11 VAC 5-80-10 Definitions

GLI Recommendations

• “Board” means the Virginia Lottery Board established by the Virginia Lottery Law.
• “Department” or “Lottery” means the Virginia Lottery Department, the independent Department responsible under the Virginia Sports Betting Law for the administration of the sports betting program in the Commonwealth pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 40 of the Code of Virginia (§ 58.1- 4030 et seq.).
• “Director” means the Executive Director of the Virginia Lottery or his designee.
• “Individual” means a human being, and not a corporation, company, partnership, association, trust, or other entity.
• “Permit holder” means a person who has been issued a permit by the Director to operate a sports betting platform.
• “Player” or “sports bettor” means an individual physically located in Virginia who participates in sports betting.
• “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency or instrumentality thereof.
• “Sports betting” means placing wagers on professional sports, college sports, sporting events, and any portion thereof, and includes placing wagers related to the individual performance statistics of athletes in such sports and events. “Sports betting” includes any system or method of wagering approved by the Director. “Sports betting” does not include placing a wager on a college sports event in which a Virginia public or private institution of higher education is a participant, nor does “sports betting” include placing a wager on sports events organized by the International Olympic Committee.
• “Sports betting law” means Chapter 40 (§ 58.1-4030 et seq.) of Title 58.1 of the Code of Virginia.
• “Sports betting platform” means a website, app, or other platform accessible via the Internet or mobile, wireless, or similar communications technology that sports bettors use to participate in sports betting.

GLI recommends removal of definitions since they are fully covered in 11 VAC 5-70.10