Jeremy McPike
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 29
Sports betting; Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund; penalties. Directs the Virginia Lottery (the Lottery) to regulate sports betting. The bill prohibits the Lottery from issuing any permits to conduct sports betting until it has developed and published a consumer protection bill of rights.Before administering a sports betting operation, an entity is required to apply for a three-year permit and pay a nonrefundable application fee of $250,000. Permit holders must apply for renewal of a permit every three years, which includes a nonrefundable renewal fee of $200,000. The Director of the Virginia Lottery may issue from four to 12 permits at one time and is directed to issue a number of permits that will maximize tax revenue collected pursuant to the bill. In issuing permits, the Director is required to give preferred consideration to applicants that are (i) certain major league sports franchises and (ii) certain casino operators.The bill prohibits betting on Virginia college sports and youth sports and prohibits proposition bets on all college sports. The bill prohibits betting by Lottery employees, permit holders and certain related persons, athletes and coaches with respect to events in their league, and persons under age 21. The penalty for engaging in prohibited betting is a Class 1 misdemeanor.The bill prohibits betting on the biometric data of an athlete without his consent and includes provisions for the Lottery to investigate prohibited conduct, such as attempting to influence an athlete or the outcome of an athletic event.The bill directs the Lottery to establish a voluntary exclusion program, which allows individuals to request that the Lottery exclude them from engaging in various kinds of betting activity.The bill allows the governing body of a sports league to request that the Lottery (a) limit or prohibit people from betting on events of the league that it governs and (b) restrict the information sources used to resolve bets that are placed after a sports event has begun.The bill imposes a 15 percent tax on a permit holder's adjusted gross revenue, defined in the bill. The bill authorizes permit holders to carry over and deduct net losses for up to 12 months.The bill creates the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund, administered by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The Fund is established to provide counseling to compulsive gamblers, implement problem gambling treatment and prevention programs, and provide grants to organizations that assist problem gamblers. The Fund is funded by 2.5 percent of the revenue generated from sports betting, with the remaining 97.5 percent accruing to the general fund.This bill is identical to HB 896.
Sports betting; Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund; Sports Betting Operations Fund; penalties. Directs the Virginia Lottery to regulate sports betting. Before administering a sports betting operation, an entity is required to apply for a three-year permit and pay an application fee of $250,000. Permit holders must apply for renewal of a permit every three years, which includes a renewal fee of $200,000. The Director may issue from six to ten permits at one time and is directed to issue an amount of permits that would maximize tax revenue collected pursuant to the bill. The Director also is authorized to issue a permit for a major league franchise to conduct in-person sports betting at a newly constructed facility.Under the provisions of the bill, betting on an athletic event with a participant under age 18 is prohibited unless such event is a college or professional event. The bill prohibits betting by Lottery employees, permit holders and certain related persons, participants in athletic events on which the bet is placed, and persons under age 21. The penalty for engaging in prohibited betting is a Class 1 misdemeanor.The bill prohibits betting on the biometric data of an athlete and includes provisions for Lottery to investigate prohibited conduct, such as attempting to influence an athlete or the outcome of an athletic event.The bill directs the Lottery to establish a voluntary exclusion program, which would allow individuals to request that the Lottery exclude them from buying lottery tickets or participating in sports betting. The bill directs the Lottery to implement consumer protection measures.The bill allows the governing body of a sports league to request that the Lottery (i) limit or prohibit people from betting on events of the league that it governs and (ii) restrict the information sources used to resolve bets that are placed after a sports event has begun.The bill imposes a 15 percent tax on a permit holder's adjusted gross revenue, defined in the bill. The bill authorizes permit holders to carry over and deduct net losses for up to 12 months. The Lottery would retain 2.5 percent of the tax revenue to defray its costs of administering the program.The bill creates the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund, administered by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The Fund would be used to provide counseling to compulsive gamblers, implement problem gambling treatment and prevention programs, and provide grants to organizations that assist problem gamblers. The Fund would be funded by 2.5 percent of the revenue generated from sports betting. The remaining 95 percent of tax revenue generated from sports betting accrues to the Revenue Reserve Fund.
Sports betting; Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund; penalties. Directs the Virginia Lottery (the Lottery) to regulate sports betting. The bill prohibits the Lottery from issuing any permits to conduct sports betting until it has developed and published a consumer protection bill of rights.Before administering a sports betting operation, an entity is required to apply for a three-year permit and pay a nonrefundable application fee of $250,000 as well as an additional $250,000 fee if its application is approved. Permit holders must apply for renewal of a permit every three years, which includes a nonrefundable renewal fee of $200,000. The Director of the Virginia Lottery may issue from four to 12 permits at one time and is directed to issue a number of permits that will maximize tax revenue collected pursuant to the bill. In issuing permits, the Director is required to give preferred consideration to applicants that are (i) certain major league sports franchises and (ii) certain casino operators.The bill prohibits betting on Virginia college sports and youth sports and prohibits proposition bets on all college sports. The bill prohibits betting by Lottery employees, permit holders and certain related persons, athletes and coaches with respect to events in their league, and persons under age 21. The penalty for engaging in prohibited betting is a Class 1 misdemeanor.The bill prohibits betting on the biometric data of an athlete without his consent and includes provisions for the Lottery to investigate prohibited conduct, such as attempting to influence an athlete or the outcome of an athletic event.The bill directs the Lottery to establish a voluntary exclusion program, which allows individuals to request that the Lottery exclude them from engaging in various kinds of betting activity.The bill allows the governing body of a sports league to request that the Lottery (a) limit or prohibit people from betting on events of the league that it governs and (b) restrict the information sources used to resolve bets that are placed after a sports event has begun.The bill imposes a 15 percent tax on a permit holder's adjusted gross revenue, defined in the bill. The bill authorizes permit holders to carry over and deduct net losses for up to 12 months.The bill creates the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund, administered by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The Fund is established to provide counseling to compulsive gamblers, implement problem gambling treatment and prevention programs, and provide grants to organizations that assist problem gamblers. The Fund is funded by 2.5 percent of the revenue generated from sports betting, with the remaining 97.5 percent accruing to the general fund.This bill is identical to HB 896.
