                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWERS OF THE DIRECTOR (§ 58.1-4006)

A. The Director shall supervise and administer:

   1. The operation of the lottery in accordance with the provisions of this
   chapter and with the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder; and

   2. The regulation of casino gaming in accordance with Chapter 41 (&#xA7;
   58.1-4100 et seq.).

B. The Director shall also:

   1. Employ such deputy directors, professional, technical and clerical
   assistants, and other employees as may be required to carry out the functions
   and duties of the Department.

   2. Act as secretary and executive officer of the Board.

   3. Require bond or other surety satisfactory to the Director from licensed
   agents as provided in subsection E of &#xA7; 58.1-4009 and Department
   employees with access to Department funds or lottery funds, in such amount as
   provided in the rules and regulations of the Board. The Director may also
   require bond from other employees as he deems necessary.

   4. Confer regularly, but not less than four times each year, with the Board on
   the operation and administration of the lottery and the regulation of casino
   gaming; make available for inspection by the Board, upon request, all books,
   records, files, and other information and documents of the Department; and
   advise the Board and recommend such matters as he deems necessary and
   advisable to improve the operation and administration of the lottery and the
   regulation of casino gaming.

   5. Suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any license issued pursuant to this
   chapter or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder.

   6. Suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any license or permit issued pursuant
   to Chapter 41 (&#xA7; 58.1-4100 et seq.).

   7. Eject or exclude from a casino gaming establishment any person, whether or
   not he possesses a license or permit, whose conduct or reputation is such that
   his presence may, in the opinion of the Director, reflect negatively on the
   honesty and integrity of casino gaming or interfere with the orderly gaming
   operations.

   8. Immediately upon the receipt of a credible complaint of an alleged criminal
   violation of Chapter 41 (&#xA7; 58.1-4100 et seq.), report the complaint to
   the Attorney General and the State Police for appropriate action.

   9. Inspect and investigate, and have free access to, the offices, facilities,
   or other places of business of any licensee or permit holder and may compel
   the production of any of the books, documents, records, or memoranda of any
   licensee or permit holder for the purpose of ensuring compliance with Chapter
   41 (&#xA7; 58.1-4100 et seq.) and Department regulations.

   10. Compel any person holding a license or permit pursuant to Chapter 41
   (&#xA7; 58.1-4100 et seq.) to file with the Department such information as
   shall appear to the Director to be necessary for the performance of the
   Department&#8217;s functions, including financial statements and information
   relative to principals and all others with any pecuniary interest in such
   person.

   11. Impose a fine or penalty not to exceed $1 million upon any person
   determined, in proceedings commenced pursuant to &#xA7; 58.1-4105, to have
   violated any of the provisions of Chapter 41 (&#xA7; 58.1-4100 et seq.) or
   regulations promulgated by the Board.

   12. Enter into arrangements with any foreign or domestic governmental agency
   for the purposes of exchanging information or performing any other act to
   better ensure the proper conduct of casino gaming operations or the efficient
   conduct of the Director&#8217;s duties.

   13. Enter into contracts for the operation of the lottery, or any part
   thereof, for the promotion of the lottery and into interstate lottery
   contracts with other states. A contract awarded or entered into by the
   Director shall not be assigned by the holder thereof except by specific
   approval of the Director.

   14. Certify monthly to the State Comptroller and the Board a full and complete
   statement of lottery revenues, prize disbursements and other expenses for the
   preceding month.

   15. Report monthly to the Governor, the Secretary of Finance, and the Chairmen
   of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, House Committee on
   Finance, and House Committee on Appropriations the total lottery revenues,
   prize disbursements, and other expenses for the preceding month and make an
   annual report, which shall include a full and complete statement of lottery
   revenues, prize disbursements, and other expenses, as well as a separate
   financial statement of the expenses incurred in the regulation of casino
   gaming operations as defined in &#xA7; 58.1-4100, to the Governor and the
   General Assembly. Such annual report shall also include such recommendations
   for changes in this chapter and Chapter 41 (&#xA7; 58.1-4100 et seq.) as the
   Director and Board deem necessary or desirable.

   16. Report immediately to the Governor and the General Assembly any matters
   that require immediate changes in the laws of the Commonwealth in order to
   prevent abuses and evasions of this chapter and Chapter 41 (&#xA7; 58.1-4100
   et seq.) or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder or to rectify
   undesirable conditions in connection with the administration or operation of
   the lottery.

   17. Notify prize winners and appropriate state and federal agencies of the
   payment of prizes in excess of $600 in the manner required by the lottery
   rules and regulations.

   18. Provide for the withholding of the applicable amount of state and federal
   income tax of persons claiming a prize for a winning ticket in excess of
   $5,001.

   19. Participate in the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Advisory
   Committee established pursuant to &#xA7; 37.2-304 by the Department of
   Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to enable collaboration among
   prevention and treatment providers and operators of legal gaming in the
   Commonwealth on efforts to reduce the negative effects of problem gambling.

C. The Director and the director of security or investigators appointed by the
Director shall be vested with the powers of sheriff and sworn to enforce the
statutes and regulations pertaining to the Department and to investigate
violations of the statutes and regulations that the Director is required to
enforce.

D. The Director may authorize temporary bonus or incentive programs for payments
to licensed sales agents that he determines will be cost effective and support
increased sales of lottery products.

HISTORY: 1987, c. 531; 1992, cc. 422, 449; 2004, c. 630; 2006, c. 598; 2008, c.
302; 2014, c. 224; 2020, cc. 1197, 1248; 2023, cc. 588, 589.