Virginia legal term
Pari-mutuel play in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Pari-mutuel play” 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 “Pari-mutuel play” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Pari-mutuel play" means an integrated network operated by a licensee of the Department comprised of participating charitable organizations for the conduct of network bingo games in which the purchase of a network bingo card by a player automatically includes the player in a pool with all other players in the network, and where the prize to the winning player is awarded based on a percentage of the total amount of network bingo cards sold in a particular network. (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-340.16)
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