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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 1197<\/a> and 1248<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1486411,"object_type":"law","relational_id":372313,"identifier":"58.1-4139","token":"58.1\/IV\/41\/11\/58.1-4139","url":"\/58.1-4139\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-4139\/","token":"58.1\/IV\/41\/11\/58.1-4139","dublin_core":{"Title":"Tampering affecting odds, payout; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-4139","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person<\/span> who knowingly offers or allows to be offered any on-premises mobile casino game<\/span> that has been tampered with in a way that affects the odds or the payout of a game<\/span> or disables the game<\/span> from operating according to the rules of the game<\/span> as promulgated by the Board<\/span> is guilty of a Class 5 felony<\/span> and subject to a fine of not more than $50,000 and, in the case of a person<\/span> other than a natural person<\/span>, to a fine of not more than $200,000. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In addition to the penalties provided in subsection A, an employee of the casino gaming operator<\/span> who violates this section shall have his permit suspended for a period of not less than 30 days. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In addition to the penalties provided in subsection A, a casino gaming operator<\/span> that violates this section shall have its license to conduct casino gaming suspended for a period of not less than 30 days. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTAMPERING AFFECTING ODDS, PAYOUT; PENALTIES (\u00a7 58.1-4139)\n\nA. Any person who knowingly offers or allows to be offered any on-premises\nmobile casino game that has been tampered with in a way that affects the odds or\nthe payout of a game or disables the game from operating according to the rules\nof the game as promulgated by the Board is guilty of a Class 5 felony and\nsubject to a fine of not more than $50,000 and, in the case of a person other\nthan a natural person, to a fine of not more than $200,000.\n\nB. In addition to the penalties provided in subsection A, an employee of the\ncasino gaming operator who violates this section shall have his permit suspended\nfor a period of not less than 30 days.\n\nC. In addition to the penalties provided in subsection A, a casino gaming\noperator that violates this section shall have its license to conduct casino\ngaming suspended for a period of not less than 30 days.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 1197, 1248.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}