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VA Code § 58.1-4014 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4014. Price of tickets or shares; who may sell; penalty

No person shall sell a ticket or share at any price or at any location other than that fixed by rules and regulations of the Department. No person other than a licensed lottery sales agent or his employee shall sell lottery tickets or shares, except that nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any person from giving lottery tickets or shares to another person over the age of 18 years as a gift. No person shall operate a ticket courier service in the Commonwealth.Any person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.1987, c. 531; 1992, c. 449; 2004, c. 630; 2006, c. 598; 2016, c. 461.
VA Code § 58.1-4014.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4014.1. Method of payment for purchase of tickets or shares

Lottery sales agents licensed in accordance with this chapter shall accept only cash or debit cards in payment for the purchase of lottery tickets or shares.2006, c. 598.
VA Code § 58.1-4015 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4015. Sale of ticket or share to person under eighteen prohibited; penalty

No ticket or share shall be sold to or redeemed from any person under the age of eighteen years. Any licensee who knowingly sells or offers to sell or redeem a lottery ticket or share to or from any person under the age of eighteen years is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.1987, c. 531; 1989, c. 478.
VA Code § 58.1-4015.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4015.1. Voluntary exclusion program

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 article; (ii) participating in sports betting, as defined in § 58.1-4030; (iii) engaging in any form of casino gaming that may be allowed under the laws of the Commonwealth; (iv) participating in charitable gaming, as defined in § 18.2-340.16; (v) participating in fantasy contests, as defined in § 59.1-556; or (vi) wagering on horse racing, as defined in § 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 sales agents and permit holders, as defined in § 58.1-4030, 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 (§ 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. Sales agents and permit holders 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 sales agents and permit holders from seeking the payment of a debt incurred by a person before entering the program. In addition, a permit holder may share the names of individuals who self-exclude across its corporate enterprise, including sharing such information with any of its affiliates.2020, cc. 1218, 1256.
VA Code § 58.1-4016 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4016. Gift to minor prohibited

No ticket or share shall be given as a gift or otherwise to any person under the age of eighteen years. Any person who knowingly gives a lottery ticket or share to any person under the age of eighteen years is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.1987, c. 531.
VA Code § 58.1-4017 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4017. Alteration and forgery; presentation of counterfeit or altered ticket or share; penalty

Any person who forges, alters or fraudulently makes any lottery ticket or share with intent to present for payment or to transfer to another person to be presented for payment or knowingly presents for payment or transfers to another person to be presented for payment such forged, altered or fraudulently made counterfeit lottery ticket or share sold pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a Class 6 felony.1987, c. 531; 1989, c. 478; 1990, c. 732.
VA Code § 58.1-4018 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4018. Prohibited actions; penalty

Any person who wrongfully and fraudulently uses, disposes of, conceals or embezzles any public money or funds associated with the operation of the lottery shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony. Any person who wrongfully and fraudulently tampers with any equipment or machinery used in the operation of the lottery shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony. Any person who makes inaccurate entries regarding a financial accounting of the lottery in order to conceal the truth, defraud the Commonwealth and obtain money to which he is not entitled shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.1987, c. 531; 2006, c. 598.
VA Code § 58.1-4018.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4018.1. Larceny of tickets; fraudulent notification of prizes; penalty

A. Any person who steals or otherwise unlawfully converts to his own or another's use a lottery ticket, prize, share, or portion thereof shall be guilty of larceny. For purposes of this subsection, the value of a lottery ticket, prize, share, or portion thereof shall be deemed to be the greater of its face amount or its redemption value.B. Any person who, with intent to defraud, steal, embezzle, or violate the provisions of § 18.2-186.3, designs, makes, prints, or otherwise produces, in whole or in part, a document or writing, whether in printed or electronic form, which falsely purports to be correspondence from or on behalf of the lottery shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.Jurisdiction shall lie and prosecution may proceed under this subsection in any county or city (i) in which the document was created; (ii) from which it was sent, regardless of the form of delivery; or (iii) in which it was received, regardless of the form of delivery.2006, c. 598.
VA Code § 58.1-4018.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4018.2. Ticket discounting; civil penalties

A. As used in this section, "ticket discounting" means reselling or having a person other than the prize winner claim a winning lottery ticket or buying or claiming a winning lottery ticket for the purpose of assisting the original prize winner with concealing his identity as a prize winner.B. No person shall engage in the practice of ticket discounting.C. Any person found to have engaged in the practice of ticket discounting shall be fined as determined by the Director (i) for prizes of less than $1,000, not more than $250; (ii) for prizes of $1,000 or more but less than $5,000, more than $250 but not more than $500; and (iii) for prizes of $5,000 or more, no less than $1,000. All fines recovered for violations of this section shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Literary Fund, in accordance with § 19.2-353.2019, c. 762.
VA Code § 58.1-4019 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4019. Certain persons ineligible to purchase tickets or shares or receive prizes

