Virginia Senate Bill 726 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 5 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-01-14 - Stricken at request of Patron in General Laws and Technology (10-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Poker; definition of illegal gambling and charitable gaming; poker games authorized; regulation of poker tournaments. Defines "poker games" as games of skill and therefore not illegal gambling. The bill allows a qualified organization to conduct poker games in conjunction with its charitable gaming activities, but does not allow a 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, which are 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 managers, operators and suppliers to be registered with the Department. The bill contains technical amendments.

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

Sen. Louise Lucas [D]

2013-01-14 - Senate - Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in General Laws and Technology (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-14	Senate	Stricken at request of Patron in General Laws and Technology (10-Y 0-N)
2012-12-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2012-12-05	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100419D

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+SB726
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+SB726+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+S12V0008+SB0726