The Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs invites you to attend one of several public meetings that we are planning to hold throughout the state in late August and early September 2014.
The purpose of the meetings is to identify and discuss possible amendments to the charitable gaming statute and the charitable gaming regulations.
The meetings are scheduled as follows:
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Dates and times
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Locations
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Tuesday, August 26 at 10:00 a.m.
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Richmond: Virginia State Capitol Building, Senate Room 3. The entrance is located on Bank Street at 10th Street.
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Wednesday, September 3 at 11:00 a.m.
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Hampton Roads: Meyera Oberndorf Central Library, Libris Meeting Room at 4100 Virginia Beach Boulevard in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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Friday, September 5 at 11:00 a.m.
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Northern Virginia: Loyal Order of Moose 1896 at 9616 Courthouse Road in Vienna, Virginia.
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We encourage you and other stakeholders to share ideas to reinvigorate the charitable gaming industry and ensure its long-term viability while still allowing us to continue to exercise reasonable regulatory oversight.
Please ensure you review the following documents prior to the meetings:
· Charitable Gaming Statutes (§ 18.2-340.15 et seq., Code of Virginia)
· Charitable Gaming Regulations(11 VAC 15-40 et seq.)
These documents are also available in PDF format from our website at www.vdacs.virginia.gov. Select “Charitable Gaming” from the list of options on the left hand side of our home page, and then select “Statute and Regulations.”
For planning purposes, please let us know which of the above meetings you are going to attend by calling Ms. Gladys Brooks at (804) 786-1382 or emailing her at Gladys.Brooks@vdacs.virginia.gov.