Virginia Code 58.1-4125: Gaming Proceeds Fund
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Gaming Proceeds Fund, referred to in this section as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys required to be deposited into the Fund pursuant to this chapter shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 58.1-4125
- Adjusted gross receipts: means the gross receipts from casino gaming less winnings paid to winners. See Virginia Code 58.1-4100
- Casino gaming establishment: means the premises, including the entire property located at the address of the licensed casino, upon which lawful casino gaming is authorized and licensed as provided in this chapter. See Virginia Code 58.1-4100
- City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
- Department: means the independent agency responsible for the administration of the Virginia Lottery created in the Virginia Lottery Law (§ 58. See Virginia Code 58.1-4100
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Gross receipts: means the total amount of money exchanged for the purchase of chips, tokens, electronic credits, electronic cash, or electronic cards by casino gaming patrons. See Virginia Code 58.1-4100
- Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
B. Revenues from the Fund shall be apportioned by the Comptroller as follows:
1. The following amounts shall be distributed to the city in which they were collected by warrants of the Comptroller drawn on the Treasurer of Virginia on a quarterly basis:
a. An amount equal to a six percent tax on the first $200 million of adjusted gross receipts;
b. An amount equal to a seven percent tax on the adjusted gross receipts that exceed $200 million but do not exceed $400 million; and
c. An amount equal to an eight percent tax on the adjusted gross receipts that exceed $400 million.
2. For any casino gaming establishment operated by a Virginia Indian tribe recognized in House Joint Resolution No. 54 (1983) and acknowledged by the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs of the U.S. Department of the Interior as an Indian tribe within the meaning of federal law that has the authority to conduct gaming activities as a matter of claimed inherent authority or under the authority of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.), an amount equal to a tax of one percent on the adjusted gross receipts of such establishment shall be deposited in the Virginia Indigenous People’s Trust Fund established pursuant to § 2.2-401.01.
3. Eight-tenths of one percent of the Fund shall be deposited in the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund established pursuant to § 37.2-314.2.
4. Two-tenths of one percent of the Fund shall be deposited in the Family and Children’s Trust Fund established pursuant to § 63.2-2100.
5. Any remaining revenues not apportioned pursuant to subdivisions 1 through 4 shall be deposited in the School Construction Fund established pursuant to § 22.1-140.1.
2020, cc. 1197, 1248; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 7; 2022, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 8, 9; 2023, cc. 586, 587.