Bill Text: VA SB540 | 2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Illegal gambling; exemptions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0358) [SB540 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-SB540-Enrolled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §18.2-334.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§18.2-334.3. Exemptions to article.
Nothing in this article shall apply to:
1. Any lottery conducted by the Commonwealth of Virginia
pursuant to Article 1 (§58.1-4000 et seq.) of Chapter 40 of Title 58.1; or
2. Any sports betting or related activity that is lawful under Article 2 (§58.1-4030 et seq.) of Chapter 40 of Title 58.1; or
3. The placement or operation of or communication to and from data center equipment in the Commonwealth associated with the hosting of lottery games duly authorized by another state or jurisdiction and regulated and operated consistent with and exclusively for the benefit of such state or jurisdiction, provided that wagering on such games is legally authorized in such other state or jurisdiction and the individuals wagering on such games are required by the laws or regulations of such other state or jurisdiction to be physically located within the geographic bounds of such other state or jurisdiction at the time the wager is initiated or placed.
