CODE OF VIRGINIA

STATE CONTROL OF CHARITABLE GAMING (§ 18.2-340.15)

A. Charitable gaming as authorized herein shall be permitted in the Commonwealth
as a means of funding qualified organizations but shall be conducted only in
strict compliance with the provisions of this article. The Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services is vested with control of all charitable
gaming in the Commonwealth. The Charitable Gaming Board shall have the power to
prescribe regulations and conditions under which such gaming shall be conducted
to ensure that it is conducted in a manner consistent with the purpose for which
it is permitted.

B. The conduct of any charitable gaming is a privilege that may be granted or
denied by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or its duly
authorized representatives in its discretion in order to effectuate the purposes
set forth in this article.

HISTORY: 1995, c. 837; 2003, c. 884; 2006, c. 644; 2008, cc. 387, 689.