{"id":8527,"date":"2025-01-22T05:55:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T05:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/22\/virginia-lawmakers-delay-igaming-bill-for-further-review\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T05:55:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T05:55:23","slug":"virginia-lawmakers-delay-igaming-bill-for-further-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/22\/virginia-lawmakers-delay-igaming-bill-for-further-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Lawmakers Delay iGaming Bill for Further Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The plan to allow iGaming in Virginia, Senate Bill 827, has been put on hold by Virginia lawmakers. The ruling is made as lawmakers look for more time to consider the possible outcomes of allowing regulated internet gaming.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Mamie Locke introduced the bill, which would provide the Virginia Lottery Board the authority to grant iGaming licenses to casino operators. Operators would have to pay a $1 million application fee and a 15% earnings tax if they were accepted. Local governments, the state\u2019s General Fund, and the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund would all profit from the money raised.<\/p>\n<p>Locke emphasized the bill\u2019s intention to establish a safe and regulated online gaming market in Virginia. 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Video poker is one of the few online gambling choices available in some areas, such as Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>By eventually embracing iGaming, Virginia might join these states, growing its gambling sector while maintaining appropriate gaming policies and regulatory monitoring.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/virginia-lawmakers-delay-igaming-bill-for-further-review\/\">Virginia Lawmakers Delay iGaming Bill for Further Review<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The plan to allow iGaming in Virginia, Senate Bill 827, has been put on hold by Virginia lawmakers. The ruling is made as lawmakers look for more time to consider the possible outcomes of allowing regulated internet gaming. 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