 13.1-501. 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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 1197<\/a> and 1248<\/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 2022, chapters 589<\/a> and 590<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74130,"section_number":"11-16.1","catch_line":"Exemption from the chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/11-16.1\/"},{"id":58477,"section_number":"15.2-2825","catch_line":"Smoking in restaurants prohibited; exceptions; posting of signs; penalty for violation","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2825\/"},{"id":78964,"section_number":"18.2-334.5","catch_line":"Exemptions to article; certain gaming operations","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-334.5\/"},{"id":81089,"section_number":"19.2-389","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389\/"},{"id":77912,"section_number":"2.2-3705.3","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Exclusions to application of chapter; records relating to administrative investigations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3705.3\/"},{"id":67219,"section_number":"37.2-314.2","catch_line":"Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-314.2\/"},{"id":74009,"section_number":"52-53","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/52-53\/"},{"id":70493,"section_number":"58.1-4002","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4002\/"},{"id":75231,"section_number":"58.1-4006","catch_line":"Powers of the Director","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4006\/"},{"id":77989,"section_number":"58.1-4006.1","catch_line":"Use of the phrase \"Virginia is for Bettors\" prohibited; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4006.1\/"},{"id":67888,"section_number":"58.1-4030","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4030\/"},{"id":56740,"section_number":"58.1-4048","catch_line":"Gaming Regulatory Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4048\/"},{"id":80702,"section_number":"59.1-364","catch_line":"Control of racing with pari-mutuel wagering","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-364\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75080,"section_number":"13.1-501","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-501\/"},{"id":56298,"section_number":"58.1-4000","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4000\/"},{"id":67888,"section_number":"58.1-4030","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4030\/"},{"id":76783,"section_number":"58.1-4103","catch_line":"Voluntary exclusion program","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4103\/"},{"id":65707,"section_number":"58.1-4107","catch_line":"Eligible host city; certification of preferred casino gaming operator","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4107\/"},{"id":84997,"section_number":"58.1-4111","catch_line":"Duration and form of operator's license; bond","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4111\/"}],"permalink":{"id":259325,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65703,"identifier":"58.1-4100","token":"58.1\/IV\/41\/1\/58.1-4100","url":"\/58.1-4100\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-4100\/","token":"58.1\/IV\/41\/1\/58.1-4100","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-4100","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“Adjusted gross receipts<\/span>” means the gross receipts from casino gaming less winnings paid to winners.\n\t\t“Board<\/span>” means the Virginia Lottery Board<\/span> established in the Virginia Lottery Law<\/span> (\u00a7 58.1-4000<\/a> et seq.).\n\t\t“Casino gaming” or “game<\/span>” means baccarat, blackjack, twenty-one, poker, craps, dice, slot machines, roulette wheels, Klondike tables, Mah Jongg, electronic table games<\/span>, hybrid table games<\/span>, punchboards, faro layouts, numbers tickets, push cards, jar tickets, or pull tabs, or any variation of the aforementioned games<\/span>, and any other activity that is authorized by the Board<\/span> as a wagering game<\/span> or device under this chapter. “Casino gaming” or “game<\/span>” includes on-premises mobile casino gaming<\/span>.\n\t\t“Casino gaming establishment<\/span>” means the premises, including the entire property located at the address of the licensed casino, upon which lawful casino gaming is authorized and licensed as provided in this chapter. “Casino gaming establishment<\/span>” does not include a riverboat or similar vessel.\n\t\t“Casino gaming operator<\/span>” means any person<\/span> issued a license by the Board<\/span> to operate a casino gaming establishment<\/span>.\n\t\t“Cheat<\/span>” means to alter the selection criteria that determine the result of a game<\/span> or the amount or frequency of payment in a game<\/span> for the purpose of obtaining an advantage for one or more participants in a game<\/span> over other participants in a game<\/span>.\n\t\t“Counter check<\/span>” means an interest-free negotiable instrument for a specified amount executed by a player and held by the casino that serves as evidence<\/span> of the casino gaming patron’s obligation to pay the casino and that can be exchanged by the casino gaming patron for the specified amount in chips, tokens, credits, electronic credits, electronic cash, or electronic cards.\n\t\t“Department<\/span>” means the independent agency responsible for the administration of the Virginia Lottery created in the Virginia Lottery Law<\/span> (\u00a7 58.1-4000<\/a> et seq.).\n\t\t“Director<\/span>” means the Director<\/span> of the Virginia Lottery.