Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 827: Virginia Lottery; Internet gaming authorized, penalties.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 827 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on December 31, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia Lottery; Internet gaming authorized, penalties. Primary sponsor: Mamie Locke (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 22, 2025): Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology with letter (12-Y 0-N).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Virginia Lottery; casinos; Internet gaming authorized; penalties. Authorizes Internet gaming in the Commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board. The bill permits the Board to issue an Internet gaming operator license to a casino gaming operator that submits an application on forms approved by the Board, meets certain qualifications, and pays an application fee of $1 million. The tax rate is set at 15 percent of an Internet gaming operator's adjusted gross Internet gaming revenue with 2.5 percent allocated to the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund and the remaining 97.5 percent allocated to the general fund.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mamie Locke | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 23 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology with letter (12-Y 0-N)
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB827)
- Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
- Impact statement from VCSC (SB827)
- Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100595D