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Illegal gambling; skill games, enforcement by localities and Attorney General, civil penalty.

It became law on Apr 7, 2021.

VA HB 2168 · House Bill · 2021

Stage
Became law
Started in
House
Sponsor
Don Scott
Latest action
Apr 7, 2021

What it does

Illegal gambling; skill games; civil penalty; enforcement by localities and Attorney General. Provides that any person who conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, or owns a gambling device that is located in an unregulated location is subject to a civil penalty of $25,000. The bill provides that the Attorney General, an attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for any locality may cause an action in equity to be brought in the name of the Commonwealth or of the locality, as applicable, to enjoin the operation of a gambling device in violation of this section and may request attachment against all such devices and any moneys within such devices. The bill provides that any civil penalties brought in the name of the Commonwealth shall be paid into the Literary Fund and that any civil penalties brought in the name of a locality shall be paid into the general fund of the locality.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Apr 7, 2021

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Law in Virginia. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.

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