                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PERMITTED FORMS OF GAMING; PRIZES NOT GAMING CONTRACTS (§ 18.2-340.22)

A. This article permits qualified organizations to conduct (i) raffles, bingo,
network bingo, instant bingo games, and Texas Hold&#8217;em poker tournaments
and (ii) electronic gaming authorized pursuant to the provisions of &#xA7;
18.2-340.26:3. All games not explicitly authorized by this article or Department
regulations adopted in accordance with &#xA7; 18.2-340.19 are prohibited.
Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize the Department to approve the
conduct of any other form of poker in the Commonwealth.

B. The award of any prize money for any charitable game shall not be deemed to
be part of any gaming contract within the purview of &#xA7; 11-14.

C. Nothing in this article shall prohibit an organization from using the
Virginia Lottery&#8217;s Pick-3 number or any number or other designation
selected by the Virginia Lottery in connection with any lottery, as the basis
for determining the winner of a raffle.

HISTORY: 1995, c. 837; 1997, cc. 777, 838; 2003, c. 884; 2013, cc. 36, 350;
2014, c. 225; 2020, c. 982; 2022, cc. 554, 609, 722, 767.