18.2-340.22 - Only raffles, bingo and instant bingo games permitted; prizes not gaming contracts.
§ 18.2-340.22. Only raffles, bingo and instant bingo games permitted; prizesnot gaming contracts.
A. This article permits qualified organizations to conduct raffles, bingo andinstant bingo games. All games not explicitly authorized by this article orBoard regulations adopted in accordance with § 18.2-340.18 are prohibited.
B. The award of any prize money for any charitable game shall not be deemedto be part of any gaming contract within the purview of § 11-14.
C. Nothing in this article shall prohibit an organization from using theState Lottery Department's Pick-3 number or any number or other designationselected by the State Lottery Department in connection with any lottery, asthe basis for determining the winner of a raffle.
(1995, c. 837; 1997, cc. 777, 838; 2003, c. 884.)