                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LICENSING OF NETWORK BINGO PROVIDERS; QUALIFICATION; SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR
REFUSAL TO RENEW LICENSE; MAINTENANCE, PRODUCTION, AND RELEASE OF RECORDS (§
18.2-340.34:2)

A. No person shall sell or offer to sell or otherwise provide access to a
network bingo network to any qualified organization unless and until such person
has made application for and has been issued a license by the Department. An
application for license shall be made on forms prescribed by the Department and
shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of $500. Each license shall remain
valid for a period of two years from the date of issuance. Application for
renewal of a license shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of $500 and
shall be made on forms prescribed by the Department.

B. The Commissioner shall have authority to prescribe by regulation reasonable
criteria consistent with the provisions of this article for the licensure of
network bingo providers. The Department may refuse to issue a license to any
network bingo provider that has any officer, director, partner, or owner who has
(i) been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a felony in any state or
federal court or has been convicted of any offense that, if committed in the
Commonwealth, would be a felony; (ii) been convicted of or pleaded nolo
contendere to a crime involving gambling; (iii) had any license, permit,
certificate, or other authority related to activities defined as charitable
gaming in the Commonwealth suspended or revoked in the Commonwealth or in any
other jurisdiction; (iv) failed to file or been delinquent in excess of one year
in the filing of any tax returns or the payment of any taxes due the
Commonwealth; or (v) failed to establish a registered office or registered agent
in the Commonwealth if so required by &#xA7; 13.1-634 or 13.1-763.

C. The Department may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of any
network bingo provider for any conduct described in subsection B or for any
violation of this article or regulation of the Department. Before taking any
such action, the Department shall give the network bingo provider a written
statement of the grounds upon which it proposes to take such action and an
opportunity to be heard. Every hearing in a contested case shall be conducted in
accordance with the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4000 et seq.).

D. The Commissioner by regulation shall require network bingo providers to have
onsite independent supervision of network bingo games as the numbers are called.

E. Each network bingo provider shall document each sale of network bingo
supplies and other items incidental to the conduct of network bingo to a
qualified organization on an invoice that clearly shows (i) the name and address
of the qualified organization to which such supplies or items were sold; (ii)
the date of the sale; (iii) the name or form and serial number of each network
bingo card, the quantity of cards sold, and the price per card paid by the
qualified organization; and (iv) any other information required by the
Department. A legible copy of the invoice shall accompany the network bingo
supplies when delivered to the qualified organization.

F. Each network bingo provider shall maintain a legible copy of each invoice
required by subsection E for a period of three years from the date of sale. Each
network bingo provider shall make such documents immediately available for
inspection and copying to any agent or employee of the Department upon request
made during normal business hours. This subsection shall not limit the right of
the Department to require the production of any other documents in the
possession of the network bingo provider that relate to its transactions with
qualified organizations. All documents and other information of a proprietary
nature furnished to the Department in accordance with this subsection shall be
exempt from disclosure under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act
(&#xA7; 2.2-3700 et seq.).

HISTORY: 2013, cc. 36, 350; 2022, cc. 554, 609.