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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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":259405,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77823,"identifier":"58.1-4138","token":"58.1\/IV\/41\/11\/58.1-4138","url":"\/58.1-4138\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-4138\/","token":"58.1\/IV\/41\/11\/58.1-4138","dublin_core":{"Title":"Tampering with equipment; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-4138","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person<\/span> who knowingly tampers with software, computers, or other equipment used to conduct on-premises mobile casino gaming<\/span> to alter the odds or the payout of a game<\/span> or disables the game<\/span> from operating according to the rules of the game<\/span> as promulgated by the Board<\/span> is guilty of a Class 5 felony<\/span> and subject to a fine of not more than $50,000 and, in the case of a person<\/span> other than a natural person<\/span>, to a fine of not more than $200,000. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In addition to the penalties provided in subsection A, an employee of the casino gaming operator<\/span> who violates this section shall have his permit revoked and shall be subject to such further penalty<\/span> as the Department<\/span> deems appropriate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In addition to the penalties provided in subsection A, a casino gaming operator<\/span> that violates this section shall have its license to conduct casino gaming suspended for a period determined by the Department<\/span> and shall be subject to such further penalty<\/span> as the Department<\/span> deems appropriate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTAMPERING WITH EQUIPMENT; PENALTIES (\u00a7 58.1-4138)\n\nA. Any person who knowingly tampers with software, computers, or other equipment\nused to conduct on-premises mobile casino gaming to alter the odds or the payout\nof a game or disables the game from operating according to the rules of the game\nas promulgated by the Board is guilty of a Class 5 felony and subject to a fine\nof not more than $50,000 and, in the case of a person other than a natural\nperson, to a fine of not more than $200,000.\n\nB. In addition to the penalties provided in subsection A, an employee of the\ncasino gaming operator who violates this section shall have his permit revoked\nand shall be subject to such further penalty as the Department deems\nappropriate.\n\nC. In addition to the penalties provided in subsection A, a casino gaming\noperator that violates this section shall have its license to conduct casino\ngaming suspended for a period determined by the Department and shall be subject\nto such further penalty as the Department deems appropriate.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 1197, 1248.","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}}