                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION PROGRAM (§ 58.1-4103)

A. The Board shall adopt regulations to establish and implement a voluntary
exclusion program.

B. The regulations shall include the following provisions:

   1. Except as provided by regulation of the Board, a person who participates in
   the voluntary exclusion program agrees to refrain from (i) playing any
   account-based lottery game authorized under the provisions of this chapter or
   Chapter 40 (&#xA7; 58.1-4000 et seq.); (ii) participating in sports betting as
   such activity is regulated by the Board; (iii) engaging in any form of casino
   gaming authorized under the provisions of this chapter; (iv) participating in
   charitable gaming, as defined in &#xA7; 18.2-340.16; (v) participating in
   fantasy contests, as defined in &#xA7; 59.1-556; or (vi) wagering on horse
   racing, as defined in &#xA7; 59.1-365. Any state agency, at the request of the
   Department, shall assist in administering the voluntary exclusion program
   pursuant to the provisions of this section.

   2. A person who participates in the voluntary exclusion program may choose an
   exclusion period of two years, five years, or lifetime.

   3. Except as provided by regulation of the Board, a person who participates in
   the voluntary exclusion program may not petition the Board for removal from
   the program for the duration of his exclusion period.

   4. The name of a person participating in the program shall be included on a
   list of excluded persons. The list of persons entering the voluntary exclusion
   program and the personal information of the participants shall be
   confidential, with dissemination by the Department limited to lottery sales
   agents licensed under Chapter 40 (&#xA7; 58.1-4000 et seq.), owners and
   operators of casino gaming establishments, and any other parties the
   Department deems necessary for purposes of enforcement. The list and the
   personal information of participants in the voluntary exclusion program shall
   not be subject to disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act
   (&#xA7; 2.2-3700 et seq.). In addition, the Board may disseminate the list to
   other parties upon request by the participant and agreement by the Board.

   5. Lottery sales agents and owners and operators of casino gaming
   establishments shall make all reasonable attempts as determined by the Board
   to cease all direct marketing efforts to a person participating in the
   program. The voluntary exclusion program shall not preclude lottery sales
   agents and owners and operators of casino gaming establishments from seeking
   the payment of a debt incurred by a person before entering the program. In
   addition, the owner or operator of a casino gaming establishment may share the
   names of individuals who self-exclude across its corporate enterprise,
   including sharing such information with any of its affiliates.

HISTORY: 2020, cc. 1197, 1248.