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SB 819 Passed First Chamber

Lottery, casino gaming, etc.; Va. Lottery shall study responsibility of gaming, age verification.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
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Virginia Lottery; powers of the Virginia Lottery Board; advertising restrictions; age verification. Directs the Virginia Lottery to study the feasibility of furthering responsible gaming as it relates to the lottery, casino gaming, and sports betting, and to develop an implementation plan to require all lottery terminals to possess proper age verification software to ensure that a consumer is 18 years of age or older. The Director of the Virginia Lottery shall report any findings to the Chairs of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology by October 1, 2026.

Chamber
Senate
Introduced
Jan 23, 2026
Last action
Mar 10, 2026 — Left in General Laws
Session
2026
Momentum
60 · High