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HB 396 — Charitable gaming; definitions, Texas Hold'em poker tournaments, minimum age to participate.

VA 20261 session

Charitable gaming; Texas Hold'em poker tournaments. Increases from 18 years of age to 21 years of age the minimum age an individual must be to participate in Texas Hold'em poker tournaments. The bill provides that no qualified organization may conduct Texas Hold'em poker tournaments (i) at a location outside of the county, city, or town in which its principal office, as registered with the State Corporation Commission, is located or in an adjoining county, city, or town or (ii) at an establishment that has been granted a retail alcoholic beverage control license unless such license is held by the qualified organization. The bill also allows unlimited rebuys during the first two hours of tournament play or until the first break, whichever occurs first, and permits one add-on at the end of the rebuy period before play resumes at the end of the first break.

Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter

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Action timeline (53)
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  25. · house · H8500 —
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  31. · house · H5432 —
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1Paul E. Krizek (D, state_lower VA)sponsor0—5
2Debra D. Gardner (D, state_lower VA)cosponsor0—1
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)

By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no

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