\n\t\t“Eligible host city<\/span>” means any city described in \u00a7 58.1-4107<\/a> in which a casino gaming establishment<\/span> is authorized to be located.\n\t\t“Entity<\/span>” means a person<\/span> that is not a natural person<\/span>.\n\t\t“Gaming operation<\/span>” means the conduct of authorized casino gaming within a casino gaming establishment<\/span>.\n\t\t“Gross receipts” means the total amount of money exchanged for the purchase of chips, tokens, electronic credits, electronic cash, or electronic cards by casino gaming patrons. “Gross receipts” shall not include the cash value of promotions or credits provided to and exchanged by casino gaming patrons for chips, tokens, electronic credits, electronic cash, or electronic cards. “Gross receipts” shall also not include uncollectable counter checks<\/span>.\n\t\t“Immediate family<\/span>” means (i) a spouse and (ii) any other person<\/span> residing in the same household as an officer or employee and who is a dependent of the officer or employee or of whom the officer or employee is a dependent.\n\t\t“Individual<\/span>” means a natural person<\/span>.\n\t\t“Licensee<\/span>” or “license holder<\/span>” means any person<\/span> holding an operator’s license under \u00a7 58.1-4111<\/a>.\n\t\t“On-premises mobile casino gaming<\/span>” means casino gaming offered by a casino gaming operator<\/span> at a casino gaming establishment<\/span> using a computer network of both federal and nonfederal interoperable packet-switched data networks through which the casino gaming operator<\/span> may offer casino gaming to individuals<\/span> who have established an on-premises mobile casino gaming<\/span> account with the casino gaming operator<\/span> and who are physically present on the premises of the casino gaming establishment<\/span>, as authorized by regulations promulgated by the Board<\/span>.\n\t\t“Permit holder<\/span>” means any person<\/span> holding a supplier<\/span> or service permit pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t“Person<\/span>” means an individual<\/span>, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, stock corporation, or nonstock corporation and includes any person<\/span> that directly or indirectly controls or is under common control with another person<\/span>.\n\t\t“Preferred casino gaming operator<\/span><\/span>” means the proposed casino gaming establishment<\/span> and operator thereof submitted by an eligible host city<\/span> to the Board<\/span> as an applicant for licensure.\n\t\t“Prepaid access instrument<\/span>” means a system device that allows a casino gaming patron access to funds that have been paid in advance and can be retrieved or transferred at some point in the future through such a device. In order<\/span> to transfer funds for gaming purposes, a prepaid access instrument<\/span> shall be redeemed for tokens, chips, credits, electronic credits, electronic cash, electronic cards, or used in conjunction with an approved cashless wagering system or interactive gaming account.\n\t\t“Principal<\/span>” means any individual<\/span> who solely or together with his immediate family<\/span> members (i) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent or more of the pecuniary interest in any entity<\/span> that is a licensee<\/span> or (ii) has the power to vote or cause the vote of five percent or more of the voting securities or other ownership interests of such entity<\/span>, and any person<\/span> who manages a gaming operation<\/span> on behalf of a licensee<\/span>.\n\t\t“Professional sports<\/span>” means the same as such term is defined in \u00a7 58.1-4030<\/a>.\n\t\t“Security<\/span>” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 13.1-501<\/a>. If the Board<\/span> finds that any obligation, stock, or other equity<\/span> interest creates control of or voice in the management operations of an entity<\/span> in the manner of a security<\/span>, then such interest shall be considered a security<\/span>.\n\t\t“Sports betting” means the same as such term is defined in \u00a7 58.1-4030<\/a>.\n\t\t“Sports betting facility<\/span>” means an area, kiosk, or device located inside a casino gaming establishment<\/span> licensed pursuant to this chapter that is designated for sports betting.\n\t\t“Supplier<\/span>” means any person<\/span> that sells or leases, or contracts<\/span> to sell or lease, any casino gaming equipment, devices, or supplies, or provides any management services, to a licensee<\/span>.\n\t\t“Voluntary exclusion program<\/span>” means a program established by the Board<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-4103<\/a> that allows individuals<\/span> to voluntarily exclude themselves from engaging in the activities described in subdivision B 1 of \u00a7 58.1-4103<\/a> by placing their names on a voluntary exclusion list and following the procedures set forth by the Board<\/span>.\n\t\t“Youth sports<\/span>” means the same as such term is defined in \u00a7 58.1-4030<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 58.1-4100)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Adjusted gross receipts” means the gross receipts from casino\ngaming less winnings paid to winners.\n\t\t“Board” means the Virginia Lottery Board established in the\nVirginia Lottery Law (\u00a7 58.1-4000 et seq.).\n\t\t“Casino gaming” or “game” means baccarat, blackjack,\ntwenty-one, poker, craps, dice, slot machines, roulette wheels, Klondike tables,\nMah Jongg, electronic table games, hybrid table games, punchboards, faro\nlayouts, numbers tickets, push cards, jar tickets, or pull tabs, or any\nvariation of the aforementioned games, and any other activity that is authorized\nby the Board as a wagering game or device under this chapter. “Casino\ngaming” or “game” includes on-premises mobile casino gaming.