Title 32 — Sports and Parks
20 chapters · 344 sections in this title.
32 V.I.C. § 241 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Virgin Islands Lottery Law”.
32 V.I.C. § 242 Definitions
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(1) For the purposes of this chapter:(1) “Commission” shall mean the Virgin Islands Lottery Commission established by this chapter.(2) “Lottery” or “Virgin Islands Lottery” shall mean the lottery established and operated pursuant to this chapter.(3) “Director” shall mean the Dire…
32 V.I.C. § 243 The Virgin Islands Lottery
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There is hereby established as an instrumentality of the Government of the Virgin Islands, the Virgin Islands Lottery, which shall be the official lottery of the Virgin Islands and shall be managed by a Director, subject to the supervision of the Virgin Islands Lottery Commission…
32 V.I.C. § 244 Virgin Islands Lottery Commission
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(a) The Virgin Islands Lottery Commission shall be composed of the Commissioner of Finance, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget or his designee, and five additional members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Legislature, for a term of four y…
32 V.I.C. § 245 Director of Virgin Islands Lottery
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(a) The Lottery shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of a Director, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work of such Lottery. The Director shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislat…
32 V.I.C. § 246 Powers and duties of Commission
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(a) The Commission shall have the power, and it shall be its duty:(a) To promulgate such rules and regulations governing the establishment and operation of the lottery as it deems necessary and desirable. Such rules and regulations may include, but shall not be limited to, the fo…
32 V.I.C. § 246a Approval of additional lotteries
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In addition to the lottery game in effect as of January 1, 1985 in the Virgin Islands, the Commission shall have the power to establish and operate any other lottery game; provided, however that before any lottery game is established and operated by the Commission, it shall condu…
32 V.I.C. § 247 Powers and duties of the Director
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(a) The Director shall have the power, and it shall be his duty to:(a) Supervise and administer the operation of the lottery in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and with the rules and regulations of the Commission.(b) Subject to the approval of the Commission, appoi…
32 V.I.C. § 248 Action of Commission; Governor's veto power
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No action of the Commission shall be binding unless taken at a meeting at which at least four members are present and shall vote in favor thereof. The minutes of every meeting of the Commission, including any rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission or any amendments, …
32 V.I.C. § 249 Subpoena power of Commission
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(a) The Commission shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents, papers, books, records and other evidence before it in any matter over which it has jurisdiction, control or supervision. The Commission shall have th…
32 V.I.C. § 250 Lottery sales agents
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(a) Before issuing a lottery sales agent's license the director shall consider such factors as (1) the financial responsibility and security of the person and his business or activity, (2) the accessibility of his place of business or activity to the public, (3) the sufficiency o…
32 V.I.C. § 251 Authority of sales agents
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person licensed as provided in this chapter is hereby authorized and empowered to act as a lottery sales agent.
32 V.I.C. § 252 Non-assignability of prizes
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No right of any person to a prize drawn shall be assignable, except that payment of any prize drawn may be paid to the estate of a deceased prize winner, and except that any person pursuant to an appropriate judicial order may be paid the prize to which the winner is entitled. Th…
32 V.I.C. § 253 Prohibitions; penalties
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(a) No person shall sell a ticket or share at a price greater than that fixed by rule or regulation of the Commission. No person other than a licensed lottery sales agent shall sell lottery tickets or shares, except that nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any p…
32 V.I.C. § 254 Sales to persons under 18 years prohibited
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No ticket or share shall be sold to any person under the age of 18, but this shall not be deemed to prohibit the purchase of a ticket or share for the purpose of making a gift by a person 18 years of age or older to a person less than that age. Any licensee who knowingly sells or…
32 V.I.C. § 255 Person prohibited from purchasing tickets
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No ticket or share shall be purchased by, and no prize shall be paid to any of the following persons: any officer or employee of the Lottery.
32 V.I.C. § 255a Repealed. July 31, 2004, No. 6677, § 10, Sess. L. 2004, p. 64
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32 V.I.C. § 255a Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
32 V.I.C. § 256 Unclaimed prize money; lost or stolen prizes
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(a) Unclaimed prize money for the prize on a winning ticket or share shall be retained by the Director for the person entitled thereto for six months after the drawing in which the prize was won. If no claim is made for said money within six months, the prize money shall be retai…
32 V.I.C. § 257 Deposit of lottery sales monies
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The Director may, in his discretion, require any or all lottery sales agents to deposit to the credit of the Virgin Islands Lottery Fund in banks, designated by the Commissioner of Finance all moneys received by such agents from the sale of lottery tickets or shares, less the amo…
32 V.I.C. § 258 Exclusive application of penalties
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No other law providing any penalty or disability for the sale of lottery tickets or any acts done in connection with the lottery shall apply to the sale of tickets or shares performed pursuant to this chapter, provided, that this provision shall be prohibit the application of cri…
32 V.I.C. § 259 Minors; prizes
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If the person entitled to a prize or any winning ticket is under the age of 18 years, and such prize is less than $5,000, the Director may direct payment of the prize by delivery to an adult member of the minor's family or a guardian of the minor of a check or draft payable to th…
32 V.I.C. § 260 Plan filed by Governor; reserve fund amount
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Not later than May 1st of each year, the Governor shall file with the Legislature a plan of operation and statement of projected revenues and expenditures of the Virgin Islands Lottery for the next succeeding fiscal year. Upon review of this plan, the Legislature shall determine …
32 V.I.C. § 260a Annual audit
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The financial records of the Commission, as they pertain to Lottery revenues, shall be subjected to an annual independent audit by a certified public accountant or firm of certified public accountants to be designated by the President of the Legislature.
32 V.I.C. § 261 Reduction of tax liability on winnings
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(a) The owner or owners of the winning numbers in each drawing of the Virgin Islands Lottery shall be entitled to a reduction of their income tax liability, for that year, equivalent to 100 percent of the income taxes incurred to the Virgin Islands by said owner or owners, attrib…