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SENATE BILL NO. 1144
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance
on January 29, 1997)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Earley)
A BILL to the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58.1-4007.1, relating to the State Lottery Law.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 58.1-4007.1 as follows:

§ 58.1-4007.1. Lottery tickets to bear telephone number for compulsive gamblers.

A. All lottery tickets printed after July 1, 1997 shall bear a toll-free telephone number for "Gamblers Anonymous" or other organization which provides assistance to compulsive gamblers.

B. The provisions of this section shall expire on July 1, 1998.