Virginia legal term
Interstate gambling in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Interstate gambling” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Virginia criminal code.
What does “Interstate gambling” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Interstate gambling" means the conduct of an enterprise for profit that engages in the purchase or sale within the Commonwealth of any interest in a lottery of another state or country whether or not such interest is an actual lottery ticket, receipt, contingent promise to pay, order to purchase, or other record of such interest. 3. (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-325)
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