2006 Code of Virginia § 18.2-340.19 - Regulations of the Board

18.2-340.19. Regulations of the Board.

A. The Board shall adopt regulations which:

1. Require, as a condition of receiving a permit, that the applicant use apredetermined percentage of its gross receipts, excluding winner-take-allgames, for (i) those lawful religious, charitable, community or educationalpurposes for which the organization is specifically chartered or organized or(ii) those expenses relating to the acquisition, construction, maintenance orrepair of any interest in real property involved in the operation of theorganization and used for lawful religious, charitable, community oreducational purposes. The regulation may provide for a graduated scale ofpercentages of gross receipts to be used in the foregoing manner based uponfactors the Board finds appropriate to and consistent with the purpose ofcharitable gaming.

2. Specify the conditions under which a complete list of the organization'smembers who participate in the management, operation or conduct of charitablegaming may be required in order for the Board to ascertain the percentage ofVirginia residents in accordance with subdivision A 3 of 18.2-340.24.

Membership lists furnished to the Board or Department in accordance with thissubdivision shall not be a matter of public record and shall be exempt fromdisclosure under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act ( 2.2-3700et seq.).

3. Prescribe fees for processing applications for charitable gaming permits.Such fees may reflect the nature and extent of the charitable gaming activityproposed to be conducted.

4. Establish requirements for the audit of all reports required in accordancewith 18.2-340.30.

5. Define electronic and mechanical equipment used in the conduct ofcharitable gaming.

6. Prescribe the conditions under which a qualified organization may (i)provide food and nonalcoholic beverages to its members who participate in themanagement, operation or conduct of bingo and (ii) permit members whoparticipate in the management, operation or conduct of bingo to play bingo.

7. Prescribe the conditions under which a qualified organization may sellraffle tickets for a raffle drawing that will be held outside theCommonwealth pursuant to subsection B of 18.2-340.26.

8. Prescribe the conditions under which persons who are bona fide members ofa qualified organization or a child, above the age of 13 years, of a bonafide member of such organization may participate in the conduct or operationof bingo games.

9. Prescribe the conditions under which a person below the age of 18 yearsmay play bingo, provided such person is accompanied by his parent or legalguardian.

10. Require all qualified organizations that are subject to Board regulationsto post in a conspicuous place in every place where charitable gaming isconducted a sign which bears a toll-free telephone number for "GamblersAnonymous" or other organization which provides assistance to compulsivegamblers.

B. In addition to the powers and duties granted pursuant to 2.2-2456 andthis article, the Board may, by regulation, approve variations to the cardformats for bingo games provided such variations result in bingo games thatare conducted in a manner consistent with the provisions of this article.Board-approved variations may include, but are not limited to, bingo gamescommonly referred to as player selection games and 90-number bingo.

(1995, c. 837; 1996, c. 919; 1997, cc. 777, 838; 1998, c. 845; 2001, c. 833;2003, c. 884; 2006, c. 644.)