# Virginia SB827: Virginia Lottery; Internet gaming authorized, penalties.

Virginia SB827, Virginia Lottery; Internet gaming authorized, penalties., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mamie E. Locke (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-22 (Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology with letter (12-Y 0-N)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB827
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia Lottery; Internet gaming authorized, penalties.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-31
- Last action: 2025-01-22, Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology with letter (12-Y 0-N)
- Sponsor: Mamie E. Locke (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Gaming
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (12 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia Lottery; casinos; Internet gaming authorized; penalties. Authorizes Internet gaming in the Commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board. The bill permits the Board to issue an Internet gaming operator license to a casino gaming operator that submits an application on forms approved by the Board, meets certain qualifications, and pays an application fee of $1 million. The tax rate is set at 15 percent of an Internet gaming operator's adjusted gross Internet gaming revenue with 2.5 percent allocated to the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund and the remaining 97.5 percent allocated to the general fund.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mamie E. Locke (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology with letter | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-01-22: Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology with letter (12-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB827) (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Impact statement from VCSC (SB827) (Senate)
- 2024-12-31: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2024-12-31: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100595D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-12-31: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012123.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012122.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012123.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012122.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB827-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).