Agency 20. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Charitable Gaming
- Preface
VAC AGENCY NO. 20
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, CHARITABLE GAMING
AGENCY SUMMARY
The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services promulgates regulations concerning charitable gaming activities in the Commonwealth. The agency is tasked with the duties and responsibilities associated with administering the provisions of the Charitable Gaming Law (§ 18.2-340.15 et seq. of the Code of Virginia) as well as the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto in order to promote the integrity of charitable gaming activities throughout Virginia.
The agency issues permits to organizations wishing to conduct charitable gaming, charitable gaming suppliers, manufacturers of electronic pull-tab systems, and network bingo providers; registers bingo callers, bingo managers, Texas Hold'em poker tournament operators, and landlords; and authorizes certain charitable organizations to conduct electronic gaming. The agency provides training and technical assistance to organizations and individuals involved in charitable gaming. The agency conducts audits and financial reviews of organizations to ensure compliance with financial reporting requirements, applicable laws and regulations, and use-of-proceeds requirements. The agency conducts financial reviews of charitable gaming suppliers, manufacturers of electronic pull-tab systems, and network bingo providers to ensure compliance with the sales transaction report requirements and other applicable laws and regulations. The agency conducts onsite inspections of charitable gaming locations, investigates violations of the Charitable Gaming Law and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and pursues regulatory action against or prosecution of violators.
The agency is also required to promulgate regulations to implement various chapters of the Code of Virginia, including those established in Title 3.2 of the Code of Virginia regarding agriculture, animal care, and food. These regulations are established in Title 2 of the Virginia Administrative Code under Agency No. 5.
Regulations are available at the agency's principal office located at 102 Governor Street, Richmond, VA 23219. Internet address: www.vdacs.virginia.gov.
Rev. 07/2024
- Chapter 20
- Charitable Gaming RegulationsRead all
- Part I
- Definitions
- Section 10
- Definitions
- Part II
- Charitable Gaming Organizations
- Article 1
- Permits
- Section 20
- Eligibility for Permit to Conduct Charitable Gaming; When Valid; Permit Requirements
- Section 30
- Charitable Gaming Permit Application Process for Raffles, Bingo, Paper Pull-Tabs, Network Bingo, Paper Instant Bingo,Paper Seal Cards, and Poker Tournaments
- Section 40
- Charitable Gaming Authorization for Electronic Gaming
- Section 50
- Suspension, Revocation, or Denial of Permit and Authorization
- Article 2
- Conduct of Games, Rules of Play, Electronic Bingo
- Section 60
- Conduct of Bingo, Paper Instant Bingo, Paper Pull-Tabs, Paper Seal Cards, Event Games, Network Bingo, Electronic Gaming, and Raffles
- Section 70
- Rules of Play
- Article 3
- Bank Accounts, Recordkeeping, Financial Reporting, Audits, Fees
- Section 80
- Bank Accounts
- Section 90
- Recordkeeping
- Section 100
- Financial Reporting, Penalties, Inspections, and Audits
- Section 110
- Use of Proceeds
- Article 4
- Rent
- Section 120
- Requirements Regarding Renting Premises, Agreements, and Landlord Participation
- Part III
- Suppliers
- Section 130
- Suppliers of Charitable Gaming Supplies: Application, Qualifications, Suspension, Revocation, or Refusal to Renew Permit
- Section 140
- Construction and Other Standards for Bingo, Instant Bingo, Pull-Tabs, Seal Cards, Raffles, Electronic Bingo Devices, and Dispensing Devices
- Section 150
- Instant Bingo, Pull-Tabs, or Seal Card Randomization Standards
- Section 160
- Electronic Random Number Generator Standards
- Part IV
- Electronic Distributed Pull-Tab Systems
- Article 1
- Electronic Gaming Manufacturers
- Section 170
- Manufacturers of Electronic Gaming Devices: Application, Qualifications, Suspension, Revocation, or Refusal to Renew Permit
- Article 2
- General Requirements
- Section 180
- Approval of Distributed Pull-Tab Systems, Validation Systems, Point-of-Sale Stations, and Redemption Terminals; Approval of Game Themes and Sounds
- Article 3
- System Requirements
- Section 190
- Distributed Pull-Tab System
- Section 200
- Dispensing of Electronic Pull-Tabs
- Section 210
- Game Set Requirements
- Section 220
- Game Set Definition
- Section 230
- Data Required to Be Available for Each Game Set
- Section 240
- Security Requirements
- Section 250
- Backup and Recovery
- Section 260
- Electronic Accounting and Reporting
- Section 270
- Randomization
- Section 280
- Communications and Network Requirements
- Section 290
- Significant Events
- Section 300
- Validation System and Redemption
- Section 310
- Point of Sale; Validation Terminal
- Section 320
- Location of Equipment
- Article 4
- Electronic Gaming Devices
- Section 330
- Electronic Gaming Device General Requirements
- Section 340
- Cabinet Wiring
- Section 350
- Electronic Gaming Device Identification
- Section 360
- Doors; Compartments
- Section 370
- Memory Clear
- Section 380
- Critical Memory
- Section 390
- Program Storage Devices
- Section 400
- Touch Screens
- Section 410
- Bill Acceptors
- Section 420
- Payment by Voucher Printers
- Section 430
- Payment by Account
- Article 5
- Game Requirements
- Section 440
- Game Play Requirements
- Part V
- Network Bingo
- Article 1
- Network Bingo Providers
- Section 450
- Network Bingo Providers: Application, Qualifications, Suspension, Revocation or Refusal to Renew Permit, Maintenance, and Production of Records
- Article 2
- General Requirements
- Section 460
- Approval of Equipment Used to Perform Network Bingo
- Article 3
- System Requirements
- Section 470
- Location of Equipment
- Section 480
- Communications and Network Requirements
- Section 490
- Backup and Recovery
- Section 500
- Security Requirements
- Section 510
- Randomization
- Section 520
- Point of Sale Terminal
- Section 530
- Game Play Requirements
- Part VI
- Administrative Process
- Section 600
- Procedural Rules for the Conduct of Fact-Finding Conferences and Hearings
- Section 610
- Reporting Violations
- FORMS
- Forms (11VAC20-20)
- DIBR
- Documents Incorporated by Reference (11VAC20-20)
- Chapter 30
- Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament RegulationsRead all
- Section 10
- Definitions
- Section 20
- General Requirements
- Section 30
- Organization Eligibility; Permit Requirements
- Section 40
- Permit Application Process for an Organization
- Section 50
- Operator Registration
- Section 60
- Requirements for Administering, Conducting, Managing, or Operating a Poker Tournament
- Section 70
- Suspension, Revocation, or Denial of Permit for Organization
- Section 80
- Poker Tournaments
- Section 90
- Operation of Poker Tournaments; Administration of Poker Tournaments
- Section 100
- Tournament Play
- Section 110
- Charitable Gaming Supplies; Approval of Mechanical Card Shuffler and Dealer Shoes and Other Mechanical Equipment
- Section 120
- Rules of Play
- Section 130
- Requirements Regarding Renting Premises, Agreements, and Landlord Participation
- Section 140
- Bank Accounts
- Section 150
- Recordkeeping
- Section 160
- Financial Reporting, Penalties, Inspections, and Audits
- Section 170
- Use of Proceeds
- Section 180
- Requirements Regarding Contracts
- Section 190
- Charitable Gaming Suppliers
- Section 200
- Procedural Rules for Informal Fact-Finding Conferences and Hearings
- Section 210
- Reporting Violations
- FORMS
- Forms (11VAC20-30)
- DIBR
- Documents Incorporated by Reference (11VAC20-30)
