Virginia House Bill 1863 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 11 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-02-01 - House: Incorporated by General Laws (HB1584-Oder) by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Illegal gambling; definitions. Amends the definition of "illegal gambling" to clarify that the purchase of a product or other thing of value (e.g., phone card, Internet time), which purchase credits the purchaser with free points or other measurable units that may be risked by the purchaser for an opportunity to win money, is deemed consideration for the purposes of illegal gambling. The bill also clarifies that the conduct of a game, contest, lottery, scheme, or promotional offering may be lawful if (i) no part of the purpose of the contest is illegal gambling, (ii) no part of the contest involves the use of a gambling device, and (iii) the contest complies with certain requirements enumerated in the bill. The bill provides that it is declaratory of existing law.

Illegal gambling; amends definition.

Sen. John Cosgrove [R]

Sen. Lionell Spruill [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		House: Incorporated by General Laws (HB1584-Oder) by voice vote
2011-01-27		House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1584-Oder) by voice vote
2011-01-17		House: Assigned GL sub: #3 ABC/Gaming
2011-01-11		House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2011-01-11		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100792D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	325	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	325.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+HB1863
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB1863+hil