HB495: Games of chance; prohibition against participation, exception for private clubs.

HOUSE BILL NO. 495

Offered January 8, 2020
Prefiled January 3, 2020
A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-334 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the prohibition against participation in games of chance; exception for private clubs.
Patron-- Marshall

Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 18.2-334 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 18.2-334. Exception to article; private residences and private clubs.

Nothing in this article shall be construed to make it illegal to participate in a game of chance conducted in a private residence or private club, provided such private residence or private club is not commonly used for such games of chance and there is no operator as defined in subsection 4 of § 18.2-325. For purposes of this section, "private club" means the same as that term is defined in § 15.2-2820.