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2020 SESSION
SB 1063 Virginia Lottery Board; regulation of video game terminals.
Introduced by: Jeremy S. McPike (by request) | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Lottery Board; regulation of the manufacturing, distributing, operating, servicing, hosting, and playing of video game terminals; penalties. Authorizes the manufacturing, distributing, operating, servicing, hosting, and playing of video game terminals in the Commonwealth, to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board. The bill specifies the licensing requirements for the manufacture, distribution, operating, servicing, and hosting of video game terminals, requires employees of such licensees to be registered with the Lottery Department, and imposes criminal and civil penalties for violations of the law and regulations related to video game terminals. The bill prohibits any host location licensee from offering more than five electronic gaming devices to the public for play at such host location's establishment. The bill imposes a 10 percent tax on all gross profits from the play of video game terminals and provides for how the tax proceeds are disbursed. The bill also 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 support organizations that provide assistance to compulsive gamblers.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/20 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20105580D pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106481D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed to LIS only 20107804D-S2 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/17/20 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20105580D
- 01/17/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/21/20 Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
- 01/29/20 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 2-N)
- 01/29/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/29/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106481D-S1
- 02/05/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed to LIS only 20107804D-S2
- 02/05/20 Senate: Incorporates SB960 (Ruff)
- 02/05/20 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N)