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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 11. Gaming
Agency 5. Virginia Lottery Board
Chapter 41. Lottery Game Regulations
10/31/2025

11VAC5-41-250.  Public disclosure of winners' names and information.

A. Subject to the provisions of § 58.1-4029 of the Code of Virginia, the agency may publicly disclose a winner's name and the city, town, or county in which a winner lives, as well as the prizes won, for public information purposes and to foster the integrity of the games in the following circumstances:

1. If the amount of the prize is less than $1 million, in which case the written consent of the winner is not required; and

2. If the amount of the prize is $1 million or greater, provided the agency obtains the prior written consent of the winner.

B. For prizes in any amount, the agency may use the winner's photograph for the purposes set forth in this section, provided the agency obtains the prior written consent of the winner.

C. No consideration shall be paid by the agency to a winner for the use of a winner's photograph and information as described in this section.

Statutory Authority

§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 15, eff. May 7, 2003; amended, Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 26, eff. September 26, 2012; Volume 31, Issue 3, eff. November 5, 2014; Volume 42, Issue 3, eff. October 22, 2025.

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