2006 Code of Virginia § 18.2-340.15 - State control of charitable gaming

18.2-340.15. State control of charitable gaming.

A. Charitable gaming as authorized herein shall be permitted in theCommonwealth as a means of funding qualified organizations but shall beconducted only in strict compliance with the provisions of this article. TheDepartment of Charitable Gaming is vested with control of all charitablegaming in the Commonwealth. The Charitable Gaming Board shall have the powerto prescribe regulations and conditions under which such gaming shall beconducted to ensure that it is conducted in a manner consistent with thepurpose for which it is permitted.

B. The conduct of any charitable gaming is a privilege that may be granted ordenied by the Department of Charitable Gaming or its duly authorizedrepresentatives in its discretion in order to effectuate the purposes setforth in this article.

(1995, c. 837; 2003, c. 884; 2006, c. 644.)