\n\t\t“Casino gaming establishment” means the premises, including the\nentire property located at the address of the licensed casino, upon which lawful\ncasino gaming is authorized and licensed as provided in this chapter.\n“Casino gaming establishment” does not include a riverboat or\nsimilar vessel.\n\t\t“Casino gaming operator” means any person issued a license by the\nBoard to operate a casino gaming establishment.\n\t\t“Cheat” means to alter the selection criteria that determine the\nresult of a game or the amount or frequency of payment in a game for the purpose\nof obtaining an advantage for one or more participants in a game over other\nparticipants in a game.\n\t\t“Counter check” means an interest-free negotiable instrument for a\nspecified amount executed by a player and held by the casino that serves as\nevidence of the casino gaming patron’s obligation to pay the casino and\nthat can be exchanged by the casino gaming patron for the specified amount in\nchips, tokens, credits, electronic credits, electronic cash, or electronic\ncards.\n\t\t“Department” means the independent agency responsible for the\nadministration of the Virginia Lottery created in the Virginia Lottery Law (\u00a7\n58.1-4000 et seq.).\n\t\t“Director” means the Director of the Virginia Lottery.\n\t\t“Eligible host city” means any city described in \u00a7 58.1-4107 in\nwhich a casino gaming establishment is authorized to be located.\n\t\t“Entity” means a person that is not a natural person.\n\t\t“Gaming operation” means the conduct of authorized casino gaming\nwithin a casino gaming establishment.\n\t\t“Gross receipts” means the total amount of money exchanged for the\npurchase of chips, tokens, electronic credits, electronic cash, or electronic\ncards by casino gaming patrons. “Gross receipts” shall not include\nthe cash value of promotions or credits provided to and exchanged by casino\ngaming patrons for chips, tokens, electronic credits, electronic cash, or\nelectronic cards. “Gross receipts” shall also not include\nuncollectable counter checks.\n\t\t“Immediate family” means (i) a spouse and (ii) any other person\nresiding in the same household as an officer or employee and who is a dependent\nof the officer or employee or of whom the officer or employee is a dependent.\n\t\t“Individual” means a natural person.\n\t\t“Licensee” or “license holder” means any person\nholding an operator’s license under \u00a7 58.1-4111.\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“Permit holder” means any person holding a supplier or service\npermit pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t“Person” means an individual, partnership, joint venture,\nassociation, limited liability company, stock corporation, or nonstock\ncorporation and includes any person that directly or indirectly controls or is\nunder common control with another person.\n\t\t“Preferred casino gaming operator” means the proposed casino\ngaming establishment and operator thereof submitted by an eligible host city to\nthe Board as an applicant for licensure.\n\t\t“Prepaid access instrument” means a system device that allows a\ncasino gaming patron access to funds that have been paid in advance and can be\nretrieved or transferred at some point in the future through such a device. In\norder to transfer funds for gaming purposes, a prepaid access instrument shall\nbe redeemed for tokens, chips, credits, electronic credits, electronic cash,\nelectronic cards, or used in conjunction with an approved cashless wagering\nsystem or interactive gaming account.\n\t\t“Principal” means any individual who solely or together with his\nimmediate family members (i) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five\npercent or more of the pecuniary interest in any entity that is a licensee or\n(ii) has the power to vote or cause the vote of five percent or more of the\nvoting securities or other ownership interests of such entity, and any person\nwho manages a gaming operation on behalf of a licensee.\n\t\t“Professional sports” means the same as such term is defined in \u00a7\n58.1-4030.\n\t\t“Security” has the same meaning as provided in \u00a7 13.1-501. If the\nBoard finds that any obligation, stock, or other equity interest creates control\nof or voice in the management operations of an entity in the manner of a\nsecurity, then such interest shall be considered a security.\n\t\t“Sports betting” means the same as such term is defined in \u00a7\n58.1-4030.\n\t\t“Sports betting facility” means an area, kiosk, or device located\ninside a casino gaming establishment licensed pursuant to this chapter that is\ndesignated for sports betting.\n\t\t“Supplier” means any person that sells or leases, or contracts to\nsell or lease, any casino gaming equipment, devices, or supplies, or provides\nany management services, to a licensee.\n\t\t“Voluntary exclusion program” means a program established by the\nBoard pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-4103 that allows individuals to voluntarily exclude\nthemselves from engaging in the activities described in subdivision B 1 of \u00a7\n58.1-4103 by placing their names on a voluntary exclusion list and following the\nprocedures set forth by the Board.\n\t\t“Youth sports” means the same as such term is defined in \u00a7\n58.1-4030.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 1197, 1248; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 7, 351, 352; 2022, cc.\n589, 590.","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}}