Gaming laws; enforcement, definitions, Gaming Enforcement Coordinator established.

Enforcement of illegal gaming laws; CharitableGaming Fund established. Establishes the Charitable Gaming Fund(the Fund) as the receiver of all fees and penalties collected bythe Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department)in its administration of charitable gaming laws. The bill allocates 50 percent of the collected funds to the Department to fund itscosts of administering charitable gaming laws; five percent to the Virginia Lottery to fund the costs of the Illegal Gaming Enforcement Coordinator, a position created at the Virginia Lottery by the bill;one percent to the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund; and44 percent to the general fund. Thebill charges the Illegal Gaming Enforcement Coordinator with coordinatinglocal, state, and federal enforcement of illegal gaming laws andwith establishing a tip line for members of the public to reportconcerns about illegal gaming.