Chief Patron

Del. Jack Reid (R-Richmond)

Jack Reid (R-Richmond)
Served: 1990–

Status

Bill is Dead
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Summary

Department of Charitable Gaming; regulation of charitable small card tournaments. Adds charitable small card tournaments to the games of chance that may be conducted as part of charitable gaming, which tournaments will be regulated by the Department of Charitable Gaming. A charitable small card tournament is defined as a game of chance involving a series of card games in which players are eliminated until one player is declared the overall winner and prizes may be awarded to the tournament winner and other runners up. The bill specifies the conditions under which this new type of charitable gaming may be conducted and requires the Board of Charitable Gaming to adopt regulations governing the management, operation, and conduct of such gaming. The bill limits the conduct of charitable small card tournaments to charitable organizations that are required to obtain a permit to conduct charitable gaming generally. The bill requires all card dealers to be registered with the Department and allows for them to be paid remuneration not to exceed $75. The bill provides that no person participating in a charitable small card tournament as a card dealer shall serve as a charitable gaming manager during any charitable small card tournament in which he participates as a card dealer. The Board of Charitable Gaming is required to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of this bill.   View Full Text »