VA SB91 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-01-22 - Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 7-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-01-22 - Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 7-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming; penalties. Authorizes Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming; penalties. Authorizes casino gaming in the Commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board (the Board). The bill specifies the licensing requirements for casino gaming and imposes penalties for violations of the casino gaming law. Casino gaming shall be limited to localities that have passed a referendum on the question of allowing a casino gaming establishment in the locality. The bill requires the Board to establish and implement a voluntary exclusion program allowing individuals to voluntarily list themselves as being barred from entering a casino gaming establishment or other facility under the jurisdiction of the Board. In addition, the bill establishes the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund administered by the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to provide counseling and other support services for compulsive and problem gamblers, develop problem gambling treatment and prevention programs, and provide grants to supporting organizations that provide assistance to compulsive gamblers. The bill requires proceeds of the gross receipts tax and admission tax imposed on casino gaming operators to be paid as follows: (i) one percent into the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund, (ii) 10 percent to the locality in which the casino gaming operation is located, and (iii) 89 percent into the Toll Mitigation Fund, which shall be used to mitigate the tolls established to support construction and maintenance of the Dominion Boulevard Bridge and Roadway Improvement Project and the Downtown
Title
Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-22 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 7-N) |
| 2017-12-11 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2017-12-11 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100696D |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2 | 334.5 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 2 | 2 | 3711 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 33 | 2 | 1532 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 37 | 2 | 304 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 37 | 2 | 314.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 4 | 1 | 100 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 4 | 1 | 210 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 4 | 1 | 231 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 4 | 1 | 233 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 58 | 1 | 4100 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 58 | 1 | 4133 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
