                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STATE CONTROL OF CHARITABLE GAMING (§ 18.2-340.15)

A. Charitable gaming as authorized herein shall be permitted in the Commonwealth
as a means of funding qualified organizations but shall be conducted only in
strict compliance with the provisions of this article. The Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services is vested with control of all charitable
gaming in the Commonwealth. The Commissioner shall have the power to prescribe
regulations and conditions under which such gaming shall be conducted to ensure
that it is conducted in a manner consistent with the purpose for which it is
permitted.

B. The conduct of any charitable gaming is a privilege that may be granted,
denied, or revoked by the Department or its duly authorized representatives in
its discretion in order to effectuate the purposes set forth in this article.

HISTORY: 1995, c. 837; 2003, c. 884; 2006, c. 644; 2008, cc. 387, 689; 2022, cc.
553, 554, 609.