A. No ticket or share shall be purchased by, and no prize shall be paid on a ticket purchased by or transferred to, any Board member, officer or employee of the lottery, or any board member, officer or employee of any vendor to the lottery of lottery on-line or instant ticket goods or services working directly on a contract with the Department for such goods or services, or any person residing in the same household of such member, officer or employee or any person under the age of eighteen years, or transferee of any such persons.B. Only natural persons may purchase lottery tickets and claim prize winnings. In all cases, the identity and social security number of all natural persons who receive a prize greater than $100 from a winning ticket redeemed at any Department office shall be provided in order to comply with this section and §§ 58.1-4015, 58.1-4016 and 58.1-4026, and Chapter 19 (§ 63.2-1900 et seq.) of Title 63.2.1987, c. 531; 1989, c. 478; 1992, c. 449; 1996, c. 954; 1999, c. 34.
VA Code § 58.1-4019.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4019.1. License required for "instant ticket" games or contests

No person who owns or is employed by any retail establishment in the Commonwealth shall use any "instant ticket" game or contest for the purpose of promoting or furthering the sale of any product without first obtaining a license to do so from the Director. For the purposes of this section, an "instant ticket" game or contest means a game of chance played on a paper ticket or card where (i) a person may receive gifts, prizes, or gratuities and (ii) winners are determined by preprinted concealed letters, numbers, or symbols which, when exposed, reveal immediately whether the player has won a prize or entry into a prize drawing, but shall not include any "instant ticket" game or contest licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to Article 1.1:1 (§ 18.2-340.15 et seq.) of Title 18.2. The fact that no purchase is required in order to participate shall not exclude such game or contest from the provisions of this section; however, nothing in this section shall prohibit any retail establishment from using a Virginia lottery ticket to promote or further the sale of any products except those having both a federal and state excise tax placed on them. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.1996, cc. 462, 505; 2003, c. 884; 2008, cc. 387, 689.
VA Code § 58.1-4022.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4022.1. Lottery Proceeds Fund

A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Lottery Proceeds Fund, hereafter referred to as the "Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller and interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. The Fund shall consist of amounts deposited into it from the net revenues of any lottery conducted by the Commonwealth pursuant to Article X, Section 7-A of the Constitution of Virginia.B. For purposes of any appropriation act enacted by the General Assembly and for the purposes of the Comptroller's preliminary and final annual reports required by § 2.2-813, all deposits to and appropriations from the Lottery Proceeds Fund shall be accounted for and considered to be a part of the general fund of the state treasury.2000, cc. 622, 713; 2002, cc. 829, 866.
VA Code § 58.1-4023 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4023. Post-audit of accounts and transactions of Department; post-compliance audits

A regular post-audit shall be conducted of all accounts and transactions of the Department. An annual audit of a fiscal and compliance nature of the accounts and transactions of the Department shall be conducted by the Auditor of Public Accounts on or before August 15 of each year. The cost of the annual audit and post-audit examinations shall be borne by the Department. The Board may order such other audits as it deems necessary and desirable.1987, c. 531; 1989, c. 478.
VA Code § 58.1-4024 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4024. Employees of the Department

Employees of the Department shall be exempt from the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act, Chapter 29 (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.) of Title 2.2. Personnel actions shall be taken without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, national origin, religion, age, handicap, or political affiliation.1987, c. 531; 1994, c. 48; 2020, c. 1137.
VA Code § 58.1-4025 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4025. Exemption of lottery prizes and sales of tickets from state and local taxation

Except as provided in Chapter 3 of Title 58.1 and § 58.1-4011, no state or local taxes of any type whatsoever shall be imposed upon any prize awarded or upon the sale of any lottery ticket sold pursuant to the Virginia Lottery Law.1987, c. 531; 2014, c. 225.
VA Code § 58.1-4026 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4026. Set-off of debts to the Commonwealth from prizes

The Director shall establish by rule and regulation a set-off debt collection program in accordance with the provisions of the Setoff Debt Collection Act, Article 21 (§ 58.1-520 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of this title, wherein certain prizes shall be subjected to delinquent debts of agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth. The Director shall be responsible for the administration of the program and shall ensure by rule and regulation of the Department that any agency eligible to participate in the Setoff Debt Collection Act, Article 21 (§ 58.1-520 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of this title, shall be eligible to participate in the lottery prize set-off. The Tax Commissioner shall transmit to the Director, at such intervals as requested by the Director, a listing of claimant agencies and delinquent debts owed thereto.1987, c. 531.
VA Code § 58.1-4027 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4027. Judicial review

The action of the Board in (i) granting or denying a license or registration or in suspending or revoking any license or registration under the provisions of this article and (ii) granting, denying, suspending, or revoking any permit or imposing any penalty pursuant to Article 2 (§ 58.1-4030 et seq.) shall be subject to review in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.). Such review shall be limited to the evidential record of the proceedings provided by the Board. Both the petitioner and the Board shall have the right to appeal to the Court of Appeals from any order of the court.1987, c. 531; 2020, cc. 1218, 1256.
VA Code § 58.1-4029 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4029. Disclosure of identity of winners by the Department

