                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EVENTS ON WHICH BETTING IS PROHIBITED; PENALTY (§ 58.1-4039)

A. 1. No person shall place or accept a bet on youth sports.

   2. No person shall place or accept a proposition bet on college sports.

   3. No person shall place or accept a bet on Virginia college sports.

B. 1. A sports governing body may notify the Department that it desires to
restrict, limit, or prohibit sports betting on its sporting events by providing
notice in accordance with requirements prescribed by the Director. A sports
governing body also may request to restrict the types of bets that may be
offered. Notwithstanding § 58.1-4030, for purposes of this section,
&#8220;sports governing body&#8221; includes any organization that is not
headquartered in the United States and that otherwise meets the definition of
&#8220;sports governing body.&#8221;

   2. For any request made pursuant to subdivision 1, the requester shall bear
   the burden of establishing to the satisfaction of the Director that the
   relevant betting or other activity poses a significant and unreasonable
   integrity risk. The Director shall seek input from affected permit holders
   before making a determination on such request.

   3. If the Director denies a request made pursuant to subdivision 1, the
   Director shall give the requester notice and the right to be heard and offer
   proof in opposition to such determination in accordance with regulations
   established by the Board. If the Director grants a request, the Board shall
   promulgate by regulation such restrictions, limitations, or prohibitions as
   may be requested.

   4. A permit holder shall not offer or take any bets in violation of
   regulations promulgated by the Board pursuant to this subsection.

C. The prohibitions in subdivisions A 1 and A 3 shall be limited to the single
game or match in which a youth sports or Virginia college sports team is a
participant. The prohibitions shall not be construed to prohibit betting on
other games in a tournament or multigame event in which a youth sports or
Virginia college sports team participates, so long as such other games do not
have a participant that is a youth sports or Virginia college sports team.

D. Any person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a Class 1
misdemeanor.

HISTORY: 2020, cc. 1218, 1256; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 351, 352.