Virginia Lottery; repeals prohibition against sale of lottery tickets over the Internet, etc.
Summary
Directs the Virginia Lottery (the Lottery) to regulate electronic sports betting. Under the provisions of the bill, betting on amateur sports, including youth sports and college sports, is prohibited, and betting on professional sports is allowed. The bill provides protections for vulnerable populations and protections of a sports bettor's rights to self-exclusion, data privacy and security, recourse, and integrity and transparency of gameplay. The bill prohibits betting by Lottery employees, participants in athletic events on which the bet is placed, and persons under age 21. The penalty for engaging in prohibited betting is a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill directs the Lottery to establish a voluntary exclusion program, which would allow individuals to request that the Lottery exclude them from buying lottery tickets or participating in electronic sports betting.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Jan 8, 2019
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103511D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marcus Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Lamont Bagby
DDemocratic
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