Virginia Lottery; repeal prohibition against sale oflottery tickets over the Internet; sports betting; Problem Gambling Treatmentand Support Fund; Sports Betting Operations Fund; penalties. Directs theVirginia Lottery to regulate sports betting. Before administering a sportsbetting operation, an entity is required to apply for a three-year permit andpay an application fee of $250,000. Permit holders must apply for renewal of apermit every three years, which includes a renewal fee of $200,000. TheDirector may issue up to 10 permits at one time but is directed to issue anamount of permits that would maximize tax revenue collected pursuant to thebill.Under the provisions of the bill, betting on an athletic eventwith a participant under age 18 is prohibited unless such event is a college orprofessional event. The bill prohibits betting by Lottery employees, permitholders and certain related persons, participants in athletic events on whichthe bet is placed, and persons under age 21. The penalty for engaging inprohibited betting is a Class 1 misdemeanor.The bill directs the Lottery to establish a voluntaryexclusion program, which would allow individuals to request that the Lotteryexclude them from buying lottery tickets or participating in sports betting.The bill directs the Lottery to implement consumer protection measures.The bill allows the governing body of a sports league torequest that the Lottery (i) limit or prohibit people from betting on events ofthe league that it governs and (ii) restrict the information sources used toresolve bets that are placed after a sports event has begun.The bill imposes a 20 percent tax on a permit holder'sadjusted gross revenue, defined in the bill. The Lottery would retain 2.5percent of the tax revenue to defray its costs of administering the program.The bill creates the Problem Gambling Treatment and SupportFund, administered by the Department of Behavioral Health and DevelopmentalServices. The Fund would be used to provide counseling to compulsive gamblers,implement problem gambling treatment and prevention programs, and providegrants to organizations that assist problem gamblers. The Fund would be fundedby 2.5 percent of the revenue generated from sports betting. The remaining 95percent of tax revenue generated from sports betting accrues to the RevenueReserve Fund.The bill authorizes the Lottery to sell tickets over theInternet. Under current law, it is prohibited from doing so.
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (27-Y 13-N)
Enacted, Chapter 1256 (effective 7/1/20)
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
Signed by President as reenrolled
Reenrolled bill text (SB384ER2)
Reenrolled
Governor's recommendation adopted
VOTE: (61-Y 29-N)
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (61-Y 29-N)
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB384ER)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Signed by President
Impact statement from DPB (SB384S5)
Conference report agreed to by House (58-Y 34-N)
Conference report agreed to by Senate (31-Y 8-N)
VOTE: Adoption (58-Y 34-N)
Second conferees appointed by Senate
First Conference substitute printed 20109655D-S4
Second Conference substitute printed 20109887D-S5
Second conferees appointed by House
House acceded to request for second conference committee
Senate requested second conference committee (32-Y 7-N)
Conference report rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
Amended by conference committee
House insisted on substitute
House requested conference committee
Senate acceded to request (36-Y 3-N)
Conferees appointed by Senate
Conferees appointed by House
House substitute rejected by Senate (3-Y 36-N)
Read third time
VOTE: Passage (59-Y 38-N)
Passed House with substitute (59-Y 38-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB384H1
Committee substitute agreed to 20108617D-H1
Read second time
Impact statement from DPB (SB384H1)
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 20108617D-H1
Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 5-N)
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Placed on Calendar
Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 12-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB384S3)
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB384S3
Title replaced 20107871D-S3
Substitute by Senator McPike agreed to (24-Y 13-N)
Reading of substitute waived
Committee substitute rejected 20107714D-S2
Committee substitute rejected 20106308D-S1
Read second time
Floor substitute printed 20107871D-S3 (McPike)
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 5-N)
Committee substitute printed 20107714D-S2
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Committee substitute printed 20106308D-S1
Impact statement from DPB (SB384)
Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102548D
Bill Text Versions | Format |
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Impact statement from DPB (SB384H1) | HTML |
SB384S4 | HTML |
Impact statement from DPB (SB384S5) | HTML |
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB384ER) | HTML |
Reenrolled bill text (SB384ER2) | HTML |
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1256) | HTML |
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Amendment: SB384AG | HTML |
Amendment: SB384AC | HTML |
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