Virginia Senate Bill 172 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-11-30 - Left in General Laws and Technology
Pending: Senate General Laws and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Poker; definition of illegal gambling and charitable gaming; poker games authorized; regulation of poker tournaments. Provides that poker is a game of skill and therefore not illegal gambling. The bill also allows a qualified organization to conduct poker games in conjunction with its charitable gaming activities, but does not allow charitable organization to conduct poker tournaments. The bill requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Charitable Gaming Board to regulate poker tournaments, defined in the bill as a competition organized for the purpose of conducting poker games at one or multiple tables where (i) competitors play a series of poker games, (ii) prizes are awarded to winning players on a fixed or proportional payout basis, and (iii) the total prize amount awarded to all winning players at the event is $50,000 or more. Finally, the bill requires poker tournament sponsors to obtain a permit before conducting a tournament, and tournament manager and operators to be registered with the Department. The bill contains technical amendments.

Poker; definition of illegal gambling and charitable gaming, etc.

Sen. John Petersen [D]

2012-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2013 in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-11-30	Senate	Left in General Laws and Technology
2012-01-30	Senate	Continued to 2013 in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2012-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2012-01-10	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100919D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	325	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	340.16	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	340.19	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	340.22	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	340.28:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	340.33	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	340.40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	340.56	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2456	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+SB172
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+SB172+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+S12C0037+SB0172