Illegal gambling; exemptions. Exempts from the provisions of Code prohibiting illegal gambling the placement or operation of or communication to and from data center equipment in the Commonwealth associated with the hosting of lottery games duly authorized by another state or jurisdiction and regulated and operated consistent with and exclusively for the benefit of such state or jurisdiction, provided that wagering on such games is legally authorized in such other state or jurisdiction and the individuals wagering on such games are required by the laws or regulations of such other state or jurisdiction to be physically located within the geographic bounds of such other state or jurisdiction at the time the wager is initiated or placed. This bill is identical to SB 540.

Statutes affected:
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102505D: 18.2-334.3
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB991ER): 18.2-334.3
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0311): 18.2-334.3