Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD › Chapter 80 - SPORTS BETTING CONSUMER PROTECTION PROGRAM › Section 11VAC5-80-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall
				  have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Board" means the Virginia Lottery Board established by the
				  Virginia Lottery Law.
"Department" or "Virginia Lottery" means the Virginia Lottery
				  Department, the independent department that pursuant to §
									58.1-4031
				  of the Code of Virginia is responsible for the operation of the Commonwealth's
				  sports betting program set forth in Articles 1 (§
									58.1-4000 et seq.)
				  and 2 (§
									58.1-4030 et seq.) of
				  Chapter 40 of Title 58.1 of the Code of Virginia.
"Director" means the Executive Director of the Virginia
				  Lottery or the director's designee.
"Individual" means a human being and not a corporation,
				  company, partnership, association, trust, or other entity.
"Permit holder" means a person who has been issued a permit
				  by the director to operate a sports betting platform.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership,
				  association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture,
				  government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and
				  any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality
				  thereof.
"Player" or "sports bettor" means an individual physically
				  located in Virginia who participates in sports betting.
"Sports betting" means placing wagers on professional sports,
				  college sports, sporting events, and any portion thereof, and includes placing
				  wagers related to the individual performance statistics of athletes in such
				  sports and events. "Sports betting" includes any system or method of wagering
				  approved by the director, including single-game bets, teaser bets, parlays,
				  over-under, moneyline, pools, exchange wagering, in-game wagering, in-play
				  bets, proposition bets, and straight bets. "Sports betting" does not include
				  (i) participating in charitable gaming authorized by Article 1.1:1 (§
									18.2-340.15
				  et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 18.2 of the Code of Virginia; (ii) participating
				  in any lottery game authorized under Article 1 (§
									58.1-4000 et seq.) of
				  Chapter 40 of Title 58.1 of the Code of Virginia; (iii) wagering on horse
				  racing authorized by Chapter 29 (§
									59.1-364
				  et seq.) of Title 59.1 of the Code of Virginia; (iv) participating in fantasy
				  contests authorized by Chapter 51 (§
									59.1-556 et seq.) of
				  Title 59.1 of the Code of Virginia; (v) placing a wager on a college sports
				  event in which a Virginia public or private institution of higher education is
				  a participant; or (vi) placing a wager on sports events organized by the
				  International Olympic Committee.
"Sports betting law" means Article 2 (§
									58.1-4030 et seq.) of
				  Chapter 40 of Title 58.1 of the Code of Virginia.
"Sports betting platform" means a website, mobile
				  application, or other platform accessible via the internet or mobile, wireless,
				  or similar communications technology that sports bettors use to participate in
				  sports betting.
Statutory Authority: §§
											58.1-4007,
					 58.1-4015.1,
					 and
					 58.1-4030 through
					 58.1-4047
					 of the Code of Virginia.