Code of Virginia § 18.2-340.26. Sale of raffle tickets; drawings.
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A. Except as provided in subsection B, a qualified organization may sell raffle tickets both in and out of the jurisdiction designated in its permit and shall conduct the drawing within the Commonwealth.
B. A qualified organization may sell raffle tickets for a raffle drawing which will be held outside the Commonwealth, provided the raffle is conducted in accordance with
(i)Department regulations and
(ii)the laws and regulations of the jurisdiction in which the raffle drawing will be held.
C. Before a prize drawing, each stub or other detachable section of each ticket sold or won through some other authorized charitable game conducted by the same organization holding the raffle, shall be placed into a receptacle from which the winning tickets are drawn. The receptacle shall be designed so that each ticket placed in it has an equal chance of being drawn.
1995, c. 837 ; 1997, cc. 777 , 838 ; 2001, c. 833 ; 2003, c. 884 ; 2006, c. 644 ; 2008, c. 573 ; 2022, cc. 554 , 609 .