                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SALE OF INSTANT BINGO, PULL TABS, OR SEAL CARDS DISPENSED BY MECHANICAL
EQUIPMENT (§ 18.2-340.26:2)

As a part of its annual fundraising event, any qualified organization may sell
instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards, provided that (i) any such instant
bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards are dispensed by mechanical equipment only; (ii)
the sale of the same is limited to a single event of no more than seven days per
calendar year; (iii) any such event is open to the public; and (iv) no such
organization realizes actual gross receipts of more than $40,000 from the
conduct of all charitable gaming other than raffles on a total of no more than
seven days per calendar year. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 18.2-340.28,
an organization authorized under this section shall not be required to sell such
instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards at such times designated in the permit
for regular bingo games or at a location at which the organization is authorized
to conduct regular bingo games pursuant to subsections E and F of §
18.2-340.27. If any organization&#8217;s actual gross receipts from the sale of
instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards pursuant to this section exceed $40,000,
the Department shall require the organization to obtain a permit pursuant to the
provisions of § 18.2-340.25 and file by a specified date the report required by
§ 18.2-340.30. The Department may require organizations authorized under this
section to make such financial reporting as it deems necessary.
		Nothing in this section shall be construed as exempting organizations
authorized to sell instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards under this section
from any other provisions of this article or other Department regulations.

HISTORY: 2007, c. 160; 2022, cc. 554, 609; 2023, cc. 592, 593.