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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>57604</law_id><section_number>58.1-4136</section_number><catch_line>Assistance to people with gambling problem</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="58.1">Taxation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="IV">Other Sources of State Revenue</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="41">Casino Gaming</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="11">On-premises Mobile Casino Gaming</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> In <span class="dictionary">order</span> to assist those <span class="dictionary">persons</span> who may have a <span class="dictionary">gambling problem</span>, a <span class="dictionary">casino gaming operator</span> shall: <a id="paragraph-211072" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-4136/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Cause the words &#x201C;If you or someone you know has a <span class="dictionary">gambling problem</span> and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER,&#x201D; or some comparable language approved by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, which language shall include the words &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">gambling problem</span>&#x201D; and &#x201C;call 1-800 GAMBLER,&#x201D; to be displayed prominently at log-on and log-off times to any <span class="dictionary">person</span> visiting or logged onto <span class="dictionary">on-premises mobile casino gaming</span>; and <a id="paragraph-211073" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-4136/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Provide a mechanism by which an account holder may establish the following controls on wagering activity through the wagering account:
				a. A limit on the amount of money deposited within a specified period of time and the length of time the account holder will be unable to participate in gaming if the holder reaches the established deposit limit; and
				b. A temporary suspension of gaming through the account for any number of hours or days. <a id="paragraph-211074" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-4136/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">casino gaming operator</span> shall not send gaming-related electronic mail to an account holder while gaming through his account is suspended, if the suspension is for at least 72 hours. The <span class="dictionary">casino gaming operator</span> shall provide a mechanism by which an account holder may change these controls, except that, while gaming through the wagering account is suspended, the account holder may not change gaming controls until the suspension expires, but the account holder shall continue to have access to the account and shall be permitted to withdraw funds from the account upon proper application therefor. <a id="paragraph-211075" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-4136/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2020, cc. 1197, 1248.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
