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The award of any prize money for any fantasy contest shall not be deemed to be part of any gaming contract within the purview of &#xA7; 11-14.B\n\nThis section shall not apply to any sports betting or related activity that is lawful under Article 2 (&#xA7; 58.1-4030 et seq.) of Chapter 40 of Title 58.1, which shall be regulated pursuant to such chapter.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":230337,"text":"Nothing contained in Article 1 (&#xA7; 18.2-325 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 18.2 shall be applicable to a fantasy contest conducted in accordance with this chapter. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0318\">318<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0703\">703<\/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 2020, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1218\">1218<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1256\">1256<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80267,"section_number":"59.1-570","catch_line":"Liability imposed by other laws not decreased","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-570\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74036,"section_number":"18.2-325","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-325\/"},{"id":67888,"section_number":"58.1-4030","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4030\/"}],"permalink":{"id":262717,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63167,"identifier":"59.1-569","token":"59.1\/51\/59.1-569","url":"\/59.1-569\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-569\/","token":"59.1\/51\/59.1-569","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fantasy contests conducted under this chapter not illegal gambling","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-569","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Nothing contained in Article 1 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/18.2-325\/\">18.2-325<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 18.2 shall be applicable to a <span class=\"dictionary\">fantasy contest<\/span> conducted in accordance with this chapter. The award of any prize money for any <span class=\"dictionary\">fantasy contest<\/span> shall not be deemed to be part of any gaming <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> within the purview of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Gaming contracts void\" href=\"\/11-14\/\">11-14<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-230337\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/59.1-569\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> This section shall not apply to any sports betting or related activity that is lawful under Article 2 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/58.1-4030\/\">58.1-4030<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 40 of Title 58.1, which shall be regulated pursuant to such chapter. <a id=\"paragraph-230338\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/59.1-569\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFANTASY CONTESTS CONDUCTED UNDER THIS CHAPTER NOT ILLEGAL GAMBLING (\u00a7 59.1-569)\n\nA. Nothing contained in Article 1 (&#xA7; 18.2-325 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of\nTitle 18.2 shall be applicable to a fantasy contest conducted in accordance with\nthis chapter. The award of any prize money for any fantasy contest shall not be\ndeemed to be part of any gaming contract within the purview of &#xA7; 11-14.\n\nB. This section shall not apply to any sports betting or related activity that\nis lawful under Article 2 (&#xA7; 58.1-4030 et seq.) of Chapter 40 of Title\n58.1, which shall be regulated pursuant to such chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, cc. 318, 703; 2020, cc. 1218, 1256.","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}}