Except as provided in subsection B of § 58.1-4019, the Department shall not disclose information about the identity of an individual lottery winner if the value of the prize won by the winner exceeds $10 million, unless the winner consents in writing to such disclosure.2019, cc. 163, 247.
VA Code § 58.1-4031 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4031. Powers and duties of the Director related to sports betting; reporting

A. The Department shall operate a sports betting program under the direction of the Director, who shall allow applicants to apply for permits to engage in sports betting operations in the Commonwealth. The Board shall regulate such operations. The Department shall not operate a sports betting platform or a sports betting facility.B. The Director may:1. Require bond or other surety satisfactory to the Director from permit holders in such amount as provided in the rules and regulations of the Board adopted under this article;2. Suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any permit issued pursuant to this article or the rules and regulations adopted under this article; and3. Enter into contracts for the operation of the sports betting program, and enter into contracts with other states related to sports betting, provided that a contract awarded or entered into by the Director shall not be assigned by the holder thereof except by specific approval of the Director.C. The Director shall:1. Certify monthly to the State Comptroller and the Board a full and complete statement of sports betting revenues and expenses for the previous month;2. 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 sports betting revenues and expenses for the previous month and make an annual report, which shall include a full and complete statement of sports betting revenues and expenses, to the Governor and the General Assembly, including recommendations for changes in this article as the Director and Board deem prudent; and3. 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 article or the rules and regulations adopted under this article or to rectify undesirable conditions in connection with the administration or operation of the sports betting program.D. In accordance with sports betting program regulations, the Director shall approve methods for sports bettors to fund sports betting accounts, including automated clearing house payments, credit cards, debit cards, wire transfers, and any other method that the Board determines is appropriate for sports betting.2020, cc. 1218, 1256; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 351, 352.
VA Code § 58.1-4033 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4033. Renewals of permits

A. A permit issued pursuant to § 58.1-4032 shall be valid for three years from the date issued.B. At least 60 days before the expiration of a permit, the permit holder shall submit a renewal application, on forms prescribed by the Director, with a nonrefundable renewal fee of $200,000.C. The Director may deny a permit renewal if he finds grounds for denial as described in subsection F of § 58.1-4032. The Director's action shall be final unless appealed in accordance with § 58.1-4007.D. The Director shall make a determination on an application for a renewal of a sports betting permit within 60 days of receipt. The Director's action shall be final unless appealed in accordance with § 58.1-4007.2020, cc. 1218, 1256.
VA Code § 58.1-4035 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4035. Suspension and revocation of permits; civil penalties

If the Director determines that a permit holder has violated this article, he may, with at least 15 days' notice and a hearing, (i) suspend or revoke the permit holder's permit and (ii) impose a monetary penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation per day of this article. The Department shall enforce civil penalties under this section and shall deposit all collected penalties to the general fund. The Director's action shall be final unless appealed in accordance with § 58.1-4007.2020, cc. 1218, 1256.
VA Code § 58.1-4036 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 58.1 - Taxation|Chapter 40 - Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting|§ 58.1-4036. Use of official league data

A. A permit holder may use any data source for determining the result of a tier 1 bet.B. A sports governing body may notify the Department that it desires permit holders to use official league data to settle tier 2 bets. A notification under this subsection shall be made according to forms and procedures prescribed by the Director. The Director shall notify each permit holder of the sports governing body's notification within five days after the Department's receipt of the notification. If a sports governing body does not notify the Department of its desire to supply official league data, a permit holder may use any data source for determining the result of a tier 2 bet on a professional sports event of the league governed by the sports governing body.C. Within 60 days after the Director notifies each permit holder as required under subsection B, permit holders shall use only official league data to determine the results of tier 2 bets on professional sports events of the league governed by the sports governing body, unless any of the following apply:1. The sports governing body is unable to provide a feed, on commercially reasonable terms, of official league data to determine the results of a tier 2 bets, in which case permit holders may use any data source for determining the results of tier 2 bets until the data feed becomes available on commercially reasonable terms.2. A permit holder demonstrates to the Department that the sports governing body has not provided or offered to provide a feed of official league data to such permit holder on commercially reasonable terms, according to criteria identified in subsection D.D. The Director shall consider the following information in determining whether a sports governing body has provided or offered to provide a feed of official league data on commercially reasonable terms:1. The availability of a sports governing body's official league data for tier 2 bets from more than one authorized source;2. Market information regarding the purchase, in Virginia and in other states, by permit holders of data from all authorized sources;3. The nature and quantity of the data, including the quality and complexity of the process used for collecting the data; and4. Any other information the Director deems relevant.E. During any time period in which the Director is determining whether official league data is available on commercially reasonable terms pursuant to the provisions of subsections C and D, a permit holder may use any data source for determining the results of any tier 2 bets. The Director shall make a determination under subsections C and D within 120 days after a permit holder notifies the Department that it desires to demonstrate that a sports governing body has not provided or offered to provide a feed of official league data to the permit holder on commercially reasonable terms.2020, cc. 1218, 1256.