                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT (§ 18.2-340.19)

A. The Department shall adopt regulations that:

   1. Require, as a condition of receiving a charitable gaming permit or
   authorization to conduct electronic gaming, that the applicant use a
   predetermined percentage of its receipts for those lawful religious,
   charitable, community, or educational purposes for which the organization is
   specifically chartered or organized, including (i) those expenses relating to
   the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or repair of any interest in real
   property or (ii) expenses related to the rental of real property by an
   organization as described by subdivision 5, 6, or 7 of the definition of
   &#8220;social organization&#8221; in &#xA7; 18.2-340.16 where such real
   property is involved in the operation of the organization and used for lawful
   religious, charitable, community, or educational purposes, as follows:
   				a. With respect to charitable gaming, other than electronic gaming, a
   predetermined percentage of its gross receipts.
   				b. With respect to electronic gaming, a predetermined percentage of its
   electronic gaming adjusted gross receipts.

   2. Specify the conditions under which a complete list of the
   organization&#8217;s members who participate in the management, operation, or
   conduct of charitable gaming may be required in order for the Department to
   ascertain the percentage of Virginia residents in accordance with subdivision
   A 3 of &#xA7; 18.2-340.24.
   				Membership lists furnished to the Department in accordance with this
   subdivision shall not be a matter of public record and shall be exempt from
   disclosure under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (&#xA7;
   2.2-3700 et seq.).

   3. Prescribe fees for processing applications for charitable gaming permits
   and authorizing social organizations to conduct electronic gaming. Such fees
   may reflect the nature and extent of the charitable gaming activity proposed
   to be conducted.

   4. Establish requirements for the audit of all reports required in accordance
   with &#xA7;&#xA7; 18.2-340.30 and 18.2-340.30:2.

   5. Define electronic and mechanical equipment used in the conduct of
   charitable gaming. Department regulations shall include capacity for such
   equipment to provide full automatic daubing as numbers are called. For the
   purposes of this subdivision, electronic or mechanical equipment for instant
   bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards shall include such equipment that displays
   facsimiles of instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards and are used solely for
   the purpose of dispensing or opening such paper or electronic cards, or both;
   but shall not include (i) devices operated by dropping one or more coins or
   tokens into a slot and pulling a handle or pushing a button or touchpoint on a
   touchscreen to activate one to three or more reels marked into horizontal
   segments by varying symbols, where the predetermined prize amount depends on
   how and how many of the symbols line up when the rotating reels come to rest,
   or (ii) other similar devices that display flashing lights or illuminations,
   or bells, whistles, or other sounds, solely intended to entice players to
   play. Such regulations shall not prohibit (a) devices that display spinning,
   rotating, or rolling reels or animations or flashing lights; (b) devices that
   accept vouchers; (c) the purchase and play of an electronic pull tab with a
   single press or touch of a button; or (d) the use of multiple video monitors
   or touchscreens on an electronic gaming device.

   6. Prescribe the conditions under which a qualified organization may (i)
   provide food and nonalcoholic beverages to its members who participate in the
   management, operation, or conduct of bingo; (ii) permit members who
   participate in the management, operation, or conduct of bingo to play bingo;
   and (iii) subject to the provisions of subdivision 12 of &#xA7; 18.2-340.33,
   permit nonmembers to participate in the conduct of bingo so long as the
   nonmembers are under the direct supervision of a bona fide member of the
   organization during the bingo game.

   7. Prescribe the conditions under which a qualified organization may sell
   raffle tickets for a raffle drawing that will be held outside the Commonwealth
   pursuant to subsection B of &#xA7; 18.2-340.26.

   8. Prescribe the conditions under which persons who are bona fide members of a
   qualified organization or a child, above the age of 13 years, of a bona fide
   member of such organization may participate in the conduct or operation of
   bingo games.

   9. Prescribe the conditions under which a person below the age of 18 years may
   play bingo, provided that such person is accompanied by his parent or legal
   guardian.

   10. Require all qualified organizations that are subject to Department
   regulations to post in a conspicuous place in every place where charitable
   gaming is conducted a sign that bears a toll-free telephone number for the
   National Problem Gambling Helpline.

   11. Require all qualified organizations that are subject to Department
   regulations to post in a conspicuous place in every place where charitable
   gaming is conducted a sign that bears the toll-free telephone number and
   website for the illegal gaming tip line established and administered by the
   Office of the Gaming Enforcement Coordinator in the Department of State Police
   pursuant to &#xA7; 52-54 for members of the public to report concerns about,
   or suspected instances of, illegal gaming activities.

   12. Prescribe the conditions under which a qualified organization may sell
   network bingo cards in accordance with &#xA7; 18.2-340.28:1 and establish a
   percentage of proceeds derived from network bingo sales to be allocated to (i)
   prize pools, (ii) the organization conducting the network bingo, and (iii) the
   network bingo provider. The regulations shall also establish procedures for
   the retainage and ultimate distribution of any unclaimed prize.

   13. Prescribe the conditions under which a qualified organization may manage,
   operate, or contract with operators of, or conduct Texas Hold&#8217;em poker
   tournaments.

   14. Prescribe the conditions under which a qualified organization may lease
   the premises of a permitted social organization for the purpose of conducting
   bingo, network bingo, instant bingo, pull tabs, seal cards, and electronic
   gaming permitted under this article and establish requirements for proper
   financial reporting of all disbursements, gross receipts, and electronic
   gaming adjusted gross receipts and payment of all fees required under this
   article.

B. The Commissioner may, by regulation, approve variations to the card formats
for bingo games, provided that such variations result in bingo games that are
conducted in a manner consistent with the provisions of this article.
Department-approved variations may include bingo games commonly referred to as
player selection games and 90-number bingo.

HISTORY: 1995, c. 837; 1996, c. 919; 1997, cc. 777, 838; 1998, c. 845; 2001, c.
833; 2003, c. 884; 2006, c. 644; 2010, cc. 429, 572; 2013, cc. 36, 350; 2020,
cc. 568, 982; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 14, 499, 520; 2022, cc. 554, 609, 722, 767;
2024, cc. 445, 504, 593; 2025, c. 336.